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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000600020018-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2004
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: February 22, 1969
• Content Type: CABLE

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1. THIS BEING WRITTEN 222330 WASH TIME, 231230 SAIGON TIJ-E, APPROXI-
MATELY ELEVEN HOURS AFTER VIETNAM ATTACKS BEGAN. DURING LATE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING WE HAVE HAD HIGH LEVEL CUSTOATRS TURNING
ANTIC) ATXON DETAILED AND CO1&'REHENSIVE COVERAGE SIMILAR TO THAT PRO VIVID
NHEN Molt. LOWER LEVEL OF ATTACKS INITIA?rED ON 18 AUG, WITH SITREPS FROM
EACH REGION(POSITIVELX REPORTING ACTION OR LACE THEREOF) AND SAIGON
ROUND UPS FILED EVERY SIX HOURS. SO FAR WE ARE EMBARRASSINGLY UNABLE
TO' " DELIVER. AT THIS WRITING WE HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING (REPEAT
NOTHING) FROM ROIL IN I CORPS (WHERE WE KNOW THERE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN
ON DONG TAM).. WE HAVE THREE III CORPS REPORTS, THE LATEST ADVISING
THAT AS DAWN APPROACHED (OVER SIX HOURS AGO) SOUNDS OF SCATTERED SMALL
ARMS AND HEAVY WEAPONS FIRE CONTINUED IN THE INWEDIATE VICINITY OF
ATTACKS), II CORPS (SIXTEEN ATTACKS INCLUDING MOTAR FIRE AND 4' SAPPERS
IN QUI a NEON CITY) OR IV CORPS (FOUR ATTACKS INCLUDING REPEATED ATTACK
BIEN HOA PROVINCE CAPITAL.
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