“(21 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN CONFIDENTIAL (When Filled In) TDCS -3/544,531 PAGE 21850 4 7. APPRAISAL: IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT NHU MADE THE STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 3 AND THAT INSTRUCTIONS WERE ISSUED AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH 2. I”
“1U - V Bundy L TELEGRAM FORMATION REPORTTELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Detente of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Villnam Title 18, U.S.C Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or rev”
“IS BELIEVED TO REFLECT ACCURATELY HIS VIEWS WHICH ARE FELT TO BE REASONABLY OBJECTIVE AS WELL AS SINCERE..: 1. SUMMARY. VIETNAMESE CONSUL GENERAL TRAN KIM PHUONG CONSIDERS THAT THE COMBINATION OF THREE UNWISE POLITICAL ACTS IN THE PAST MONTH MAY ULTIMATELY PROVE FATAL TO T”
“Jaudy Wit INFORMATION REPORT11/3are y t. = ■ WVNN CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Hillsmion asked that This be Called This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Lows, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs.‘ 793 a”
“PT ‘N4 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN SECRET : (When Filled In) NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY TDCS D-3/657,031 3131 ■ PAGE 4 (FIELD COMMENT.. SEE FVS 9712 (Tpcs-3/560,375 ) FOR. THAO’S STATEMENT T THAT NHU HAD GIVEN LARGE SUMS OF MON”
“NGUYEN NGOC THO TOLD HIM THAT AT A MEETING OF CABINET OFFICERS IN EARLY OCTOBER IT WAS DECIDED TO RECOMMEND TO PRESIDENT DIEM THAT NGO DINH NHU BE APPOINTED PRIME MINISTER.. CUONG SAID THAT THIS PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD BE VOTED BY THE”
“• : CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL/BACKGROUND USE IN 43629 SECRET ONLY TDCSB-3/651,039 PAGE 5 (When Filed In)s ON 8 AUGUST THAT WHILE HE CONS IDERS FRENCH POLICY BOTH IN PARIS . AND IN SAIGON TO HAVE AS ITS. OBJECTIVE THE NEUTRALIZATION O”
“13 CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 39851 CONFIDENTIAL (WHEN FILLED IN) NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS-3/562,014 PAGE2 DISCUSS THE STATUS OF NGO DINH NHU IN THE GOVERNMENT. THO SAID THAT THE CABINET DECIDED TO RECOMMEND TO PRESIDENT DIEM THAT NHU BE APPOINTED PRIME MINI”
“NHU AND HIS WIFE MUST BE ELIMINATED; WITHOUT THEM, IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO RE-ORIENT DIEM.. 3. THE STRATEGIC HAMLET PROGRAM IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE, ALTHOUGH THE AMERICANS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM ARE EITHER CONFUERTINL CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO FOR”
“5 CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN26062 loves Plueb y NO FOREIGN DISSEM/X CONFIDENTIAL th 4,- 4 . NO DISSENT ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY .<, L. - t‘A • . : ,9 % Lw. / . A • 7... - W110 t-" -ufri-m • TDCS DB-3/656,842 PACE 2 :THAO SA I D THAT-NHU’ S PLANS TO.DEA”
“CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 89614 CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/541,020 PAG’ TWO, % THE TWO REPRESENTATIVES INDICATED THAT, IF AMERICAN AID IS NOT FORTHCOMING, OTHER SOURCES WILL BE CONTACTED. IF THE AMERICANS HELP THE NATIONALIST CAUSE OF THE OPPOS”
“% 1 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET IN 41548 (When Filled In) NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/547,646 PAGE 3 INTELLECTUALS PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM NORTH VIETNAM. THOSE WHO. . DID NOT LIKE HIM AT LEAST TRUSTED HIS FAIRNESS AND BASIC EMPATHY WHEREAS THEY NEITHER TRU”
