“CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL (When ruled In) NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/522,229 21488 PAGE 2 PROVIDE TOO MUCH WORK, MATERIAL, AND MONEY. TH IS OPPOS | TION HAS .BECOME SO STRONG THAT PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES HAVE ISSUED ORDERS FORBIDDING ADDITIONAL DE”
“1962 BUI BO, GENERAL SECRETARY, KHANH HOA PROVINCE COUNCIL, GENERAL CONFEDERATION OF VIETNAMESE LABOR (CVTC), AND MEMBER OF THE PROVINCIAL COMMITTEE, REPORTED TO CVTC HEADQUARTERS THAT KHANH HOA PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE AMERICAN POLICY OF ECONOMIC AI”
“3GA r.3-9 VIE 0017 1+ >1/15 Jy (. TELEGRAM 1 N-ORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM • CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 5PG5PRO Wife ve MNU luis-c.Secs This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning, of the Espionagel La 793 and 7”
“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”
“‘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”
“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”
“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’”
“% 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”
“♦ 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”
“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”
“OFFICE. C. KHIEM WAS CONCERNED ABOUT INCREASED VIET CONG (VC) MILITARY ACTIVITY NEAR SAIGON AND THE COUP PLOTTERS FEARED POSSIBLE VC EXPLOITATION OF AN ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT. CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKERO ND USE O”
“t CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 8961U CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/541,020 PACT? THREE UNAWARE OF ARE UNWILLING TO FACE IT, THE STRATEGIC HAMLETS ARE - HEAVILY INFILTRATED WITH VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS (VC), WHOSE PRESENCE WILL MAKE ITSELF KNOWN IN DUE ”
“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”
“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, ”
“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) ”
“C% fep IZKf ; :00 pcfr. pve! t / Ln APER: IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT THAO HAS PLANNED A COUP AND HAS SOUGHT VNAF hyn SUPBQETTASIREPORTER.HE SUBSTANCE OG THAO4SDTALKS/WKTHDTEMLAND NHUICONCERNING NHU’S CONTACTS WITH THE VIET CONG AND NHU’S PLANS FOR MAJOR CHANGES IN THE SOUTH 17”
“CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN SECRET TDCS OB-3/657,031 31379 (When Filled In) BACKGROUND USE ONLY NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD PAGE 2 SERVICE,HAS ATTEMPTED TO INFLUENCE VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE (VNAF) OFFICERS TO ATTACK GIA LONG PALACE, THE COUP PLOTTERS WE”
“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”
“CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 30145 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL TDCS -3/502, 553 PAGE FIVE 4. MINISTER OF INTERIOR BUI VAN LUONG, A SEPARATE CONVERSATION ON 13 FEBRUARY, STATED THAT NHU HAD GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS THAT THE STRATEGIC HAMLETS‘ PR”
“( 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”
“CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS. NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO, DISSEM ABROADTDCS DB-3/657,133 IN 33775 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L BACKGROUND USE ONLY/CONTROLLED DISS EM PAGE FOUR 7. ONE INDICATION OF THE REGIME'S INCREASED CONFIDENCE THAT IT HAS THE SITUATION UNDER CONTROL IS ”
“CONNECTED.) T-o VneDBt’ EOMEAEH’ VI VABOKINVHETA LHE EWNE LIME, THE MOUNT IWPSIO CE THE PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY SERVICE (SEPEs) " iERCErfieb, const-RAbroy MESSAESOR PAUGOst-onruirusuAt riqunlvcrss? :rRpFrexi-dhFYoa msekceswinhYF DECODED WERE IN VIETNAMESE ANd-FREnch AND STATED MA”
“COUP D ETAT IN CENTRAL VIETNAMIS FROM THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE CENTRAL VIETNAM THOAT XAC PHONG TRAO - (TXPT), - (SOURCE COMMENT.. TXPT DOES NOT TRANSLATE MEANINGFULLY' INTO ENGLISH. THOAT HAS THE CONNOTATION OF GOING OUT IN MIND AND SPIRIT: XAC MEANS BODY,I.E., PHYSICALLY”
“SHOCK TROOPS BUT WILL HAVE AN IMORTANT MILITARY FUNCTION DURING THE COUP. 1. LIEUTENANT COLONEL NGUYEN DINH PHAT, KIEN PHONG PROVINCE CHIEF, WILL CO* TO SAIGON AND ALSO HAVE AN IMPORTANT ROLE. CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET oTO • wnsntrve finer*. er.• ,:e ”
“I D 4 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET CT’ PN miner IN 25834 ye + - TDCSDB-3/656,830 (When Filled In) PAGE 3 oet’N Vor osy THE COUP ATTEMPT. COLONEL BUI DINH DAM, SEVENTH DIVISION COMMANDER, IS BELIEVED READY TO SUPPORT THE COUP BUT HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. C”
