“STAFF:_ -------- - Dawson, R. Row, 1965 DATE: July 2, 1975 FILE: / PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: DIEM CARD TWO Carol 2 of 2 Page 20 OCCURRENCE: ________(continuation) - the United States. Public disassociation could have disasterous r …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN "Summer 1963" DIEM L NHU, NGO DINH MADAME NHU CAN, NGO DINH OCCURRENCE: CONEIN stated that the attacks in May in Hue followed' up ’by an attack in Angus on t …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: DIEM May 8, 1963 ; DIEM / MAJOR GEN. TRAN VAN DON (sp.?) OCCURRENCE: "Immediately after May 8, President Diem ordered a formal investigation …”
“2, 1975 DATE: FILE: PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES THIGH TRI QUANG May 8, 1963 ' DIEM • NGUTEN VAN BANG (Province Chief) MAJOR DANG SY (ASST. PROV. CHIEF) *00 Page 22 OCCURRENCE: Nguyen, Van Bang later at the trial of M …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES - THICH TRI QUANG May 8, 1963 DIEM V NGUYEN VAN BANG (Province Chief) - MAJOR DANG SY (Asst. Province Chief) L6 OCCURRENCE: According to Higgins on May 8, 1963 on the Bud …”
“… ins, Harper and Row, STAFF: 1965 Dawson, R. FILE: DATE: July 2, 1975 PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES' CATEGORIES: Trich Tri Quang May 8, 1963 Diem• Diem £6 Page OCCURRENCE: "No evidence can be adduced showing that before the Hue incident of May 8, 1963, there was a religious issue …”
“… Mhu OCCURRENCE: TOP SECRET Colby explained that a couple of weeks before the assassination the thought of assassination was not aimed at Diem but at Nhu and Can, Diem's two brothers who were considered the evil influence of the government. "The idea of removing mhu from Vietnam wa …”
“nein stated that at no point in the climatic days leading up to the assassina- .on was there a discussion of the killing of Diem. Further, there had never en any discussion at any time about Diem himself being killed by anybod. DocId: 32423615 fact, the generals an …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: COLBY, WILLIAM MINH. GENERAL, DIEM / 1 November 1963 NHUNG CONEIN Nhu OCCURRENCE: COLBY stated that "Apparently the decision by several of the generals, the ones that w …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: McCone " Diem DIEM • Nhu Kahn OCCURRENCE: TO ON 710TTnr 1‘73la FA; 1 09 tor. pe-a... In response to a question as to whether McCone was aware of a s …”
“DATES: CATEGORIES; PERSONS/ENTITIES: LANSDALE ALAN DULLES Mar 16, 1960 MONGOOSE SPECIAL GROUP DIEM / OCCURRENCE? On March 16, 1960 at the Special Group Meeting there was discussion of stepped up plans to use the base radio at Guentameo B …”
“… made. Mr. Dulles said that "Lansdale could be counted on to carry out whatever instructions he had in a manner least calculated to upset Diem." 8% gol -27 HW 50955 SOURCE : Minutes of Special Group meeting May (12 8/1960 STAFF: Bob Kelley FILE: DATE: June 29, 1975”
“:- ERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES : GATED 0RIES: STRATEGIC HAMLET PROGRAM NGO DINH NHU 1962 DIEM i MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR-GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, COLBY, HARKINS WESTMORELAND, GENERAL OCCURRENCE: CONEIN stated that: "In 1962 COLBY a …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES- DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN February 1962 DIEM • OCCURRENCE: CONEIN stated: "In February of 1962, two air force pilots, Vietnamese Air Force pilots, attacked the presidential palace of …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN February 1962 DIEM • OCCURRENCE: CONEIN stated: "In February of 1962, two air force pilots, Vietnamese Air Force pilots, attacked the presidential palace of …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: -DIEM ;DIEM 1963 OCCURRENCE: "Most manifestations of political oppostion," wrote Henderson, "were vigorously suppressed. Civil liberties remai …”
