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A . .. — ' 05 Z DIST[”51- 6 FEBRUARY 1968 COUNTRYcwmm ' SOUTH%MHWUMM‘ VIETNAM 1110/7/09 fl✓wv9545-II 9-13 DOI 3.3(h)(2)3911112) SUBJECT VIEWS OF FIVE KHANH HOA VIET‘JIET CONG PRISONERS OF0F WARMAR ON OBJECTIVES OF CURRENT VC MILITtRYMILITARY ACTI~ITY~ACTIVITYQ ' ' THEIR RESPONSI~ILITIESRESPONSIEILTTIES HAD T~ETHE VC TAKEN NHA C'-. ' TRANG,TRANO, FUTURE VC PLANS A~DAND STRATEGYpSTRATEGYg AND POPULAR RESPONSE TO VC FORCESoFORCESO ACOACQ VIETNAM, NHA TRANGTRANS (4 FEBRUARY 1968) 3.5(~) (4 FEBRUARY 1968-~----~ SOURCE AN AMERICAN OBSEffVER,OBSERVER, FROM THE INTERROGATIONINTERROOATION OF FIVE KHANH HOA PROVINCE VIET CONG WHONHO WEREVERE CAPTURED DURING ENEMY ATTACKS ON NHA TRANG DURING THE PERIOD 29 JANUARY~JANUARY « 4 FEBRUARY 19680 THE FIVE VIET CONG INCLUDED ONE POLITICAL CADRE, HUYNH TUONG, ASSISTANT SECRETARY$ECRETARY OF ,.-r,.·• _) ._·.:ur THE NHA TRANGTRANO MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE AND A :,~~'.~~ ·.··", '1‘7T:CANDIDATE-MEMBER--~:\,.-' . CANDIDATE-MEMBER OF THE KHANHHHANH HOA PROVINCE ' ,, :.l: ITTEE; AND FOUR MILITARY CADRES: DUONGDUONO VAN XApXfip [CONi=. -_-.Tl~L_: T1Ad.§Am’gy§RG NO ~EMfi1§;;aa \\ ·:..~.• .. r.:. ...~-- " " ... ' .- . ... ~ _I_.____, I; a, .... (ApprovedApproved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772377006772377 IN 44916 3.5(c) * PAGE 2 OF 12 PAGES .C-O-N- F-I- -I-A-L NO~NO F0 DISSBW J;~cationcation) (dine-mdt.1en1 controll>cannon) SENIOR LIEUTENANT, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE NHA TRANG MUNICIPAL UNIT; LE TRONG CACH, FIRST LIEUTENANT, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SQUAD LEADER TRAINING SCHOOL AND ASSISTANT COMMANDER ; .r::·~ ~;\ FOR COMBAT AND TRAINING OF THE KHANH HOA ·~ -~:r.- ; -i:,•,· .:, '·. ,.. •." PROVINCIAL UNIT; HUYNH CHIEU, FIRST LIEUTENANT .' I IN THE KHANH HOA PROVINCE UNIT AND SUBSECTOR ; GUERRILLA LEADER; AND NGUYEN VAN NHO, LIEUTENANT AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE NHA TRANG MUNICIPAL K-90K-SO COMPANY. ' g '\ -, . p) . 1.l. ASKED WHAT THEY WERE TOLD THE OBJECTIVE WAS OF THE '3." '-.. , VIET CONG CVC)/NORTH(VC)/NORTH VIETNAMESE ARMY CNVA)(NVA) ATTACKS THROUGHOUT SOUTHSOUTH VIETNAM, WHICH BEGAN ON 29-JANUARY29'JANUARY 1968, THE PRISONERS *§ 'EREPLIEDREPLIED' ASAs FOLLOWS:FOLLOVS: _, ,, 2:". .. -. W's- ,1 ' .. ' ' . U ;' ag—w- fl A * - A.A.‘ HUYNH TUONG, POLITICAL CADRE: THE OBJECTIVE WASVAS - , I . -n-. _ “ fi :: TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE CITIES, ESTABLISH A NEWNEN GOVERNMENT _§% fgg fi ‘ WHICH WOULD INCLUDE ANY ELEMENTS OPPOSED TO PRESIDENT NGUYlNNGUYEN £5!“ 3 VHICH VOULD .. EBA—Lara In ‘ —- - |._ fi r “Dirk“; VAN THIEU AND VICE PRESIDENT NGUYEN CAO KY, AND ASK THE .f "4‘ . .4513. , 9' , _,, $14.41.}: . ' -— "IT {- 9“ AMERICANS TO LEAVE SOUTH VIETNAM.- c TO LEAVE SOUTH VIETNAM; '4- ‘ . _ B.B.” _SENIORSENIOR LIEUTENANT DUON_GDUONG VAN XA: AFTER STUDYING C-O—N-F—I-D— T-I-A-L N~a-tN0 FOR Issaw • -~.i..,·. ·.\ ;~!;I ;·, .··.:­ ( ,, •,,--,"I'.• Approved for Release: 2019/01/17 C06772377 _ _ _ ' . 1 L .. _ _.__ _.e ...;.,m_:fiq.o_.'__.__u_._-... “A. _-:.J;..J.MM1.:JL‘H.L I.' ._,-; 1 , .4. " , " ,‘ .1 ("F a. .... .. ~;. " .... .-- ‘ pproved for Release: 2019/01/17 006772377 .. E .. '. r- . s .. ' _l .I ‘ - \ “LE-59:?" E‘H. ... r ' ' ‘ -. y ‘ .' , ' _ .' ' .. - (T. 1:13;. -.. I. - ' ""5"! ; - ‘ 1"" ' a' _ .