STATUS OF FACILITIES AND PERSONNEL IN VIETNAM - 1968/01/31

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06753747
• Document Creation Date: July 27, 2018

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31 January 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: Status of Facilities and Personnel in Vietnam
1. The following summarizes the status of our personnel and
facilities following the VC attacks on urban areas. The information was
gleaned from field reports of our regional officers in Vietnam.
2. Three personnel (1 IUORBIT military detailee and 2 local
military assignees) were wounded -- one critically. CAS quarters and
offices were hit in a number of province_capitals, and our personnel
have been evacuated in several cases. The status of our installations
and personnel in two places -- Hue and Chau Doc -- is not yet known.
3. In Kien Giang Province the quarters of the cadre operations
officer was hit by mortar fire, destroying the office and one vehicle --
no casualties reported..
4. In Vinh Binh Province our personnel have moved into the
MACV compound.
5. In Chau Doc Province, our officers are temporarily remaining
with the U.S. military personnel while other American civilians are being
evacuated.
6. In An Xuyen Province, the province officers house was hit and
his radio knocked out; no civilian casualties reported.
7., In II Corps all our personnel are reported tired but okay after
two nights of intensive activity. Our only known casualty is the Binh Dinh
PRU advisor, a Sgt. Malia. Malia apparently is a local military assignee.
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In Danang all of our personnel and installations remain intact, and the
regional office has tightened security measures to prevent or forestall
terrorist attacks.
8. Our personnel in Kontum were rescued with some difficulty
by an Air America helicopter on the afternoon of 30 January. Our
classified files were burned and all money was evacuated.
9. In Phan Thiet U.S. civilians are being evacuated and our
province officer has been ordered to take or burn his files.
10. In Ban Me Thuot a helicopter has been sent to evacuate our
personnel and instructions have been given to burn all files, take all
money and destroy the radio.
11. Our regional office in Danang has been unable to contact
our office in Hue. The regional chief is en route to Hue via helicopter
to ascertain the situation there.
12. In Quang Tin our cadre officer's compound was under sniper
fire and two members of a PRU team were slightly wounded; no other
casualties reported.
13. In Quang Ngai our cadre advisor's compound was hit four
times by recoillessrifle fire. Three guards and one USMC Lieutenant
were wounded.
14. In Vinh Binh Province our cadre and PRU advisors
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evacuated to an Army hospital in My Tho and is reported in serious
condition; he is one of our IUORBIT personnel. was not seriously
wounded; he may be a kcal assignee.
15. In Soc Trang the quarters of our province advisor were hit
by a rocket, but we had no casualties.
16. As a precaution all province officers in the Delta were
instructed by our regional office to prepare classified material for destruction.
Our office is maintaining a helicopter and two light aircraft on emergency
stand by for evacuation if needed.
SHIRR"
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17. In Kien Hoa Province ten VC were reported killed in our
compound, but there were no CIA casualties.
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GeoKe A. Carver, Jr.
Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs
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