“… CE: STAFF: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Conein R. DAWSON FILE : DATE: 20 June 1975 , PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN 1963 DIEM V ChIA stated.d that: OCCURRENCE: "I had never, and even right up to the very end, I had never been asked for any resources whatsoever t …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Dawson 1963 Diem• National Security Council State Dept OCCURRENCE : CFODLT Colby stated that the policy o f the chain of command wanted a determination w …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: BUNDY, MC GEORGE , TAYLOR, MAXWELL BALL, GEORGE 1963 DIEM • FORRESTAL, MICHAEL ■ HILLSMAN, ROGER; AMBASSADOR NODTING MC CONE, JOHN, MC NAMARA, ROBERT an RitANA1 GILPATRIC ROSWELL 0CCURRENCE: …”
“… E: STAFF: R. DAWSON Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Colby DATE: 1 July 1975 PILE: PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN Summer and DIEM Fall 1963 Page 36 OCCURRENCE: "There were (sic) not one coup plan. There were several. The problem that wa: DocId:32423615 facing the …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: •Diem Summer 1963 Diem • OCCURRENCE: "....Diem was not conforming to Western standards of democracy. And this was really the heart of the cas …”
“… ification of the families who suffered losses, but this was never publicized. Perhaps he was too . So inwardly assured of his innocence was Diem that he did not have pleased Madison Ave. boys of the Embassy on visiting of going through the trouble of^proying it. Seould certaf-1* • …”
“PERSONS/ENT 1TIES: DATES: CAI nUOh ./> : GEN. HUYUH 7/63 DIEM — ‘Vid A rl 14 OCCURREMCE: • tVu J Gonerni L A nd Van Cao, Comwodleg General Of IV Corp V24 7-*.3 nave islen 10 the confidence of t …”
“PERSONS/ IIS: DATES: CATEGORIES: 7/63 DIEM v 11 ti y=3 D) L OCCURRENCE: CONTINUED ON ANOTHER CARD: 8a “S 0Lin VL ta LXS 59 elements of the Presidential Guard had been contac …”
“… FF: Hearings, S.S.C.I., 6/20/75, Conein, Exhibit one, Dawson Page 11. DATE: 6/30/75 FILE: PERSONS/ENTIT IES: DATES: CATEGORIES: 7/63 DIEM • 00CUKHENCE: lac’d wh DocId: 32423615 Page 40 A The Saigon Garrison ExODs, including support troops ‘ell Df jcr.lo st: co s purl. …”
“FERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES S : NGO DINH NHU CONEIN July 11, 1963 ! DIEM • OCCURRENCE: CONEIN states that: "On July 11, 1963, NHU called the generals together for. staff meeting and shocked them by telling them …”
“EERSOES/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: NHU, NGO DINH DIEM CONEIN August 1963 OCCURRENCE: The coup ...."aborted, because, one, they did not have necessary forces. I'm talking about the coup plott …”
“PnovNO/lNIllmS: DATES: CATEGORIES: MADAME NHU SCONEIN August 1963 DIEM • Gn on e OCCURRENCE: "Just before August 21, 1963, there were periods the A----------------- CONEIN states that: mbonzes burned themselve …”
“IPERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: on DIEM 2 COLBY, WILLIAM August 1963 DIEM 1 a NOLTING LODGE, Henry Cabot OCCURRENCE: COLBY testified that during August, 1973 between the change …”
“States was plotting against him. Diem replied: "I do not think Ambassador Nolting is plotting against me. I do not think Richardson /of the CIA7 is plotting against me. I know …”
“1 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: 1 CATEGORIES: on a DIEM, LODGE, AMBASSADOR Lo Aug. 7, 1963 - DIEM V Ln Carol L ofz sOCCURRENCE: During an interview by Higgins with DIEM on August 7, 1963 "...D …”
“July 2, 1975 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES- 1 DIEM CARD TWO OCCURRENCE: (continuation) Card 2 of 2 such an event? Consider what happened at Hue. These plastic bombs were throw by the V …”
“… CATEGORIES: Z_ Affair, Saigon Embassy/ g’Hilsman, Roger, Assistant Secretary of State [Trueheart, William] Mechlin, Director, ISfA 8/14/63 Diem V • Viet Nam Card L of 2 2CARD 1 OCCURRENCE: Higgins points out that on August 14, 1963, Hilsman, in a voice of America broadcast, declar …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: NW 50955 DATES: CATEGORIES: Diem 14 August 1963 Diem • 19 0 ER >20V DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE: 3 Willed 19N 87-07/ 18 In the Current Intelligence Memorandum (OCI 233 …”
