(DELETED) EXPECTATION OF A SECOND WAVE OF VIET CONG ATTACKS ON OR ABOUT 18 FEBRUARY

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Keywords: ATTACKS
• Keywords: FEBRUARY 18, 1968
• Keywords: PHASE
• Keywords: SAIGON
• Keywords: SECOND
• Keywords: SOUTH VIETNAM
• Keywords: VIET CONG
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00126885
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: February 16, 1968

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EXPECTATION OF A .SECOND WAVE
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VIETNAM, SAIGON (16 FEBRUARY 1963)
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OF WHOM WERE RECF.NTLY CAPTURED ;'N ROUTE FROM LONG AN PROVINCE TO
SAIGON. 1.11.1111.11111111111. ALTHOUGH I iS DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN THE EXACT
DATE THE VC. SECOND-PHASE ATTACKS WOULD OCCUR, THE VC DEFINITELY HAVE THE
CAPABILITY TO LAUNCH FURTHER ATTACH'S. 11111111111.111111 TiL-7 vc
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IN THE SECOND ATTACK ON SAIGON THE . VC -MIGHT WILL USE
FIFTH MAIN FORCE BATTALION. 1111111111111111111111111, THE AMERICANS
SHOULD REr.f.iAIN ALERT, 11111111110111111 THE VC ARE CAPABLE OF
CONTINUING THE ATTACK ON SAIGON USING MAIN FORCE UNITS.
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