“evi* ~/ wN I 1 A .L Lo: RUSK DATES: CATEGORIES: JOHNSON, Lyndon B. McNAMARA 30 Aug. 1963 DIEM • ELMS BUNDY 1 CARTER COLBY T'OCCURRENCE: Fyi’/ N) OCR • ------------ 1144 \'^% E August 30, 1963, there was a VICE PRESIDENTIAL meeting …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: /SKINS 31 Aug. 1963 DIEM • HgEM MI rn(5r", QDGE o HENA 3KP PER OCCURRENCE: R--------------------------- *..*.• 1: Li August 31, 1963, in the Saigon Station’s ch …”
“… red out. ...at’these meetings, these were the meetings at which Mr. McCone and I argued very strongly that we should not move against the Diem government we should continue to work with it." Page 36 EGW — - TOD OEADIT”
“- PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: on — CONEIN o Fall 1963 DIEM m B gH—.OCCURRENCE: *■ CONEIN stated that: there was dissidence within the coup group, the people who CO N were going to pull the coup a …”
“= 0 SPERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: General HARkINs CP-------------------------- COLBY © Fall 1963 DIEM • LODGE H C • PNSC u N N___ ---------________ stated______ _____________ _______________________________ OCCURRENCE: Mr. COLBY that: "The D …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES:. CATEGORIES: COLBY Fall 1963 . DIEM u - NSC o STATE DEPARTMENT OCCURRENCE: COLBY stated that the public pressure that was brought upon or was felt by zthe NATIONAL SECURITY C …”
“… people, and all the rest of it and there was a general feeling that the cause hopeless be cause there was so much distaste for President DIEM and so much opposition, and the genera: feeling that the war could not be won. And the President, of course, looked at them and SOURCE:5u …”
“DATES: CATEGORIES: 1 PERSONS/ENTITIES: Tonthat 9/63 DiemT 0 ilfu, Ngo Dinh - n H & OCCURRENCE: TOP SECRE mnein stated that Diem and Nhu did not .understand Dinh’s role as a double sent. Diem or Nhu had planned to have a Bravo I and a Bravo TT that Diem 2Nhu would hav …”
“his government, but made the proposal in such a way that it would have been impossible for DIEM or NHU to accept. Deadlines were given. DINH was informed that the President would give him the ministerial post. After the deadlines had …”
“DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: 50955 GENERAL MINH KHIEM September 1963 DIEM LODGE, tlAny CABOT DocId: 32423615 DON, GENERAL CONEIN___________ __________________________ ____________——-------- 1 . OCCURRENCE: "D …”
“… y programs] "The Times of Vietnam published charges that the CIA was plotting and financing a coup and was giving asylum to the chief anti-DIEM Buddhist leader. The story was picked up and widely played by the New York Daily News, the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, and other promin …”
“1 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KENNEDY, John F. DIEM HELMS NHU . 6 Sept. 1963 DIEM • COLBY BUNDY RUSK MADAME NHU LODGE ________________ L 2OCCURRENCE! ANA (ro/SP SIAL AG a PRESIDENTIAL meeti …”
“EPERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: EWNEDY, John F. DIEM BBMS NHU 6 Sept. 1963 DIM CEBY BUNDY USK ' MADAME NHU OCCURRENCE? Wnjrar ..Hleli N Pi a PRESIDENTIAL meeting on Vietnam, on September 6, …”
“… ewlask, Victor Gen., Mendenhall,Jos. A. 10 Sept. 1963 Counterinsurgency Specialists UN Adviso.’ Joint Chiefs of Staff Bureau Fa a Eastern DIEM Rusk, Dean Sec. of State .Affairs. DocId: 32423615 Page 69 Kennedy, JbhnF, CROCCURRENCE: Richardson „John At a Presidential meeting on …”
“… cut in aid. SOURCE: SOURCE : (STAFF : IG Report 1967 (CIA), p. 19 Dawson FILE: DATE: 6/27/75 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Diem Richardson, Chief of Station CIA Siagon DD3M 10 Sept 1963 OCCURRENCE: On 10 September 1963 in a cable from the CIA station in Siagon ( …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENT ITIE S: A1 0 CA TEGORI ES : Kennedy, John F. President DocId: 32423615 CIA 10 Sept. 1963 DIEM OCCURRENCE: n 10 September 1963, in an interview by Huntley and Brinkley, the President denied the charge that the C1A makes its own po …”
