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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01737A000300020015-4
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• Document Page Count: 14
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: March 18, 1968
• Content Type: CABLE

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S E C R E T 131029Z MAR 68 CITE SAIGON
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1. TEAM WAS BRIEFED BY STATION SUNDAY AND BY MACV
MONDAY. WILL SPEND TUESDAY DANANG, WEDNESDAY NHA T ]-RANG
AND PLEIKU, THURSDAY LIEN HOA AND CAN THO, FRIDAY ADDITIONAL
BRIEFINGS SAIGON. PLAN LEAVE SAIGON ON SCHEDULE SATURDAY. 25
OF LAST ITEM). (p/?3 CAA/
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3. INITIAL IMPRESSION IS THAT PRELIMINARY POST
_6ORTEMS WILL STAND UP WELL. WASHINGTON APPEARS TO HAVE HAD
SAME MATERIAL AS SAIGON, BUT ATMOSPHERE OF ALL HELL A30UT
EbF.EAK LOOSE, WHICH EXISTED SAIGON, DID NOT FULLY CARRY THROUGH
TO WASHINGTON.
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4. LARGE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL POUCHED THROUGH MILITARY
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TUESDAY, NHA TRANG AND PLEIKU ONI JNESDAY, BIN HOA AND
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CAN THO ON THURSDAY. GROUP PLANS TO SPEND ABOUT ONE HOUR
WITH PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, REMAINDER OF TIME WITH
UNITED STATES AND GVN MILITARY. MILITARY COMMANDS WILL BE
ADVISED THROUGH THEIR OWN CHANNELS.
2. SAIGON HAS ALREADY PASSED TO GROUP COPIES OF ALL
REPORTING FROM FIELD COVERING PERIOD 15-30 JANUARY SO YOU
WILL NOT NEED TO DO THIS. COPIES OF YOUR RESPONSE TO
QUESTIONS C AND D ALSO PASSED TO GROUP. ASSUME GROUP WILL
WANT TO EXPLORE THESE QUESTIONS AND INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR 25X1A
VARIOUS PROGRAM.S.
3. CAS MEMBERS OF GROUP CONSIST OF
MILITARY MEMBERS CONSIST OF IAJOR GEN. ROBERT R. GLASS,
COL. JOHN V. LANTEMAN, COL. GEORGE C..VINEY AND MAJOR
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BARRIE WILLIAMS. TWO CINCPAC OFFICERS ALSO ACCOMPANYING
GROUP AND MACV EXPECTED TO SEND AT LEAST ONE OB.SERVER
4. FOR DANANG. MOST OF MEMBERS OF GRUMP WILL DEPART'
VIA AIR AMERICA AT 0700 ON TUESDAY: MILITARY AIRCRAFT
WITH GENERAL GLASS AND MACV REPS WILL DEPART ONE HOUR LATER
SO ARRIVAL TIMES I WILL PROBABLY COI NCIDE, WHILE AT DANANG
GROUP WILL BREAK UP AND VISIT III MAF G-2 AND G-3, I CORPS
(ARVN) COMMANDER AND SENIOR ADVISOR AS WELL AS PARTY PLANS TO HAVE LUNCH WITH MARINES. GE`N GLASS
AND PLAN TO CALL ON GEN. CUS-HM'AN AND GEN.
MAY ALSO VISIT PHU BAI.
5. WILL ADVISE FURTHER DETAILS RE II, III AND IV
,CORPS VISITS ASAP.
