FIELD ASSESSMENT OF THE ATTACK ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE

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0005347527
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RIFPUB
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U
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1
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June 23, 2015
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May 28, 2009
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F-2009-00190
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December 16, 1966
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505 MEMORANDUM FOR: The Honorable Walt W. Rostow Special Assistant to the President SUBJECT : Field Assessment of the Attack on the Infrastructure 1. Early this month General Maxwell Taylor (Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board) asked for a detailed briefing on the current state of the anti-infrastructure (Phoenix) effort. In light of General Taylor's request, we asked our colleagues in Saigon for a detailed current report and analysis of progress to date, problems the Phoenix effort faced, and prospects for the immediate and near term future. The Saigon Station's reply was received on 13 December and constituted the basis of the briefing given General Taylor on that date. 2. In light of general interest in the subject of the attack on the infra-structure among senior officials in Washington, I am sending a copy of this field appraisal to you and (via this memorandum) to the addressees listed below. The report has been left unedited in its field version to convey the on-the -ground flavor of the original cable. It reflects the views of the CIA Station and is not a coordinated Mission document. r iral/U. S. Navy Acting Director Copies to: Secretary Rusk,/ Assistant Secretary Bundy Secretary Clifford General Wheeler Lt. General Carroll Maj. General DePuy General Taylor APPROVED FOR RELEASE^DATE: 21-May-2009 ,W 3 1 1 q'Z'3 2- 1 091