“… one into power. Bundy summarized the President's position as one in which we must express our reservations as to mistakes and misdeeds of Diem but not be a position where we can not deal with him further . SOURCE': STAFF: Dawson”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Sichardson, John Weede, General CIA Station Siagon 11 Sept 1963 DIEM OCCURRENCE: In a September 11, 1963 CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG0797) Richardson reported that the country team attempted to agree on a si …”
“that we were not likely to achieve an independent Vietnam unless we could eliminte Nhu At the same time he was not willing to say that Diem should go, he saw no alternative. Rusk commented that we should work with Lodge on Diem to take over the real leadership and become the r …”
“i PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Lodge, Ambassador Henry Cabot 11 Sept 1963 DIEM a OCCURRENCE: In a state telegram from Saigon (SAIG478) Lodge provided the following reflection on The situation: "My best estimate of t …”
“… asked that a telegram be sent to Lodge asking him to try to reduce the press leakage from Saigon and to establish some real contact with Diem. Any current plans for aid negotiation should be stalled, and the PresidenQUREBould be weII infonmed or any-steps taken in thisconteSTAFFc …”
“$ PERSO N S/EN TITIES : SHLVG : CATEGORIES : o Shellman, Huntington 0 Truehart, William, DCN 13 Sept 1963 DIEM Co . C Lodge, Henry Cabot Don, General — 75cCuRRENCE: - CH In a CIA cable from Saigon on 13 September 1963 (SAIG0890) Hungtington Shellm …”
“g PERSONS /ENT IT IR S: DATES: CATEGORIES: Ma.beistan, David. McCone, John, DCI 15 Sept. 1963 0rgon Station DIEM H A OCCURRENCE: 915 September 1963, Halberstam stated that the chief of the Central Intelligence agency favors all out support for the pr …”
“… with necessary means. (Agree we should carefully explore and perhaps carefully experiment with graduated measures designed to pressure / Diem, within context of persuading him to take steps needed. These measures would be i more effeftive if they are limited to practical and ache …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: 50955 Richardson, Jolin Diem 16 Sept 1963 DIEM DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE: ' - In a CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG0922) of 16 September 1963 Richardson replied to Was …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Smith, David R. on CIA Acting Chief after 5 Oct 1963 Sept 17, 1963 DIEM Richardson, John Lodge Dunn, Mike Saigon Station - OCCURRENCE: co In a memoranda for the record prepared by Helms on September 17 1963, …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Lodge, Henry Cabot Kennedy, Jolin F. Sept. 19, 1963 DIEM DocId: 32423615 09 0 OCCURRENCE: On September 19, 1963 in a state telegram from Saigon (544) Lodge stated to the President that "I ag …”
“NW 5 0 9 5 5 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: McCone CIA Subcommittee on House Armed Services Sept. 23, 1963 DIEM D o c Id : 32423615 OCCURRENCE: a o On September 23, 1963, the McCone briefed the CIA Subcommittee of House Armed Services. He told th …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN October 1963 DIEM DocId: 3242 OCCURRENCE: CONEIN stated that he looked upon his job as conveying orders from his am- bassador to the people that were plan …”
“1 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Co oCONEIN -COLBY, WILLIAM October, 1963 DIEM V © H 8 %— IP OCCURRENCE: ------------ COLBY stated that "The CIA officer (CONEIN) received a call on October 30 B(1963) to come over and …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES : CATEGORIES: Conein - Oct. 2, 1963 DIEM/ Gen. Don o Gen. Duong Van Minh ChPW H A co N I N Gen. Ton That Dinh Ngo Dinh Nhu OCCURRENCE: ■ RAPP W^: . W Coneia/omewt Don …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: BATES: CATEGORIES: AMBASSADOR LODGE 10/3/63 CONEIN DIEM • GEN. DUONG VAN MINH DocId:32423615 ^% cror OCCURRENCE: ,25 AC9 ador Lodge agpr07, Conein • S gvith decar i Onong Van winh Page 82 …”
“NW 50955 Docld:32423615 LODGE PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES; MCNAFARRAbate TAYLOR 5 Oct 1963 DIEM V OCCURRENCE: PH ! 0emnmms On 5 October 1963 in a states cable 1) instruction that the Ambassador GPN. should Continued 613Et534)1t …”
“NW 50955 PER SONS/ENTITIES: DATES : CATEGORIES: LODGE Dept. of State 5 Oct 1963 DocId: 32423615 MONA BARRA DIEM TAYLOR OCCURRENCE': - : .' " On 5 October 1963 in a states cable to Saigon (DEPTEL534)it was stated as a fourth instruction that the A …”
