SAIGON 0441

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03023637
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: March 26, 1968

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1. HAVE COMPLETED THE FOLLOW-UP CONTACTS YOU REQUESTED.
2. INFORMATION
ACQUIRED BY AIR FORCEOSI DESCRIBING
PLANS FOR A TET OFFENSIVE (DDIIR 1--655-0146) WAS DISSEMINATED
TO 7TH AF ON THE DATE IT WAS ACQUIRED, 20 JANUARY; TO
WASHINGTON AND THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY HERE ON 22 JANUARY
VIA MACV DISUM 22-68.
3. AS FOR STATISTICS ON REPORTS, GETS AN AVERAGE
OF 5 REPORTS DAILY FROM A PROVINCE REGION.
AND 5 MORE FROM .A
HE GETS NONE AT DISTRICT LEVEL. THIS WOULD �PRODUcE A
COUNTRY-WIDE DAILY TAKE OF OVER 200 PROVINCE REPORTS PLUS
40 ORIGINATING AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL..
GIVES 611 AS
HIS DAILY AVERAGE OF DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AND:.RELEASED.
4 DISCUSSIONS WITH COL HTUCHINS AND COL SMITH AT
7TH AF DEALT EXCLUSIVELY WITH VC LOGISTICS-. COL SMITH HAS
STATISTICS BASED ON PILOT REPORTS, SENSORS, AND ROAD WATCH
SHOWING A SHARP UPSWING IN TRUCK TRAFFIC IN EARLY JANUARY.
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HE BELIEVES THIS TYPE INFORMATION WILL BE USEFUL FOR
INDICATIONS PURPOSES IN THE FUTURE. THE COLONEL SAID QUITE
FRANKLY HE IS JUST BEGINNING TO CUT INTO THIS 'CAKE WITH HIS
LIMITED MANPOWER.
5, TALK WITH EMBASSY SECURITY OFFICER, MR. CRAMPSEY,
WAS ILLUMINATING. THE ONLY PEOPLE RELIEVED AT 0200 WERE
THE CIVILIAN SECURITY OFFICERS. THEY WERE PULLED FOR THE
REASON ALREADY GIVEN - ANY ATTACK WAS EXPECTED EARLIER.
CRAMPSEY MADE THE POINT THAT DOUBLING MARINE GUARDS AT THE
NUMBER OF INSTALLATIONS HE HAS TO COVER WOULD DO NOTHING BUT
SPREAD CUT HIS RESOURCES. WHAT HE DOES' AND DID THE NIGHT OF
THE ATTACK, IS TO MAINTAIN A MOBILE: REACTION FORCE THAT CAN
BRING RESERVES TO THE SITE OF ANY EMERGENCY. :ON THE NIGHT
OF THE ATTACK MOBILE RESERVES WERE ARRIVING AT THE EMBASSY
WITHIN SEVEN MINUTES OF THE FIRST SHOTS.
6. I AM EXPRESSING MY THANKS AND YOURS TO OUR
PEOPLE HERE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COOPERATION THROUGHOUT
OUR VISIT.
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