RVNAF TET LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS AND STRENGTH

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Tet Declassified
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06786480
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: April 27, 2019
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2019
• Publication Date: February 12, 1968

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12 February 1968
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`"117.'iortivInum FOR: The Hone-able Robert S. McNamara
Tho C..3",eretar7 i. De401100
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avnAF r:Tet Leave Arrangements and strength
7,,cur recluest, v:e cabled cur Station and asked for their
5..m..mediato answer to tho questicns you raised about 11.VNA.7 T.ct leave arrange-
ments and present 1.1VN.1-11.7 strencth reopeet to a 23 January base Line.
Mo St ono resnense, adoo, a2, February, Washington
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"Have -tried Station and 2.1.11C77 r3eurees with very limited
results. '.7S11 r;ursue questionsin merriing e.nd MACV hones to be
able to rive 1.7.3 more at that time.
"Ceneral COO1 ro that leave nian varied. The LI
Coro more =tab:7 rLerz t"....-an ether areas. A prim:oil...al difficulty
77a3 absence ci reg Cia1 and er�mmanders.
"?,`' icon wit% Oa; advises that tavra strength now
to or higher than prc-Tct
".legardir.ritl2 and Pr' strength, ./..nsbaseaclor K'ozner
raised lar (most:len 7:70-ete..rday and field has been tasked with
provianq anowar which :13 not =meted to 13 forthcerning for a
'ow dayo. "
3. The above adds Little to tie Enforrzatien in the D.7.11 raernorandern
ci V2.0tnana Armed 27C7.C.7,3" which vie discussed this mornirsq, and
which this Agenc7 =ado an :2=7....ut C7r37 the weekend. 77o e:-.Tect additional inforrnatic
ceuzeo, advise you preni7tly whenever it a3 received. Ca the iztzle
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ol evidence available in Vashington, vie have eerious reservations about the
claim that "PLIIVN strength now up to o:: higher than pe-Tet level." Since we
know ..AllVN has suffered comething on the order. 01 10,000 casualties (NIA; 7.VIA
and 1.\.l1A) since 31 January, this would be a hard statement to credit even apart
from the complication oi personnel on Tet leave.
Distribution
Orig & 1 - Addressee
1 - DCI
1 - DDCI /ER
1 - DDI
1 - D/OCI
1 - Clod/IC
1 - D/ONE
1 - CiONE/FE
1 - DDP
1 - AC /FE
1 - C/VNO
C-corge A. Carver,
Coecial i'-..or.-,istant for *Vietnamese Affairs
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