VC/NVA PLANS FOR A THREE-PRONGED "SECOND FRONT" FOLLOWING THE TET OFFENSIVE

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06786674
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 3, 1968

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STATE/INR DIA Nmcc/mc (SECDEF JCS ARMY NAVY AIR) CIAMMCC NIC NSA SDO ONE CRS
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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the Milted States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws. Title 18. U.S.C.
Bees. 793 and 794, the tranatalasan or revelaUon of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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VC/NVA PLANS FOR A THREE-PRONGED "SECOND
FRONT" FOLLOWING.THE TET OFFENSIVE
VIETNAM, NHA TRANG (3 MARCH 1968)
1. PRIOR TO THE COUNTRYWIDE TET OFFENSIVE OF LATE
JANUARY 1968, VIE1 CONG (VC)/NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY (NVA)
PLANS CALLED FOR A THREE-PRONGED "SECOND FRONT" (POLITICAL
ACTION) OFFENSIVE TO BE LAUNCHED THROUGHOUT SOUTH VIETNAM SOON
7--KFTER.THE-IN1TIWTET'ATT.ArKS;--THE-"SECOND FRONT" CALLED FOR:
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A. CONTINUED SHELLING OF CITIES IN ORDER TO PUT
PRESSURE ON DEFENDING FORCES AND A SECOND ATTACK ON TET OFFENSIVE
TARGETS BY THE ORIGINAL ATTACKING UNITS AFTER REPLACEMENTS HAD
ARRIVE IN THE UNITS;
B. PRESSURE ON THE UNITED STATES TO FORCE IT TO
REQUEST AND OBTAIN NEGOTIATIONS;
C. EXHORTATION OF THE PEOPLE TO STAGE DEMONSTRATIONS
AGITATING FOR PEACE (ONCE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN). THE DEMONSTRAT-
IONS WOULD OCCUR UNDER THE GUISE OF A NEW FRONT ORGANIZATION.
2. THE DATE THE "SECOND FRONT" WOULD BE LAUNCHED WOULD
DEPEND OF THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF THE INITIAL TET OFFENSIVE.
THE ALTERNATE PLAN FOR THE "SECOND FRONT", IN THE EVENT THE TET
OFFENSIVE FAILED, 'IALLED FOR ATTACKING UNITS TO WITHDRAW, RECEIVE
REPLACEMENTS AND BE RECO�MITTEDZSOURCE COMMENT:
STATED THAT THE REASON NHA TRANG, KHANH HOA PROVINCE, HAS NOT BEEN
SHELLED SINCE THE TEl OFFENSIVE IS BECAUSE THE UNIT ASSIGNED THAT
MISSION HAS NOT YET RECEIVED A SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION.
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3. AN INDICATION OF A NEW ATTACK ON NHA TRANG WOULD BE
THE TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL OF BATTALION (BN) S/NVA REGIMENT
(REGT) 183, DIVISION 325, TO UNITS THAT TOOK PART IN THE INITIAL
ATTACK, AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF BN 9/18B REGT TO REPLACE BN 8 AS A
RESERVE FORCE.
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