SITUATION REPORT AS OF 2400 HOURS LOCAL TIME W/WHITE HOUSE TRANSMITTAL MEMO

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: REPORT
• Keywords: SITUATION
• Keywords: SOUTH VIETNAM
• Keywords: TET OFFENSIVE
• Keywords: VIET CONG
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00193275
• 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 11, 1968

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Sunday, February 11, 1968
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W. W. Rostow
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SOUTH VIETNAM
11 F7DRUARY 1968
SITUATION REPORT AS OF 2400 HOURS
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.1. DURTNG THE TWELVE HOUR 'PERIOD.END-ING AT 2400 HOURS
11 FEBRUARY TEERE HAD BEEN LITTLE SIGNIYICT �CO:jTACT S!::ICON
'WITH THT VC, THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONAL. POLICE STATED
2%40 'HOIR; TEAT TH7 SITUATTON APP7ARS TO UTET U.L;7R
-00TEOL .AT 2145 HOURS THE VC FIRED AN UNKNOWN NnBER 07 a-40
:ROCKFTS INTO THE NGUYEN VAN PHU POLICE SUB-STATION IN THE SEVENTH
:.PRECINCT. EARLIER TODAY, POLICE MADE CONTACT WITH A VC FORCE
.AT THE INTERSECTION OF VINH. VIEN AND TRIEU DA STREETS NEAR THE CO 'Ci
HOA ,STADIUM IN THE FIFTH PRECINCT. A FIRE ALSO WAS REPORTED AT THIS
'10CATIO4., AT 2357 HOURS THE RESULTS. OF THE CLEARING ACTION �
-KIM:THIS.OPERATION INCLUDED ONE. ARVN XIA AND SIX WOUNDED.; THE'.
ENEMY .HAD FOUR KIA AND FIVE CAPTURED. ARVN FORCES CAPTURED: .
.ONE SUB-nCHINEGUN AND ONE PISTOL. AND CONFISCATED 100,000 PIASTERS.
INFORMATION WAS RECEIVED AT 1400 HOURS 11 FEBRUARY 1S'63 �
FROM TRAVELLERS WHO CAME TO SAIGON .FROM BINH DUONG PROVINCE ON
11 FEBRUARY THAT TWO VIET CONG UNITS, DESCRIBED AS "DIVISIOS",
AR7 TC 'J SATCON TO ATTACK THE CITY ':!TTHTN A
o OF THESE TWO VC "DIVISIONS" IS MOVING FT:07:. LINH
PROVINCE, NORTH OF SAIGON, AND WILL ATTACK SAIGON FROM THE DIRECTION
OF Kc: V=7.71222 GC V:::? DISTRICT IN GIA DINH PROVINCE.
"DTVTSin" CO NAND POST WILL SE LOCATED IN THE VILLA OF PACIFIST
TA:::Y7R TI N DTNH TO AT XANH THANG TAY LOCATED ON THE ROAD Fao:::
XON N31 TO QUANG TRUNG. SCOUTS WHO HAVE ALREADY INFILTRATED
TNTO SAIGON AND .THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL REPORT TO THE COL:,iD
POST. THE OTF.ER "D7VISTO" WILL ATTACK SAIGO
OF ?EU OR THU THIE, UEST 07 :HE CITY. (SOURCE CO=NT: VC CADHS
PASSING THROUGH BINH DUONG INDISCREETLY REVEALED THIS I\3 TIC :3 THE
LOCAL PO?ULACE).
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