THE COMMUNIST WINTER-SPRING OFFENSIVE IN SOUTH VIETNAM

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• Document Creation Date: March 16, 2022
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2016
• Case Number: F-2016-00757
• Publication Date: February 7, 1972

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Intelligence Memorandum
The Communist Winter-Spring Offensive in South Vietnam
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THE COMMUNIST WINTER-SPRING OFFENSIVE
IN SOUTH VIETNAM
Introduction 1
Part I: The Buildup 3
The Central Highlands 3
The Northern Provinces 6
Around Saigon 9
The Delta 11
Coordination of Attacks 12
Part II: Enemy Problems and Opportunities 13
The Enemy Looks at the Big Unit War 13
The Local Force Struggle for the Countryside 14
Political Considerations 16
Peking, Moscow, and Washington 16
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