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THE SECOND WEEK OF FEBRUARY l96Q STATE THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER

THE COMMUNIST TET OFFENSIVE; NATIONAL LIBERATION-FRONT (NLF)

ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT SOUTH WESTERN VIETNAM,‘PARTICULARLY

KIEN HOA, VINH LONG,'VINH BINH; AND DINH TUONG PROVINCES,

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FORCE, DESIGNED AS A SHOCK TO FACILITATE FUTURE POLITICAL AND MILITARY ACTIVITY.

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