Content of "Victory News" according to tape archived at the Program Production and Archive Center - Voice of Vietnam Radio

The Ho Chi Minh campaign was completely victorious, Saigon city was completely liberated, the flag of the provisional revolutionary government of the Republic of South Vietnam flew on the roof of the puppet government's Presidential Palace.

According to the Liberation News Agency, following the extremely great victories of strategic significance, from the beginning of March 1975, our army and people in the South stepped up the General Offensive and Uprising to smash the puppet regime of the US, liberate Saigon city and the provinces in the Mekong Delta. This historic campaign was named the Ho Chi Minh campaign.

At exactly 5:00 p.m. on April 26, 1975, the campaign began. With many combined arms battles, closely combining attacks with uprisings, and operations with military propaganda, our army and people crushed the enemy's eastern defense group in Xuan Loc, Long Thanh, Bien Hoa; the enemy's southern defense line in Tan An, Binh Chanh; the enemy's northern and northwestern defense lines in Tan Uyen, Dong Du, Cu Chi, forming a completely isolated encirclement of the enemy in Saigon city.

Our army and people destroyed and disintegrated all puppet divisions 5, 18, 25, many brigades of paratroopers, marines, armored cavalry, commandos, and destroyed and disintegrated the puppet 3rd Corps.

Taking advantage of the victory, on the night of April 29 to April 30, 1975, the main army corps of the liberation army and local armed forces from many directions directly attacked the enemy's military base in Saigon city, capturing Tan Son Nhat airport, the puppet General Staff, Phu Lam Information Center and other military targets.

In close coordination with the military offensive, people inside and outside Saigon rose up to smash the enemy's repressive apparatus and gain control of many important areas.

Faced with the overwhelming attack and uprising of our army and people, the enemy was forced to lay down their weapons and surrender unconditionally. The liberation army quickly occupied command posts, military bases, offices and important positions in the city.

At exactly 11:30 a.m. on April 30, 1975, the flag of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam flew over the roof of the puppet Presidential Palace and throughout the city. The city of Saigon, named after the great President Ho Chi Minh, was completely liberated./.