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S E C R E T 181028Z MAR 68 CITE SAA IGOV 95
IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR
REFERENCE: A. DIRECTOR 82580
3. DIRECTOR 83553
1. MACV RESPONSE REFERENCES FOLLOWS: QUOTE
A. WE FOUND NO ENEMY BASE AREAS IN THE
SAIGON AREA; HOWEVER, THOSE AREAS WHICH WERE OCCUPIED
BY THE ENEMY AND SUBSEQUENTLY RETAKEN BY FRIENDLY
FORCES YIELDED SPARSE INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION. SOME
DOCUMENTS WERE FOUND WHICH ALLOWED US TO
AND WE DISCOVERED A FEW CACHES OF WEAPONS AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT. REGARDING OUR OVERRUNNING COSVN`S BASE AREA,
THE COSVN HQ WAS NEVER IDE.IFIED AS BEING IN SAIGON
ITSELF ALTHOUGH WE KNOW THAT ELEMENTS WERE IN THE
OUTSKIRTS. OPERATION YELLOWSTONE IN TAY TINH RENDERED
SEVERAL TONS' OF DOCUMENTS, SOME OF WHICH WERE CONDUCIVE
TO OUR ANALYSIS OF ENEMY POST-TET STRATEGY. THIS WILL
AIDURUTURE OPERATIONAL PLANNING.
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B? ALL SOURCES OF INTELL CONTRIBUTE TO
EFFORTS TO GET AT THE ENEMY COMMO-LIAISON ROUTES AND
TO FIND CACHES - THESE PLUS IMPRESSED PORTERS ARE
THE ENEMY'S FORWARD SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. UNQUOTE
2. REGARDING REF B, PARAGRAPH 3, OPERATION
QUYET THANG HAS YET TO PRODUCE ANY SIGNIFICANT
INTELLIGENCE THOUGH A NUMBER OF WEAPONS CACHES HAVE BEEN
UNCOVERED. FRIENDLY OPERATIONS OVER PAST YEAR THROUGH
REFERENCE 3 SAIGON 4REA" HAVE NOT ENCOUNTERED SIZEABLE
"ENEMY BASE AREAS" OF TYPE CONTAINING LARGE VOLUME DOCUMENTS
SUCH AS FOUND CEDAR FALLS AND JUNCTION CITY.
S E. C R E T
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MEANT TO INCLUDE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS:
A. URBAN AREA INCLUDING SAIGON, CHO LON AND GIA DINH
B. OPERATION FAIRFAX AREA
C. CAPITAL MILITARY DISTRICT
REQUEST THAT REPORT DEAL WITH ONE THESE THREE AREAS
1. SEPARATELY.
2. WE INTERPRET TIME PERIOD TO BE COVERED BY REPORT TO INCLUDE 1
FEB TO 16 MARCH 1968.
3. DOES CURRENT OPERATION QUIT THANG HAVE ANY BEARING ON RESPONSE
TO QUESTIONS IN DIR 82580? AT TIME QUESTIONS WERE-FRAMED BY REQUESTER
INFORMATION ON QUIT THANG NON-EXISTANT BACK HERE.
s 4. BELIEVE QUESTIONS CONTAINED IN DIR 82580 &M WERE PROMPTED BY
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1. QUESTIONS IN DIR 82580 RELAYED AS RECEIVED FROM REQUESTER AND
RECOGNIZE MAY LACK PRECISION BUT BELIEVE QUOTE SAIGON AREA UNQUOTE WAS
MEANT TO INCLUDE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS:
A. URBAN AREA INCLUDING SAIGON, CHO LON AND GIA DINH
B. OPERATION FAIRFAX AREA
C. CAPITAL MILITARY DISTRICT
NOW REQUEST THAT REPORT DEAL WITH ait W THESE THREE AREAS
SEPARATELY.
2. WE INTERPRET TIME PERIOD TO BE COVERED BY REPORT TO INCLUDE 1
FEB TO 16 MARCH 1968.
3. DOES CURRENT OPERATION QUIT THANG HAVE ANY BEARING ON RESPONSE
TO QUESTIONS IN DIR 82580? AT TIME QUESTIONS WERE FRAMED BY REQUESTER
INFORMATION ON QUIT THANG NON-EXISTANT BACK HERE.
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HAVE BEEN MADE BY U. S. /SVN FORCES ON ENEMY BASE AREAS I N T,-II
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