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Title:
Small arms fire continues in area of US Embassy compound
Date of Creation:
January 30, 1968
Date of Declassification:
March 28, 1988
Type of Document:
Cable
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
1 p.
Abstract:
As of 3:31 PM Saigon time, small arms fire continues in area of US Embassy compound; rocket-mortar fire abating; damage to main lobby of Embassy, and at least one Embassy marine guard wounded; to best of knowledge no Viet Cong are presently within Embassy.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1988-003169