“there was no indication that DIEM was not in full control." (2) ,Fry SOURCE: STAFF: . 1967 I.G. Report, Part C RD FILE: DATE: Cage 6/28/75”
“ON PERSONS/ENTITIES: 8 1 A 6 d — CT9EZFZCZPI990 CS60S DATES: CATEGORIES: DIEM 8/21/63 Diem • 52 jhah 30 WAD OCCURRENCE: in 21 August 1963, the current th 03 Lue -GB LaL T Coup Rumors in South Vietnam" intell …”
“… and GENERAL DON started playing on DINH’s vanity by telling him that he was a real hero and that, above all, should have been thanked by DIEM and NHU for saving the government, pp. 12-13 SOURCE: STAFF: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975 , Exhibit 1, Conein R. DAWSON DAMP.”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Diem August 21, 1962 Diem V DocId: 32423615 %e OCCURRENCE: (card 1) Higgins characterizes the raids anxXaka* on the XaLoi and % Y on August …”
“Loi and elsewhere. (80-81) PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: DIEM / 8/21/63 Diem Ball, Undersecretary of State • Helms, Richard Cage Colby, Wm. OCCURRENCE: 18 ■jot Pal J /-‘am 10bar 9v/t- On 21 A …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES: CATEGORIES: DIEM • 21 AUG. thru 16 SEPT. DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE: 715) 25 During ub? period beizeon 21 1)1.1 , , ... g }‘;‘‘; C? U. 8.1 3 1/ GA 1 …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HIIZSMAN, Roger (Assistant Secretary of State for Far 8/22/63 Diem V Eastern Affairs) DocId: 32423 CIA OCCURRENCE: 001 7 *e CARD 172 32 9 18 On August 22, 1963, in a CIA cable to Saigon (DIR 63334) …”
“CT9EZFZ8:P1004 — CC60C AN CIA DATES: CATEGORIES; RICHARDSON, John (CIA station 8/22/63 Diem• chief in Saigon) Saigon Embassy IT 3 DIEM ■ OCCURRENCE: 3NA( 2V/N ”iha / lsy € On August 22, 1963, in a CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG …”
“1 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGDRIES: 23 August 1963 : DIEM • 50955 CONEIN Do OCCURRENCE: "There was a lot of talk of coups. We met with generals on different occasion: CT9EZPZE:PIO I met with …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HILSMAN, Roger (Ass't. Sec.State for Far Eastern Aff — FE) 25 August 1963 DIEM • 11 906 LODGE, Henry Cabot (Amb. to SVN) DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE? On August 25, 1963, in a cable from HILSMAN to LODGE (personal) …”
“ERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HARDSON, Saigon Chief of Station 25 August 1963 DIEM V LANH, General (SVN) EM o TA OCCURRENCE?R8 No R ERA, CIA officer in Saigon v09VLN85 ijISV:/ i ^CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG 0291), the f …”
“3 PERSONS/ENTITIES: a DATES: CATEGORIES: HELMS, Richard LODGE, Henry Cabct DIEM / CARTER, Gen. Marshall KENNEDY, John F. 26 August 1963 ENHU CIA DIEM DEPTEL 243 OHM FELT, ADM. Harry D. (CINCPAC) wrn' KOCCURRENCE: Don A …”
“—-OUNSZENTITIES. CIA ------ —*L RICHARDSON John KHIEM DATES: CONEIN ’ John MINH CATEGORIES- SPERA 26 Aug. 1963/ DIEM V OCCURRENCE:- - E In a CIA cable from Saigon on August 26, NNF "RICHARDSON reports 1963 (SAIG 0330), I U/ _) 9 TTI KHANH said he kat …”
“… PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KENNEDY, John F. HARKINS (MAC/V) HELMS (DD/P) COLBY, William CIA DEPTEL 243 27 Aug. 1963 577876 Diem:V DocId: 32423615 CARTER LODGE, Henry Cabot 51 015 K. OCCURRENCE: On August 27, 1963, there was a Presidential Meeting on Vietnam. Th …”
“LEnsUNSZENTITLES: DATES : CATEGORTES: GEN. DINH (31 August 163 DIEM<— 11/1/63 gOUNSELLER NHU 10911 DocId:32423615 OCCURRENCE: BdlssE 1U Dinh, on approximately 31 August, had the audacity to inform bot …”
“$ FERSONS/ENTITIES: ' DATES: CATEGORIES: GNSC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SIELMS, Richard 29 Aug. 1963 DIEM • SHARKINS CIA AP 3 ERBP KENNEDY, John F. —H------ --- --------- *OCCURRENCE: TOP * eci /13 At a NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE CO …”