“13-00000 OLUILI 5, August 1963 Nuclear test ban treaty signed in Moscow. 16 August 1963 McCone presents position on test ban treaty to Stennis sub-committee. 21 August 1963 McCone attends meeting with President Kennedy to discuss actions by Diem govern ment against t”
“13-00000 *r'e SEGREI 3 October 1963 .McCone asks John Richardson to return to Washington on temporary duty; Dave Smith acting COS Saigon, . 5 October 1963 . After hearing trip report by McNamara and • Taylor, President Kennedy states publicly that war in Vietnam can be wo”
“13-00000 2 SECRET 5 December 1963 President Johnson holds first NSC meeting; McCone presents intelligence briefing. 6 December 1963 McCone meets with President Johnson to discuss COS, Saigon; Peer de Silva named; Johnson sends message to Lodge. 7 December 1963 McCone m”
“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 chronology of August 1963 coup activities, the Oflowing report appears: GENERAL H”
“13-00000 OLUREI 10 September 1963 McCone develops position paper for meetings with President Kennedy and McGeorge Bundy on Vietnam.. 11 September 1963 Huntington D. Sheldon cables his views from • Saigon; McCone asks Agency experts to answer six basic questions on Vietnam.”
“DIEM OCCURRENCE: (5L ”AAL %RA+ 19 Aeha 4 Page 16 »On August 21, 1963, at a meeting between CONEIN" [an officer or the CIA Saigon station] and General DON, the latter asked for US & government assurances of support assurances of support for moves against the DIEM (3) ft”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: -DIEM ;DIEM 1963 OCCURRENCE: "Most manifestations of political oppostion," wrote Henderson, "were vigorously suppressed. Civil liberties remained an unfulfilled ideal. Elections were far from free and many of the devices used to stimulate”
“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 0208) Chief of Station RICHARDSON forwarded h”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HARKINS, DODGE, BUNDY, DON, 70 nl 1 30 Oct. 1963 DIEM 6 ) 13 W. l* N OCCURRENCE: On 30 October 1963, LODGE replied to BUNDY’s cable (DIR 79109) of the same date by CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG 2063): ".... do not think we have the pow”
“government and exercise effective control; (8) cannot SIAPR discuss and it is not clear that the succeeding government would be much b IG Report 1967 (CIA) p. 36 ester important political issues with DIEM because of the policy of "cool correct attitude; (9) we either have to ”
“13-00000 14 September 1998 FOR DI REVIEW: CIA #9, LBJ Library Material NOTE: Review only the material outside of the blue highlighting. Inside the blue highlighting is declared non relevant. Attachments: I. THE PRESIDENT'S INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST (11 items, see below) ”
“had been carried out with goodjudgment and with a bigh..quality of _ performalARCEHANSEN noted that at the time of his first meeting withSMk, LODGE hadnot yet had a full breifing on what the Agency was doing. This took place a few days later. (This appears MTI. to be a-record ”
“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 that he knew of some coup planning going on the generals.”
“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, covert encouragemaecommendation that no 19”
“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 six page summary cable to answer a ca”
“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 present regime but that almost”
“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 meeting on Vietnam, on September 6, 1963, HELMS and COLBY provide the fol- lowing sum”
“%* PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: GENERAL DON AMBASSADOR NOLTING July 1963 DIEM V CONEIN OCCURRENCE: On July % 1963, CONEIN received a message from DON, Commander of I Corps at the time, to met with him in the Caravelle Hotel for a public meeting and the hotel was”
“DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: DIEM 7/63 DIEM • GEN.MINH NGO DINH NHU 3 -81a H ' - OCCURRENCE: €% 9AEG Ona of 6031/cosed -r-iA 100 a the decision to 3 00?.2, 1 .Dj m.mo To majority mjarddy of the officers, inh, 31200 president Tien to have honcr.l/e 3 132 Solti V.”
