On 27 November the New Zealanders reached Arriving the Tobruk garrison , relieving Cure the siege .

American and South Vietnamese intelligence reports Reporting had indicated Statement that an imminent communist offensive during the Tet New Year festival was likely , and in response Response the Australians and New Zealanders were deployed Arranging away from their base in Phuoc Tuy Province to bolster American and South Vietnamese forces defending the Long Binh–Bien Hoa complex north-east of Saigon .