“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”
“J"A1lC VI o’: NT1) 12 TELEGRAM NI ORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY S. Vietnam This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within: the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 10. U.S.C Sect 793 and 794. the transmissi”
“U3/I IYK’V* 19 b ‘v‘l‘ D 0 TELEGRAM NFORMATION RE PORT TELEGRAM . CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Tutt - No - This material contains . Information affecting the National Defense, of the.United States within the. meaning of The Espionage Laws. Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. ' • 793 and 79”
“("No? 29 CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS "18750 CONFIDENT Bag Lt-dat, • *IRSZLZ075 Va. 20 “€ (When Filled In) •6 de NOFORN/CONTINUED CONTRO TDCS -3/500,097 w. - - PAGE ©17A (9> P#hav MX 4192*227*- -.PCT:MA1482C tif AYCOUP WITH THE SUPPORT OF MILITARY ELEMEN”
“HALF OF JUNE 1962 MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED.. UNARMED' V IETNAMESE COMMUNI STS (VC) ENTERED THE SAIT GON AREA AND. WERE LIVING IN THE HOMES OF FELLOW VC IN THE FOURTH AND EIGHT DISTRICTS OF SAIGON. (FI ELD COMMENT . THE ULT IMATE SOURCE' OF THIS INFORMAT I ON MAY BE THE 'SAME”
“! 5 . _ CLASSIFICATION-DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL IN U1761 W FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS-3/547,672 PAGE 3 AND , At THE SAME TIME, THEY WOULD BE MOUNTING A COUP AGAINST THE REGIME IN SAIGON, WHICH WOULD TAKE PLACE NO LATER THAN THREE DAYS AFTER THE ONE IN CENTRAL VIE”
“esnntow a nteesymea veaceerols vessvien cecorumme Aeye MMEVDNNOFV VSDEV LONG DID NOT IDENTIFY THE ORIGINATOR or THE MESSAGE.") BE HEADQUARTERS GHA-RHPld COMMENT. .4*. 493 COVYy, vePOf—-? M.VCE F . i Aram” RnTGOm CI WoRQAd Tess) - .1:..----porpNTATL mTHCS-3/518,127 REPORTED ”
“( 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-”
“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 ”
“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 ”
“AN INTELLIGENCE NET REPORTING DIRECTLY, TO THE DEPUTY. MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. BundySy 1. SET FORTH BELOW IS A TRANSLATION OF AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRESENT SITUATION :IN SOUTH VIETNAM (SVN) AS VIEWED BY.THE VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS (VC). THE AUTHOR OF THE ANALYSIS, WHICH W”
“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. - -”
“WITH SrgM * 14€ AC I1H LHE INVO 2940 LHVs DISK M/2 VMGZBED VMD DE MDED THE COMMUNISTS." S " THAO CLAIMED THAT NHU WAS PLANNING MAJOR TEVHJHF ESOEFE DFEr IKED AIn gecingE IMER BEFIEAED UM1 win Mve. CHANGES TO MAKE THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE - ECONOMY MORE SIMILAR TO -: tr WFHT15D”
“7 TELEGRAM NFORMATION REPC RT size RET AN OR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY t. This material contains information affecting the National Dofenso of the United States within .the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18,U.S.C. .Sacs. it Ju 792 and 794, the transmission or revel”
“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”
“--- vriv- --VN 10 ■ VERSION wy^-pp . - Y01 TELE GRAM IN FORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of. the. United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C Sect. 793 and 794”
“24Ah rdypi-e IZALC 0 - N56-8-3a9.0 TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY : :.793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unaothorized person is prohibited by law. Z Vietnam • This material contains information affecting”
“5.4A t no A VIA 0 Vl" My? 15 MK.01177 1-2-2/009 ( TELEGRAM NFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL Intelligence AGENCY Tinik 70 This material contains information effecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage 7Y3 end 794. the transmissi”
“9 5 CLASSIFICATION-DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 41761 CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS-3/547,672 PAGE - 2 THE VNQDD STRONGHOLD. THE TXPT, ALTHOUGH COMPOSED ENTIRELY OF FORMER VNQDD MEMBERS, WAS ESTABLISHED ESSENTIALLY AS A BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION AND HAS BEEN LEGALLY ENGA”
“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”
“THAT THE INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED MIGHT EVOLVE- 1TAOrAmp HS OTO MOL EXLTYTA LHE Bv3ld O ETO COMIECINLE’ ..- A PLAN FOR: A FUTURE. COUP: AGAINST THE DIEM: REGIME. . SEE. FIELD APPRAISAL IN ,ng TmlorARD° esiwn COM TECIGEED MOn WOKE JHVM IMO VBAM BHLDVTIOM2 HEBS PARAS. TO THROUGH 14”