“REPORTEDLY DID LEAVE SAIGON AND HUE TO AVOID ARREST DURING THE PERIOD OF. THE GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN. 9. A REPORT FROM A VIETNAMESE TRADE UNION OFFICIAL PROVIDES ADDITIONAL- 450 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE NHU-MANELI MEETING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER AND ON. THE. GENERAL SUBJECT OF ”
“CAPABILITY ARE DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE. 1, THE MOVE TO OUST THE NGO FAMILY FROM POWER WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING 22 SEPTEMBER 1963, ACCORDING TO NGUYEN HUU DUONG, GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY IN THE SAIGON MUNICIPAL COURTS AND MEMBER OF THE TRAN KIM TUYEN COUP GROUP, DUONG S”
“ASSIST IN PLANNING FOR THE REOCCUPATION OF NORTH VIETNAM. THE PLANNING WOULD PROGRESS THROUGH MANY STAGES, BUT THE THREE ASSISTANTS WERE FIRST TO DRAFT A QUESTIONNAIRE THAT WAS TO BE FILLED OUT BY SELECTED PEOPLE IN SOUTH VIETNAM. IN ADDITION TO THIS FORM, PEOPLE WHO FORMERL”
“H CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET "41548 (When Filled In) NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/547,646 PAGE 2 WERE KILLED BY THE CIVIL GUARD. EACH OF THESE SEPARATE ACTS HAS SERVED TO WEAKEN THE MOTIVATION OF DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF VIETNAMESE AND TO FURTHER NARROW 9 ”
“CLASSIFICATION-DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 21850 Gunnunwil-t ughDISSEM TDCS -3/544,531 PAGE 3 APRIL 1963, VNAF COMMANDER COLONEL HUYNH HUU HIEN SAID THAT NHU HAD INSTRUCTED HIGH-RANKING GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) OFFICIALS AT A 5 APRIL MEETING TO PREPARE FOR A COMPLETE WIT”
“FINANCE, AGREED THAT THE VNAF WOULD BE UNABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS WITHOUT AMERICAN SUPPORT AND, THAT, IN FACT, ANY WITHDRAWAL OF AMERICAN SUPPORT WOULD RESULT IN COLLAPSE OF THE REGIME. 6. FIELD DISSEM. STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV MAAG USOM US.IS 9TH FIELD STA 2ND AIR DIVCI”
“00 CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN80437 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/553,724 tt 6as.c BASE TWO. dit ---------- rose *O7ms ra-1 1T *,.. ,r4: he: ; - A ..-. wh WANTED TO DISCUSS ITS POSITION IN REGARD TO THE BUDDHIST SITUATION AND TO 3 . 6-3-”
“‘r 449 14 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO GISSEM ABROAD TDCS be-3/657,031 "31379 (When Filled In) BACKGROUND USE ONLY PAGE 6 LANG. HAS CONTACTED ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCEPT NGHIA, CHAU AND HOA, HE HAS SENT A CATHOLIC PRIEST TO PARIS TO C”
“CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL TDCS -3/560,871 IN 32958 (WHEN FILLED IN)' NO FOREIGN DISSEM PAGE 2 YOUNGER NUN. 3. JUST PRIOR TO THE SUICIDE, THE COMPANION PLANNED TO DELIVER A COPY OF THE LETTER TO THE U..S. EMBASSY? FOR AMBASSADOR LODGE AND TO S”
“♦ CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 24185 CONFIDENTIAL (WHEN FILLED IN) NO FOREIGN DISSEM NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY TDCS oe-3/656,771 PAGE 2. BRIGADIER GENERAL NGUYEN KHANH, COMMANDING GENERAL, II CORPS WOULD MOVE ON HUE AT THE SAME TIME THAT THAO LA”
“THE GVN'S INCREASING PRO-CATHOLIC BENT WILL BE HARMFUL TO.THE CHURCH AS WELL AS TO THE REGIME. CERTAINLY THE STUPID SUPPRESSION OF BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS FLAGS AT HUE ON 8 MAY (ON PRETEXT THAT THEY MIGHT BE CONSTRUED AS CONNECTED TO VC COMMEMORATION OF THE DIEN BIEN PHU VICTORY) ”
“AMBASSADOR TO SEVERAL AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND:CURRENTLY THE GOVERNMNT OF VITNAM (GUN) OBSERVER AT THE UNITED NATIONS (UN), AD DECIDED TO COMMIT SUICIDE, PROBABLY ON 5 OCTOBER. THREAtWAS TIMED FOR IMPACT ON THE UN BUTAWAS NOT TO BE BY BURNING. 2, DIEU HUE HAD PREPARED A LETTER ”
