TET TRUCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000500050067-5
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 22, 2004
• Sequence Number: 67
• Content Type: OPEN

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(TET TRUCE)
SAIGON--THE C M M - I T. N TION L L I B E R T ON F 0 , 9 Y DERED
. S.Q V N M Y (l CTSERVE SEVEN-DAY
4 FEB. '8.
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L11 NAR NEW YEAR TRUCE AT E BEGINN N
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LiM ET I NY' WAS 'REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING
THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE ,
TODAY WHETHER TO ACCEPT THE WEEK-LONG TRUCE, WHICH WAS PROPOSED BY THE
COMMUNISTS SATURDAY.
THE GOVERNMENT DECISION WAS BEING MADE IN VIEW OF SOME 300
COMMUNIST "INCIDENTS" DURING THE TWO 48-HOUR CHRISTMAS AND NEW
YEAR'S CEASE-FIES.
PREMIER NGUYEN CAO KY, WHO ORIGINALLY SUGGESTED A FOUR-DAY
CEASE-FIRE LATER WARNED THE ALLIES MIGHT CANCEL THE TET TRUCE-
ALTOGETHER BECAUSE OF WIDESPREAD COMMUNIST DISREGARD FOR THE EARLIER
ONES.
THE COMMUNIS, QRDER TO OBSERVE THE TUQ ., Q,Q Y 1
CLA1 E EdI ,.TOL,D,
VIET LONG S ON PUPPET (SOUTH
VIETNAM SE) U.S. S TE LITE TROOPS FROM 7A.M aA ?t l "DIME FEB.
103
P.M. EST FEB. 44.)
NOT NG`"KY'S WARNING THE ALLIES MIGHT CANCEL THE TRUCE, THE
RADIO THREATENED "SEVERE PUNISHMENT" AGAINST ANYONE VIOLATING THE
TET CEASE-FIRE.
1/3--GE9A
Comment: At present, our side is committed to a four day truce extending
from 0700,6 February to 0700,12 February.
These comments represent the initial and tentative reaction of the Office
of Current Intelligence to the attached item from the news services.
Approved For Release 2004/07/08 : CIA-RDP80RO172OR000500050067-5