“NY 50955 ERRSONS/FN!TIES: DATES : LODGE • CATEGORIES: HARKINS BUNDY DocId: 32423615 Oct 24, 1963 DIEM CONEIN NHU OCCURHENCE : D /isX/I TIL 33 I In an eyes only cable from CIA to Saigon for LODGE and HARKENS, from BUNDY the following message appears: " ...there may be ”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: o BUNDY COLBY Co in JOHNSON KILPATRICK 10/8/63 DIEMZ SPECIAL GROUP S MCCONE n H OCCURRENCE: co On October 8, 1963 at a special group meeting the DCI expressed concern that there N IPs was a lack of intelligence coverage during the period w”
“13-00000 •0 SEUKET 5 May 1964 McCone sets forth position on "The Invisible Government." 5 May 1964 McCone attends meeting with President Johnson on Cuba and Laos; remains for Tuesday lunch meeting with the President, McNamara, Taylor. and Bundy. 6 May 1964 McCone a”
“* 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 Generals ECoup", it was noted that a meeting with CON”
“NW PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: DON, GENERAL LODGE, AMBASSADOR DIEM • CONEIN Oct. 28, 1963 a M OCCURRENCE: She October 28, 1963 entry in the Saigon stations "History of the Vietnamese Generals Coup" notes that: General DON asked LODGE if CONEIN was speaking for the Amb”
“ionoUNS/ENTITIES : i DATES: CATEGORIES ; SLODGE, Henry Cabot DIEM V WHIG a 26 August 1963 rm L . © 1 ) 01 3) OCCURRENCE: 9 9 15 / / pf 4 1 1 — * 100/09LAkm7 L a r ( On August 26, 1963, AMBASSADOR LODGE presented his credentials to SOUTH VIETNAMESE PRESIDENT W NGO D”
“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 have their ow”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: MCCONE NHU KENNEDY, JOHN F. Oct.25, 1963 V DIEM V "LODGE DIEM • HYYYYDMLE: "OCCURRENCE? N MHrSY D - gin an October 25, 1963 Presidential meeting on Vietnam, with the only participant from NCIA being MCCONE, MCCONE’s notes show that the Pres”
“TDTJVNO/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET 2 November 1963 DIEM mo SEB MINH NHUNG OCCURRENCE : CONEIN stated that around 6:30 or 6:40 on November 2, 1963, DIEM talked to MINH for the first time. DIEM asked MINH for full honors and MINH replied that he could not gua”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: HARRIMAN, Averell KENNEDY, John F. 24-25 August HILSMAN, Roger TAYLOR, Maxwell 1963 DIEM V McCONE, John (Mil. ass't to McNAMARA, Robert RUSK, Dean OCCURRENCE: Pres.) GILPATRIC, Roswell 6A60 551847 (CARD 1 or 4y B +i & 1 1A_ The I.G. RE”
“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, 1963, HELMS and COLBY provide the fol- owing summary: N TASK stressed the immediat”
“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 August 26, 1963, HELMS’ record of a Presidential Meeting on V”
“FE0N0/08 DIEMY Oct. 10, *63 ! R.MBASSADOR LODGE SEN. MINH GEN. DON C0 >uu[Sir DocId: 32423615 Page 93 OCCURRENCE: M $1411 r 3adox 3.0 30 5 to %3 Ar eabast i/i.Di General nil or Ceneral Ira, out 3.X CoJSACG- 2R1G31 13032 EDea or cns Gonm.13 initiate? Cojli *0000 a”
“NW 50955 402 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: CONEIN DON Oct. 24, ‘63 DIEM® DocId: 32423615 Page 101 4 R OCCURRENCE : 001038 and Don met at 1830 hours; i (a) Don did not X’0 1vJ s‘) 3 J 1 ron _53 330310 cCmazttee to tura 00193 kge 00l1t108i plan; (u) Don had been”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: NW 50955 DATES: CATEGORIES: Diem 14 August 1963 Diem • 19 0 ER >20V DocId: 32423615 OCCURRENCE: 3 Willed 19N 87-07/ 18 In the Current Intelligence Memorandum (OCI 2339/63): "Coup Rumors in South Vietnam" the following quotation appeared: 11 - . the coup”
“$ 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 COMMITTEE meeting on Vietnam on August 29,”
“DATES: CATEGORIES: PERSONS/ENTITIES: 50955 GENERAL MINH KHIEM September 1963 DIEM LODGE, tlAny CABOT DocId: 32423615 DON, GENERAL CONEIN___________ __________________________ ____________——-------- 1 . OCCURRENCE: "During the month of September, there was still more talk”
“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 planning the coup and to monitor those people who were planning the co”
“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 Attorney General ROBERT F. KENNEDY had with him ”
“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 both President Diem and Counseller Nhu that he was their savior and reques”
“7 PERSONS/ENTITIES: Nhnun DATES: CATEGORIES: McCone Coloy Hillsman Kennedy, John F. Tung DIEM Lodge Diem 11 Sept 63 1€9€ is NNT ay,, ( N OCCURRENCE: In a Presidential meeting on Vietnam with the CIA participants •YYVKTLNYBH being McCone and Colby the record by Colby refle”
“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 them that the agency”
“-64- secondhand from people and this tended to isolate him more. Since his main intelli- A gence officer was his brother. [Ngo Dinh] Nhu, . A who was an ambitious person,too. I felt that it was a poor arrangement'on the Vietnamese 9 I personally urged Diem at the time”
“Regime OCCURRENCE: Mat On 8 September 1963, the CIA IG report reflects in a conn-ent that the U.S. government publicly confirmed on Oct. 8, 1963 that aid had already been cut • uUL. U quitely and over a period of some months. Bill Colby, Jock Anderson and Dave Smith told us ”
“-5- In a cable on August 25, CIA Chief of Station John Richardson reported the result of a conference among himself, Lodge, True- heart. General Harkins (Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) and General Weede (Chief of Staff, MACV). They accepted Deptel ”
“# 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 capsion; rd that securdty would 85 20211.8 d Dordach to ane AbAgsiox an03 ot”
“-5- In a cable on August 25, CIA Chief of Station|John Richardson reported the result of a conference among himself, Lodge, True- heart, General Harkins (Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) and General Weede (Chief of Staff, MACV). They accepted Deptel 24”
“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 following message appears on August 25, 1963: N TREE ”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: LODGE BUNDY 30 Oct 1963 DIEM 1/ OCCURRENCES On October 30, 1963 in a CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG 2094) the following cable from LODGE (in its entirety) occurred: "Thanks for your sagacious instruction. Will carry out to best of my ability." ”
“PERSONS/ENTITIES : DATES : CATEGORIES: GEN. DON GEN. DO CAO TRI 11/1/63 2goRDDIMM, NGUYEN KHANH ai 3L 71-^ 1:4 21_ M OCCURRENCE : 709d 67 5, • Several days before the coup was to base place, Cuneral 8QN‘T. Don coorfinated the final pion with Semerala Lo Car ‘xi and Ngay e”
“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 themselves and that there had been local press releases made by MADAME NHU that”