Dinh as a Vietnamese as a correspondent for Reuters News Agency interviewed by Greg Swanborough for 'The sharp end'

Correspondent Reuters News Agency. Scene 27, Take 1: Describes importance of Tet festival. Vietnamese in Saigon in 1968 were rich through input of American money. Scene 28, Take 1: Explains knowledge of Tet offensive from high ranking leader of communist underground. Told Hugh Lunn at press office to send his Vietnamese girlfriend home. Talks being told about beginning of attack. Describes how Viet Cong (VC) entered city with concealed arms. VC dressed in civilian clothes and hid arms in trucks bringing in food for the festival. Informed Vietnamese Police Chief about VC entering city who admitted to corruption of police being paid off. Arms were hidden in the cemetery near the US Embassy. Hugh Lunn and Dinh travel by foot to US Embassy that had been attacked. Dinh challenged by US Military police. Describes scene at US Embassy. Two VC were shot and one wounded taken to hospital. Scene 31. Take 1: VC expected civilian population to rise up and support the attack. Scene 31, Take 2: [retake 1] In reality, VC got no support. Vietnamese in Saigon were rich and did not want communism. Scene 33, Take 1: Went to find out what had happened at Cholon. Knew journalists held there by VC and they had at least two Reuter and one AAP journalist that had been shot. Dinh describes how he talked his way in and saw journalist in a jeep, three Australians and one British. Scene 33, Take 2: Saigon Police Chief told Dinh about the journalists at Cholon. After talking his way in, Dinh asked to see the bodies. Identifies one as ‘Bruce’ (Bruce Pigott from Reuter office). Told by VC they were American CIA. Distressed to see his best friend dead. Scene 33, Take 2: Dinh left Vietnam for Australia for work. Talks about Vietnamese ‘boat people’. In his opinion, it would have been better if Australia and American had not been involved in Vietnam War.