REACTIONS TO THE TET OFFENSIVE IN PHNOM PENH AND HANOI

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06787093
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: February 16, 1968

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Intelligence Information Cable
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STATE/INR4, DIA Nmcc/mc (SECOEF JOS ARMY NAVY AIR) CIA/NM= NIG NSA 500
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This material contains Information affecting the National Defenia. Of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.O.
Sees. 793 and 794, the transmisson or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person Is prohibited by law.
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REACTIONS TO THE TET OFFENSIVE IN PHNOM PENH
AND HAroi
ACO: VIETNAM, SAIGON (16 FEBRUARY 1968)
SOURCE:
1. ON 10 FEBRUARY 1366 THE GIA LAM AIRPORT HAD THE
ATMOSPHERE OF A VICTORY CELEBRATION WITH MUSIC PLAYING AND JUBILANT
CROWDS. ALTHOUGH THE PEOPLE WERE INFORMED THAT THE SITUATION IN SAIGON
WAS PRACTICALLY NORMAL, THAT THERE WAS LIMITED DAMAGE AND NO VIET cor3
VICTOPY,'THE PEOPLE REFUSED TO ACCEPT THE NEWS INITIALLY. UPON
Ff!RIXER GUESTIONING, THEY DECAME smur AND APPEARED TO gCCEPT
THE FACT THAT THE VIET CONG HAD NOT ACHIEVED A MAJOR VICTORY.
2. IN PHNOM PENH THE CAMBODIAN RADIO FOLLOWED THE LINE
OF ffia: N'AFI6jVAL-FRON'T-FOR-THi LIBERATION OF SOUTH VIETNAM
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(NFLSV.) IT WAS ANNOUNCED CONTINUOUSLY THAT THE NFLSV CONTROLLED
SAIGON AND THAT THE VIET CONG FLAG WAS FLYING IN THE SAIGON
MARKET PLACE. MANY FRENCH AND CAMBODIANS ATTEMPTED TO LISTEN
TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES RADIO, BUT THE ANNOUNCERS SPOKE TOO
RAPIDLY FOR THEIR LOW LEVEL OF ENGLISH COMPREHENSION.
REPORT CLASS: SECIPFT/m0 FOREICN DISSEM GRoUP 1
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