“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 IN 30145 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL TDCS -3/502,5 53 PAGE THREE C. THE THIRD ELEMENT, NHU SAID, WOULD BE DEMOCRATIZATION. HE DEFINED IT AS THE APPLICATION OF iL.AW AND ORDER TO RURAL LIFE. STATED THAT /AT PRESENT”
“is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE SOURCE: AGE NERAL OFFICER B )-2WH O. DITHER ATTENDED THE LME ET -I NG OR RWHO ACQUIRED THE ‘VLH7 2-****-*-*-/5140111 -he:LSwie-m- :in:•1%chitfCAW°: Jnhurimsnl**59’1dt,w-as, INFORMAT I”
“REGIME IS DESTROYING CONFIDENCE AND LOYAL MOTIVATION OF PUBLIC SERVANTS, INTELLECTUALS, PARTY SUPPORTERS, AND THE MASS OF NON-CATHOLIC PEASANTRY IN ITS MOST CRUCIAL TIME. IF THIS CONTINUES ONLY SYCOPHANTS AND XENOPHOBES WILL PREDOMINATE IN THE GVN AND ITS RELATIONS WITH ITS P”
“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”
“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”
“N CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET *41548 (When Filled In) - NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/547,646 PAGE 4 BUDDHIST VIETNAM AGAINST BOTH THE REGIME AND THE CATHOLICS. 6. FROM REPORTS REACHING HIM PHUONG FOUND IT PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT THAT WHEN CENTRAL VIETNAM ”
“44 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET nt- rerie meorz/m meerse zponan 82:5 140219722 jjwyiipw vtygeul nssywee TDCSDB-3/656,830 IN 25834 (When Filled In) PAGE 4 BACKEROND USE ONLY J. MAJOR NGUYEN VAN TU, COMMANDER OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT, FIFTH DIVISION, WILL”
“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”
“PRESIDENT NGO DINH DIEM, STATED ON 14 FEBRUARY 1962 THAT THE STRATEGIC HAMLETS’ PROGRAM WOULD BE. MORE THAN A METHOD OF AFFORDING DEFENSE FOR THE POPULATION OF VIETNAM, IT WOULD BE A BASIC STRATEGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIETNAM. HE STATEn THAT A COMMON COMPLAINT IN VIETNAM ”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“TRAN KIM TUYEN, CURRENTLY AN ADVISOR AT THE PRES- IDENCY, SA ID THAT THETRNATIONAL st, ANTI-COMMUNIST. COUP WOULD OCCUR: "SOON." HOWEY ER, AS THE VIET CONG WERE REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO INTEN- s IFY THEIR ACTIVITlES DURING THE - WEEK PRIOR TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE * 1 . 0. - -”
“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”
“SEVERAL INDICATIONS THAT THE VIET CONG (vc) INTENDED DISRUPTION AS A. COMPANION TACTIC TO THEIR PROPAGANDA CALL FOR THE BOYCOTT OF THE ELECTIONS. . NEITHER DURING THE ELECTIONS, NOR DURING THE PRECEDING BUDDHIST CRISIS, DID THE COMMUNISTS SEEM ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON THEIR IMMED”
“gi? :0 TELEGRAM K ORMATION REP RT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY - Vietnam %This material contains information affecting ethe-.Nafienal Defense of the United States, within: the-medning off- thei Espionage.Laws,: mile .8,-U.S.6 s.793 and 794, the transmission or revela”
“( CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN TDCS -3/513,760 C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L - NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL PAGE ‘ TWO ’ITS HIGH-SACRIFICE SPIRIT AND. ITS HATE-AMERICA IDEALS, WILL GET. 90 PERCENT. SUPPORT 0 FROM THE PEOPLE. ON THE MILITARY SIDE,THE US HAS’ USED ULTRA-”
“MADE SUCH STRONG, STATEMENTS AGA NST, DIEM.) SVndrdekc YONBIMS • GCvluc J.9L Lirfnt wo./ht Datureas: al Khosavt: ring.ChHSA.r. PAVITOE 0As on cam tiestn%OK 4; 464 ..€ . c- . -A ,4 ay7 2MISC1-Sv CTHE BUDDHIST: PROBLEM IS-FAR-FROM-SETTEED:o L-2: wwu71 LAAN4 - :2V4 SeVL& MVlw9”
“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”
“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”
“Chies, TeraAl xhten X13£m, ZAHA Van Alinh, CARD Bruyen Tzoc Lo, Mai nuu xcan, Le Van Xia Tran 14 Nguye Van La- Nguyen Giae Ngo, 212 R200 i211, Le Van Nghiem; Colonels Do 2£2u, Nguyea RZiong, Duong Ugo Lam; Majors Le nguyen lbadg, % O fid Linla alB d and izied junior officers”
“CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 30145 . C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTROL TDCS -3/502,553 PAGE FOUR WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS MUCH DISCONTENT AMONG THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF THE GOVERNMENT, WHICH, HE SAID, STEMMED FROM THE GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO THE JO”
“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-”
“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”