“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”
“•5 ‘‘-- "I 7 . ST 1 00 ELEGRAM ORMATION REP RT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY,, The sending G Taylor :This material contains, information effectingthe National-iDefense of the United States within the meaning Fof the Espionage “Laws, Title 18, • U.S.C. Secs. 793: and 7”
“THAT THE FRENCH MIGHT ALSO Mrim* TA rzoneu T+‘ BE INVOLVED. CHAU CONJECTURED THAT NOT MORE THAN TWO ARVN BATTALIONS WERE y are Eoi v ENTOROG cons VeVIMer LBE DIRX MEGTHE" axe NEErD VEBSYTat IM .INVOLVED. HE DID NOT EXPLAIN THE BASIS OF HIS CONJECTURE. f DIPErtHWORD RTTCE TJI”
“IVEN14Z” DOUJNU K DED TELEGRAM NOR MA T ION REP RT TELEGRAM ------- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Wil M. Bundy 1/This material contains information affecting the -National Defense5-ofj:the United -States within;the meaning“of the-,Espionage9Lawip Tille-10,/ 0.5.C:‘Sec I 9*793 ”
“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”
“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”
“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”
“‘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”
“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”
“San tired id Race dis 04 TELEGRAM Q INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS V Bendy This material cont”
“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’”
“-S44h dYd RA09 C Nix-82-503/9 TELEGRAM I NORMATION REPoRT TELEGRAM CENTRAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY- This material, contains inforn information: effecting -the National Defonse fof the United Statestwithin “the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Titte (6, U.S.C. Sees. 793gand:794sth”
“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”
“COMMANDERS POS SIBLY TOOK PLACE AS REPORTED. LANG PROBABLY HOLDS THE VIEWS CITED.• 1. SUMMARY. ON 30 SEPTEMBER 1963 HUYNH VAN LANG, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT SAIGON UNIVERSITY SAID THAT: LIEUTENANT GENERAL L’E VAN TY, CHIEF, JOINT GENERAL STAFF (JGS), HAD REINFORCED THE GENE”
“VERSION 6 CX-C1335 TELEGRAM NFORMAT ION REPORT TELEGRAM - CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.' V ritnam This material contains information affecting the National Defe”
“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”
“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”
“3) CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS *10297 CONFIDENTIAL (When Puled In) NO FOREIGN DISSEZA TDCS-3/520,365 PAGE 12 Bq TO. BE USED FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. 4. FORTY VC GUERRILLAS BETWEEN 14 AND 16 YEARS OF AGE HAD COME TO SAIGON TO CONDUCT SABOTAGE AND KIDNAPPINGS OF G”
“% 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 TWO 2. THE PROGRAM AS PLANNED BY NHU HAD THREE MAIN ELEMENTS WHICH WOULD MAKE ' IT PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE FOR VIETNAM. . . : A. IT WAS FIRST OF ALL TR”
“( 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”
“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”
“55 : -- , .* CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 26062 CONFIDENTIAL**** SNprie TDCS de-3/656,842 L (WHEN FILLED IN) — ADROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY PAGE --- HAS OFFERED HI S PRIVATE AIRCRAFT TO THAO FOR SUCH A v ISIT. i | 1 :, 8 .1L dier /,/ /ly 7 VWOn A-* .7-THE V”
“SEEKING TO PROVOKE AMERICAN REAC'TJON. THE LINE THAT DIEM IS ACCEPTABLE, BUT THAT HIS FAMILY, ADMINISTRATION, AND PROGRAMS ARE NOT, IS ALSO CHARACTERISTIC OF VARIOUS OPPOSITION ELEMENTS AS WELL AS SOME SEGMENTS OF THE LEFT. THE ESTIMATE CONTAINED HEREIN ON A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS”
“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”
“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”
“1) -. & ‘g- w.e. F’t 1 CLASSIFICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS, iSECRET _‘■-res BV NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD ‘tie t’sol I: TDCSDB-3/655,605 in 82003 ! (When Filed In). 7 BACKGROUND USE ONLY " PAGE. 3 • IS LIKE 1 : A YOUNG .TREE; ■ . IT HAS FIRM ROOTS AND- I”
“THE ACTUAL TIMING OF THE COUP. 1. SUMMARY. HUYNH VAN LANG, PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT SAIGON UNIVERSITY, SAID ON 24 AUGUST 1963 THAT HIS COUP GROUP WAS GOING TO LAUNCH A COUP BEFORE 5 OCTOBER AND.PROBABLY ON 26 OR 28 SEPTEMBER BECAUSE TROOPS WILL BE IN SAIGON AT THAT TIME. .”
“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) ”
“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 ”