II CORPS SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 HOURS 13 MARCH 1968

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05072856
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• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 12, 1968

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CITE TDCS-314/04415-68 (ADVANCE) 3.3(h)(2)
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SUBJECT II CORPS $ITUATIcN REPORT AS OF 1300 HOURS 13 MARCH 1968-
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1. THE ONLY REPORTED SIZEABLE ENEMY MILITARY CONTACT IN THE
II CORPS AREA DURING THE PAST 24 HOUR PERIOD WAS IN KON TUM DISTRICT,
KONTUM PROVINCE. AS HAS BEEN NOTED CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THE ORIGINAL
ATTACKS OF THE TEl OFFENSIVE, THE LARGER, MORE IMPORTANT PROVINCE
CAPITALS IN II CORPS HAVE CONSTANTLY EXPECTED NEW LARGE-SCALE ATTACKS
(AND SOME HAVE RECEIVED THEM) AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN
FLOODED DAILY BY REPORTS INDICATING THAT THE 3.3(h)(2)
ENEMY HAS BEEN MASSING AND PREPARING ITS TROOPS FOR A DEFINITE PUSH.
THIS CONSTANT THREAT OF ATTACK HAS KEPT FRIENDLY MILITARY FORCES �
CONCENTRATED AROUND THE PROVINCE CAPITALS IN A DEFENSIVE POSTURE,
ALLOWING ENEMY FORCES TO OPERATE ALMOST AT WILL IN MANY RURAL AREAS.
ONLY' IN A VERY FEW LOCATIONS HAS THERE BEEN AN EFFORT PUT 71:MTH
BY FRIENDLY FORCES TO MOVE OUT FROM THE CITIES TO REGAIN SOME
OF THE INITIATIVE IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
2. DURING THE NIGHT OF 12 MARCH, APPROXIMATELY 100
ENEMY MORTAR ROUNDS STRUCK VARIOUS LOCALITIES THROUGHOUT KON TUM
DISTRICT, KONTUM PROVINCE. CONTACT BY FRIENDLY UNITS WITH AN
ENEMY FORCE OF UNKNOWN SIZE WAS CONTINUING IN AN AREA NORTHWEST
OF KONTUM CITY.
� 3. IN TUY HOA, PHU YEN PROVINCE 3.3(h)(2)
INDICATE THAT VIET CONG/NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY FORCES WILL
ATTACK THE CITY OR A FOURTH TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. LOCAL
OFFICIALS BELIEVE NEW ENEMY UNITS HAVE ARRIVED IN PROVINCE TO
SUPPLEMENT EXISTING ENEMY FORCES WHICH HAVE BEEN BADLY
DEFEATED IN PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENTS. THERE ARE INDICATIONS
THAT TARGETS FOR THE NEXT ATTACK MAY BE THE TWO BRIDGES
CONNECTING TUY HOA WITH SOUTHERN PHU YEN PROVINCE, THE NORTH
AIRFIELD AND THE PROVINCE RE-.EDUCATION CENTER.
4. DISSEM: IFFV CORPS II CORPS SAIGON DISSEM: ,3.3(h)2)
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