“MW 50955 DocId:32423615 Page 85 KENNEDY PSOMS/ENTITIES: DATES; LODGE, HENRY CABOT CATEGORIES: DIEM • - In OCCURRENCE; a White House October 5, 1963‘ 1 001 3n hr 11 • .Presdient today approved 6 (CAR63560) or 5 Oct any active, cov …”
“would be much more likely to create an economic crisis undermining the war effort than to scare Diem and Nhu into a more cooperative attitude, .because it would seriously affect the confidence and planning of the Vietnamese business commu …”
“… eport 1967 (CIA), p.28 DATE: FILE: 6/27/75 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Nhu, Ngo Dinh Conein CAn, Ngo Dinh Lodge . Oct 5, 1963 DIEM • Diem (Or ( *-19 Minh, General OCCURRENCE? 7 9450 Cod 184 8 -/ '1 On October 5, 1963 in a CIA Cable from Saigon (SAIG1445) it w …”
“… ee possible plans for the accomplishment of the change of government: (a) assassinationof Ngo Din Nhu and Ngo Dinh ein, keeping President Diem in office; (b) encirclement of Saigon by various military units; and (c) direct confrontation between military units involved in the coup …”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: JODGE, HENRY CABOT KENNEDY, JOHN F. 5 or 6 Oct. T’AA "DIEM' APFTSa KENNEDY, ROBERT F. 1963 11 / JIEM, MC CONE, JOHN 9 OCCURRENCE: 20EFR - MC CONE recalled a meeting with President KENNEDY and Attor …”
“… LBY explained that this second message he drafted was to eliminate assassination as an alternative. COLBY stated that the assassination of DIEM S- other brothers NHU and KAHN,”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES.: CATEGORIES: MCCONE LODGE SMITH Oct 6, 1963 DIEM DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE: In a CIA cable to Saigon (DIR7366lof 6 Oct) the following appears: "... MCCONE directs that you withdraw re …”
“… the period when "the U.S. was maintaining N a posture of almost no official contact at top levels." They refer to the fact W O that NHU and DIEM are not being contacted by Americans. Mr. MCCONE also referred A on to "theorientation of (Saigon) station functions." Mr. BUNDY pointed ou …”
“… with much enthusiasm as an indication of virgouous of American position." In general. aid cuts were discussed in terms of bring pressure on Diem to make needed changes in his-regameHowever-plarned, or-hewever-leoked-upon-by the U. S. administration,—it. is URGE- clear that ‘ .3 the …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES; 6/27/75 KENNEDY, JOHN F DATES: RICHARDSON, JOHN CATEGORIES: °ct. 9, 1963 DIEM • DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCES the transfer o canfompresi surmises but 1, d entia RICHARDSON, l suSconference the President assure y …”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: KENNEDY, JOHN F. RICHARDSON, JOHN Oct. 9, 1963 DIEM DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE: On October 9, 1963 Presidential newsconference the President stated that "I know that the transfer of JOHN …”
“N W 50955 DocId:32423615 Page 92 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: LODGE, HENRY CALOF CATEGORIES: COLBY, WILLIAM Oct 9, 1963 DIEM KENNEDY, JOHN F. F. OCCURRENCE: In a CIA cable to Saigon of October 9, 1963, marked eyes only for Ambassador (DIR74228) which was ori …”
“FE0N0/08 DIEMY Oct. 10, *63 ! R.MBASSADOR LODGE SEN. MINH GEN. DON C0 >uu[Sir DocId: 32423615 Page 93 OCCURRENCE: M $1411 r 3adox 3.0 30 5 to %3 Ar eabast i/i.Di General nil or Ceneral Ira, out 3.X CoJSACG- 2R1G31 13032 EDea or cns Gonm.13 initiate? Cojli *0000 a”
“NW 50955 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Senate Foreign Relations Committee MCCONE Oct 10,1963 DIEM • DocId: 32423615 'OCCURRENCE? A briefing by MCCONE to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, it was noted that "we have not seen a su …”
“* PERSONS/ENTITLES: DATES: CATEGORIES: ECONEIN GENERAL DON - DIR711228 Oct 23,1963 DIEM SLODGE, HENRY CABOT a 13/ 1• 1 • : 4 OCCUR BENCE : gIn a October 23, 1963 entry into the Saigon stations, "History of the Vietnamese Ge …”
“# 0 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: DATEGORIES: o L ONEIN 10/23/63 DIEM • AMBASSADOR LODGE ION OCCURRENCE: B de[ 9fAr 040 i -107 1L4 "i 1 neln asked why the 010 % BXuk Ox Lodge at the 13 Getopber1 ca …”