“"Outlaw Napalm" "Rescind The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" "Stop US Empire Building in Asia." At approximately 12:05 p.m. Nikki Bridges, San Francisco CONFIDENTIAL COPIES DFTRovs GROUP I Excluded from automatic 27. MAY 18 1971 Downgrading and Declassification This document c”
“CLASSIFICATION-DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/528,813 PAGE . TWO REARMED POPULACE, WHICH WOULD CARRY THE BATTLE FORWARD INTO LAOS, CAMBODIA, AND NORTH VIETNAM. FVS-7934, TDCS-3/522,275, REPORTED THAT NHU, COMMENTING ON HIS 17 AUGU”
“1 14 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN SECRET TDCSDB-3/657,031 31 379 (When Filled In) NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY PAGE 5 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS AS MEMBERS OF A SHADOW CABINET:' A. GENERAL KHIEM, MINISTER OF SECURITY B. VO VAN HIEN, ”
“EARLY COUP. THEIR TACTIC IS LIKELY TO BE ONE OF SEEKING TO. ENMESH THE GENERALS IN TIME-CONSUMING: NEGOTIATIONS RELATED TO THE PROSPECTIVE : REVAMPING OF THE GOVERNMENT wrrHA VIEW’ TOWARD GAINING TIME IN WHICH TO MONITOR AND BREAK UP ANY COUP COMBINATION WHICH " MAY BE DEVELO”
“BY THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT, PRESENTED A PROPOSAL FROM HIS GROUP TO THE UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN PHNOM PENH ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT WITH A COVER THOILWOR : HER TO AMBASSADOR = TRIMBLE. THIS PROPOSAL SIGNED BY THEIR LEADER COLONEL NGUYEN CHAN THAT AND OTHER OFFICERS IN THE G”
“TVCL FVBTIFK I JHE KBOBVOVMDW LTEF0 10 08A1002FA : QE.7. (FIELD COMMENT • NGO DINH NAU, BROTHER AND POL IT ICAL urpeuip wren rowweytEn TVK MW2 2n6MI2rD ye LHE EVITOBE ADVISOROE PRESIDENT NGOLD.LNH. DIEM, TOLD AN AMERICAN OBSERVER DINH DIEM, OBSERVER 4 ASIFICATION DISSEMINATIO”
“TOLDA AMERT CAN. AMBASSADOR LODGE AND THAT LODGE fb *26- Adoli vaifw, dereg cc Neuse Betath . HAD SUBSEQUENTLY /NFORMED THAO . - :NHU CALMED DOWN AND LATER <I N THE’SA Eh the -.e he -0 -ev60 v/o ye on: PC INTERVIEW ADMITTED THAT HE HAD BEEN "CONSIDERING DEAL ING WITH € THE G”
“CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROADi N 82003 TDCSDB-3/655,605 1 ESE 1 JV BACKGROUND USE ONLY 8 e n THE "7BP PAGE 4 AN I* t1.H2 9.0 CCMlHeRE) ■ ;- INSURGENTS. THE WINNING OF THE WAR AGAINST THE VC IS NOT SIMPLY A Ml L ITARY:”
“AUTHORITY . SUPPOSEDLY BECAUSE OF A SILLY WOMEN’S TIFF BETWEEN MADAME NHU AND MADAME TUYEN. ANY OBJECTIVE GVN OFFICIAL MIGHT QUESTION THE FRIVOLITY, INGRATITUDE AND LACK OF PERSPECTIVE OF A REGIME THAT ACTS THUS. 3. FURTHERMORE TUYEN WAS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING GVN OFFICIAL”
“PART OF THE COUNTRY. VIET THOUGHT THAT LUC WOULD INSTRUCT THE TXPT CENTRAL COMMITTEE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM TO TAKE NO ACTION AT THIS TIME, AND THAT LUC'S ADVICE WOULD BE ACCEPTED. 4. FIELD DISSEM. STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV USOM MAAG USIS CINCPAC PACFLT PACAF ARPAC 9TH FIELD ST”
“THEONHUS WANT EP TO DO WAS TO SAVE THEMSELVES. (SOURCE COMMENT. ADD OR THEKNHUTCE CVDICW : CSMEBVI§EM kHVWHY :cowwiyh?: -CHT LDREN HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTOCoA/aiKNDOCERE"UNpE SAIGON R- HEAVY GUARD BEICVDlEK GEMEBVE MORAEM AV Fy e CCHAiDEL CVBTIVO VBEVT VOID THE NHUS ALSO HAV”
“( CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 33775 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD TDCS DB-3/657,133 BACKGROUND USE ONLY/CONTROLLED DISSEM PAGE FIVE ACCORDING TO THE FRENCH, LEAKED IT TO JOSEPH ALSOP, THUS BETRAYING THE CONFIDENTIAL FRENCH CONVER”
“NCK-d‘887 + phi 6-124 TELEGRAM NHORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY J. Vietnam This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws Title IB U.S.C Sees. ■ 793 and 794, the transmissi”