\ . .. ‘ A}? 2.; _-T_ _} t“ t 3- - - .- a“.E .‘4‘ - II)" ' - -.-T ".- ‘ .' ’iit‘ .. '_" . O J- . l- '2'." .I ~' . ‘2'. iii: WT. IN 44916 9.35.723 - IN ##916 I-I' I 4%.. r 'l- ‘ I” if; l '..l:.-‘_' i l , ”"11 _r Iris-X; . '. - ' .. 5:) I. ... 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' - 'JI 3 f: -'.i I‘ -- r7" BECAUSE THE BALANCE OF FORCES BETWEENBETVEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE -‘u",- .. AND THE : I‘. “'3” :I-F, V~VC WASMAS FAVORABLE, THUS THE VC WOULDVOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER THE -‘ {I‘ ;-..' .4 :1- ." ". \ uu -— - ... GOVERNti:ENTGOVERNMENT IN SAIGON. BY APPLYING THE THREE -PRONGED TACTIC-­TACTIC-— ‘5 I . -. l . .' b MILITARY, POLITICAL AND PROSELYTING--THROUGHOUT THErME CAMPAIGN, .-. J I'.-1--I ‘g‘ g. _- . : ,. s' THE VC BELIEVED THAT THEY COULD BRING ENOUGH PRESSURE ON '1'.u BRING ENOUGH PRESSURE ON ...}, " . -~- . n' --.1 ~t-- o -’ ..t .,_·,, 1 I".. ' “.I Ir” jug... i. THE AMERICANS TO FORCE THEM TO LEAVE SOUTH VIETNAM. BY ,1 'r; ~ THE AMERICANS TO FORCE THEM TO LEAVE SOUTH VIETNAM. BY y... _ _..:. I'. u‘ .".‘ I. I I PRESSURE THE VC MEAN THE STRENGTH OF VIETNAMESE AND WORLDVORLD :. - 'L-|Ilf‘_r . ? L . aw‘. " u _.-- - . -‘__"-.-'.. - ..-.‘.' " ,,'_ .‘T E ." .'_' i- OPINION AGAINST THE AMERICAN STAND IN VIETNAM, WHICHVHICH WOULDVOULD fir‘f r l- " I;l‘ ?j I _ ' ' 1. m5? v' . 1 1 FJ ·' ‘. _'|. FORCE THE AMERICANS TO PULL OUT OF VIETNAM. .T'n-j \ 3“”; —- “...; 1"". -. .-:.. I ._‘ . r . In—_II-.- " . $r—‘I ‘.'~' ' 4 -_ C. FIRST LIEUTENANT LELE_TRONG TRONG CACH: HE WAS NOT HE 72' I VAS NOT ‘ '.l 'O Na 1, _'“‘a...u._.; TOLD OF THE OBJECTIVE OR THE PURPOSE OF THE ATTACKS, BUT ." '. TOLD .' ." .. OF THE OBJECTIVE OR THE PURPOSE OF THE ATTACKS, BUT | ,4- 'r"'n- fl: ‘ . -II .— .3“ -1 -"-"" ‘. ...“, -. PERSONALLY FELT THAT IT WAS TO REGAIN THE OFFENSIVE. f1": 4 _ PERSONALLY FELT THAT IT HAS TO REGAIN THE ‘ . '. '.-s_ OFFENSIVE. __ ._ b. d _ l I ‘I - I . o 1 'm a} ..F._ D. FIRST LIEUTENANT HUYNH CHIEU: HE WAS TOLD BY 1 LIEUTENANT HUYNH CHIEU: HE HAS TOLD BY COLONEL HOANH, KHANH HOA PROVINCIAL UNIT COMMANDER, THAT ~rI:,,,,.;..!~ ,, --"/~ ·.- •;.:r' .·_, ·. \ "i ' . 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BEEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR.A GENERAL ASSA~-T AND UPRISINGo THE I‘.. _ BEEN INSTRUCTIONS ., FOR A GENERAL ASSAULT AND UPRISINGo THE - '- " -' _ PURPOSE OF THE ASSAULT WASHAS TO SEIZE POWERPOUER AND "ASK" U.S.U.s. - ‘ _ . - . ‘ ’ ,. ' "r TROOPS TO RETREAT FROMFRON VIETNAM.UIETNAN. HE HIMSELFHINSELF BELIEVED THAT t 1...—' - _. '114-1' ..- - '. ONE OF THE PURPOSES OF'OF THE ATTACKS HASWAS TO GAIN VICTORIES IN _ -. - _ . _ ____ ' BATTLE FOR . BATTLE FOR THE VCvc SOso THAT THE vCVC WOULDHOULD BE IN A GOOD POSITION . - -' - ‘. FOR PEACE TALKSo ‘ FOR PEACE TALKS. - J- _' . - .1. _ 2. WHENNHEN ASKED WHATNHAT FUTURE CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES -. - . .- 1 1 _ .. [ACHEACH OF THEM WEREUERE GIVENGIOEN 8EYOND THE IMMEDIATE ATTACK ORDER, . BEYOND:THE INNEDIATE ATTACK ORDER, . - ..|‘..- . -. - ITHE HE PRISONERS REPLIED AS FOLLOWS:FOLLoRS: - . ' -,_. _. - - . - :- r. a _..- ,3...” A•A. HUYNH-HUYNH TUONG: HE WASHAS TO ORGANIZE FOOD SUPPL,IESSUPPLIES ..-. __..__-r;' ,_. FOR THE CITY OF NHA TRANGo (INTERROGATOR'S _.'- FOR THE CITY OF NHA TRANGo CINTERROGATOP."S COMMENT: IN VIEW s IN VIEW '.