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This cable from the Central Intelligence Agency is an early report on the fighting at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.

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2803403
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Cable from Central Intelligence Agency to Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) at 3:31PM
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2803403
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Cable from Central Intelligence Agency to Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) at 3:31PM
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This cable from the Central Intelligence Agency is an early report on the fighting at the U.S. Embassy in Saigon.
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44
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National Security Files
Vietnam Country Files
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Tet Offensive, 1968
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1968-01-30
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1968
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DECLASSIFIED 44 2c C SECRET NOFORN 5 RECEIVED WHCA 1968 JAN 30 20 01 KAB467 XCRITIC XCRITIC XCRITIC XCRITIC ..... ZCZC ZZ YEKAAH #482 DE YEKADL ZKZK ZZ ZZZ DE ZYH FM CIA WASH DC TO DIRNSA ZEM SECRET NOFORN CRITIC NO 1-68 COUNTRY: SOUTH VIETNAM DOI: 30 JANUARY 1968 SOURCE: CIA SAIGON ACQ: VIETNAM, SAIGON 205 pm SAIGON EMBASSY COMPOUND NOW UNDER ROCKET OR MORTAR ATTACK 1905Z, AND SMALL ARMS FIRE OUTSIDE EMBASSY COMPOUND. C DTG 301959Z F/T 0302000 NNNNM SECRET NOFORN DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12356, Sec. 3.4 NLJ 87-123 By mg NARA, Date 3-28-88 Xerox from Quick Copy