VIETNAM SITUATION

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02312961
• Document Creation Date: January 28, 2019

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2 February 1968
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Sup
SUBJECT Vietnam Situation
The following is a survey of cable traffic from close of business
1 February to 0700 hours 2 February 1968.
PERSONNEL:
1. Region I - Nine individuals still unaccounted for in Hue. Their
whereabouts and situation remain unknown. It has been estab-
lished that they are not located in the MACV Compound in Hue.
However, efforts to reach offices, installations, and residences
have been unsuccessful.
2. Mr. military assignee, who was seriously
injured earlier, is now in good spirits and will recover.
PHYSICAL SECURITY:
1.
All personnel in Saigon are now traveling only when necessary
and then in pairs. Weapons have been issued to all personnel
competent to use them.
2. Women have been moved to Duc Hotel where there are 100
persons, two-thirds of which are males.
LOGISTICS:
1. Facilities at Tan Son Nhut permit only limited aircraft traffic
under present situation. If Tan Son Nhut becomes inoperative
for a sufficient period of time, plans have been made for ship-
ment of supplies direct from Okinawa to each of the regions.
2. Logistics facilities at Truong Minh Ky are operative around the
clock.
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COMMUNICATIONS:
Considering the situation, communications throughout South
Vietnam and in the city of Saigon are considered excellent.
It is noted that cable traffic in regards to the Vietnam situation was
relatively light.
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SUBJECT t Vietnam Situation
A summary of the Vietnam situa tion as seen in cable traffic
received. between CCB 31 January and BOB 1 February followst
1, Personnel Situation,
a. liegion I - All personnel are accounted for except for nine
stationed at Hue where the situation is uncertain, Two a re
staff employees (Messrs. Eugene Weaver and David Hays): two are
contract emplyees (Messrs. Virgil Harris
and, five are military.
b. Region II - All personnel are accounted for. The only known
casualty is Sgt. Melia previously reported.
c. Region III . No overall report has been received; however,
the ROIC Bien Hoa reports no known casualties.
d. Region IV - All personnel are accounted for. Mr.
previously reported, is said to be doing fine and will recover,
e. Saigon - all personnel were accounted for after a close head
count. Another head count will be conducted today.
2. General Situation.
a. Saigon - as of 1500 hours local time 1 February there were
still pockets of VC concentrated in the city to be neutralized.
None of the areas involved contained USG occupied buildings.
3. Emergency Destruction of Cla ssified Information.
a . Saigon reports it has not yet considered it necessary to
initiate Phase I destruction and there is no indication that
this will be necessary because of the presence of an augmented
military guard force,
The Secretary of State has circularized all diplomatic posts with
a chronology of events and instructions to set the record straight on
events leading up to the TET action.
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