“13 60. ^Wi 1 3 % *-89 y ctes CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS yre-xintao Cams: TOCS 00:3/655,517 78592 uongort lSS 7. (When Filled In) - ‘: 00*FR2iSM LiJC PAGE 3----- 7 -1nitcriAbonAm44:— NO DISSENT ABROAD USE - MAJOR DECISIONS AND A PLAN, NHU SAID THAT HE AND HIS ”
“C CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD f IN. 33775 BACKGROUND USE ONLY/CONTROLLED TOCS DB-3/657,133 : ■ DISSEM PAGE TWO . • THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY ENJOY FIRM LEADERSHIP • AT THE TOP OF THE ICEBERG OF WHICH' WE”
“WHICH TOUCHED THE POPULATION ITSELF. THE STRATEGIC HAMLET WOULD ALSO, ACCORDING TO NHU, AFFORD A BASIS FOR THE BUILDING OF INSTITUTIONS IN VIETNAM TO GIVE ADDITIONAL STABILITY, .E.G., COOPERATIVES, MEDICAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, WOMENS’ MOVEMENTS, YOUTH MOVEMENTS,ETC. 3. NHU S”
“MEMBER (F) OF THE CHINESE NATIONALIST DIPLOMATIC ESTABLISHMENT IN.SAIGON. APPR. IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS OCCURRED BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS AND POSSIBLY TRUE THAT THE SUBJECTS INDICATED WERE COVERED. : 1. DURING THE VISIT OF NATIONALIST CHINA'S (CHINAT) VIC”
“OERSIDIO Lg- €x-wo NL-o2-32cIVeB 600 8TELEGRAM IN FORMATION REPORT TELEGJMA1 -S-gHAH CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This- material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of’the Espionage Laws Title 8 U.S.C Secs.: .793 and 794”
“PROBABLY NOT INITIATE ANY ACTION. GNEVERTHELESS, THE POSSIBILITY OF HIS MOUNTING A COUP D’ETAT CANNOT BE COMPLETELY _ DISCOUNTED SINCE AN INDIVIDUAL CONNECTED WITH THE TRAN KIM TUYEN COUP GROUP HAS. SAID THAT KHANH MIGHT TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE DIEM GOVERNMENT, AND SINCE KHANH’”
“( 14 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN SECRET TDCS DP-3/657,031 • 31379 (When Filled.In) NO FOREIGN DISSEMA/NO DISSEAM ADROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY PAGE 3 D. KHIEM AND OTHER GENERALS DID NOT WISH TO ATTEMPT A COUP. UNTIL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE UNITED STATES WOUL”
“3 5. TA. - :- -i %. ‘ CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN. 260,62 CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN: NO DISSEM ABROAD TDCS DB-3/656,842 3‘ ((WHEN FILLED IN)- CKERO ONLY PAGET COMMENT. THAO DID NOT STATE THE SOURCE OF HTS INFORMATION CONCERNING. :NHU’S PLANS. ) ACCORDING T”
“1 (l’o) .57 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCSoB-3/655,558 IN 803^6 -(When Filled In) Py: o-n. vryr. X 7- aeVH*926, ve BACKGROUND, USE ONLY 7232 PAGE 7 "age • 2.says REGIME BEHIND VICE PRE SIDENT NGUYEN NGOC THO. (FIELD COMMENT FVS- ”
“POSITON NOT ONLY ON THE BUDDHIST ISSUE BUT ALSO ON THE ENTIRE QUESTION OF AMERICAN PRESENCE AND POLICY IN SOUTH VIETNAM. GREGORY SAID THAT MADAME NGO DINH NHU HAD ASKED HIM TO PREPARE THE PAPER AND, IN FACT, HE LIVED IN THE NHU VILLA IN DALAT WHILE HE WORKED ON IT. 2, GREGOR”
“CLASSIFICATION-DISSEMINATION CONTROLS . IN TDCS -3/544,961 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM PAGE TWO 2. VC COUNTERPROPAGANDA PERSONNEL OF THE SAIGON-CHOLON-GIA DINH SPECIAL ZONE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO SUSPEND ALL ACTIVITY AND AWAIT TRANSFER ORDERS. THEY UNDERSTAND ”
“7 OCTOBER BY SPECIAL POLICE.) THE STUDENTS ALSO TOLD BACK (AND BACH SAID THAT HE HAD CONFIRMATION FROM OTHER UNIDENTIFIED SOURCES) THAT NGO DINH NHU, MINISTER OF CIVIC ACTION NGO TRONG HIEU, AND COMMANDER”
“CLASSIFICATION -DISSEMINATION CONTROLS —F:. sed 30 -S-E-OR-K-f 3-3.NOFORN/CONFINUED CONTRoL/ifoDISSEM V35 GWP. 780812NMD: NX are TDCSDB-3/650,938 ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY uhx contser PAGE FOUR. OESWETT Will Enn ARVA ABECrd AGoNut-Dud VRExspe’th. A Bids. 4012D Wbwitos IS ”