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Lot #728:

''Confidential'' CIA Document on the Tet Offensive -- ''...The pacification cadres now huddled in...Vietnam...must return to the countryside...Morale of the populace is low. People are bewildered..."

Fascinating CIA document about the fallout in Vietnam from the Viet Cong's Tet Offensive. Dated 16 February 1968 and marked ''Confidential / SATC [Small Area Target Classification] / RDC/O Highlights - Tet Offensive'', document summarizes the psychological and military repercussions of the Tet Offensive in five Vietnamese provinces. RDC/O stands for Revolutionary Development Cadre, Operations and refers to the CIA's paramilitary operations within a province. Eleven original, mimeographed pages measure 8.5'' x 14''. Very good condition.