IV CORPS REPORT

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05009951
• Document Creation Date: January 28, 2019

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Fbxuary 1968
norable Wilt W. Rostow
Assistant to the President
IV Corps Report
Our Saigon tation has relayed the fa1lowtng report from our
IV Corps Re tonal officer in Can Tho:
I. Reports from IV Corps province officersstate
vent of U.S. troops into province cities is having
rifying effect on morale of GYM forces and they are
o act and operate like soldiers.
"2. TM* might likely be the key we need. it were
possibleto bring even company or platoon sise U.S. troop*
cities such as Tra Viotti Son Tranh and Chive Doc, we
might find a tremendous boosting of SYN troop morale which
would stimulate them to regain face they might hey* lost.'
George A. Carver.
Assistant for VI.tnsme*e Affairs
et S.c rstary Rusk
Secretary McNsmsra
General Wheeler
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Distribution:
Orig. - Addressee 1 - VAS Chrono
1 GAC Chrono 1 - VC Tet Offensive file
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Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C05009951