SSCIAAugust 1, 1975PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENTNAID 157-10005-10077
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RE: DIEM & ASSASSINATIONS
SSCIA · From: MILLER, BILL · To: DAWSON, RHETT · BOX 265-14 · Release: In Part
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SSCIA · From: MILLER, BILL · To: DAWSON, RHETT · BOX 265-14 · Release: In Part
SSCIA · From: DAWSON, RHETT · To: SCHWARZ, FREDERICK A.O. JR · CCBOX 437 · Release: Redact
… THE CHURCH COMMITTEE AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 07-M-132 Document Information ORIGINATOR : SSCIA FROM: DAWSON, R. ' TO: TITLE: DIEM DATE: 06/00/1975 PAGES: 157 SUBJECTS : CIA COLBY, WILLIAM . VIETNAM KENNEDY, JOHN DIEM, ASSASSINATION DOCUMENT TYPE: S …
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travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates the exercise ofsuch oversightjurisdiction. for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chap …
… ions; and covert paramilitary operations against Cuba. (3) Cuban coup planning. (4) ' Vietnam coup planning, and discussion of Diem and Nhu. (5) OPLAN 34A (covert actions against North Vietnam). (6) U.S. military strength levels in Vietnam. Apparent Equities …
… ietnam, 11 September 1963, 3 pages; NSC ExCom Meetong on Vietnam, 18 September 1963, 4 pages IV. McCone Files: Two Items: The Diem Regime, 8 October 1963, 4 pages; Special OCI Memoranda on Coup Plotting in South Vietnam, 7 October 1963. ADMINISTRATIVE -INT …
… ns, and for partial must be received on or before March 10, recognizes that many agencies have hospitalization services, the per diem 1995. already begun to organize and review charge is as follows, with a minimum ADDRESSES: Comments should be records responsive …
… of the Rockefeller Commission. See id. at 2. The Church Committee investigated murder plots against Lumumba, Castro, Trujillo, Diem, and Schneider. See id. at 4-5. With regard to Castro, it concluded that "United States Government personnel plotted to kill Ca …
… October 1963 McCone develops position paper for meeting • with President Kennedy on coup plotting in Vietnam. 1 November 1963 Diem government overthrown by Vietnamese / generals. 18 SECRET
… line from M. J. King, 18 Mar 60, sub: Branch 4 Financial Support. S. Memo for Ed Stanulis from.Mike King, 22 Mar 60, sub: Per Diem for Domestic Base. S. 59. MR - No. 2 [no author], 25 Mar 60, sub: JMARC. S. 60. MR - No. 3 [no author], 31 Mar 60. S. 61. …
… d, there were periods of time when the C-46's and C-47's cargo carriers were very busy on either CIA contracts, the Korean War, Diem Bien Phu, and other paramilitary aspects. There would be periods in between these activities when there was nothing for the air …
… tive Coup of August 1963 On May S, 1963, South Vietnamese troops in the City of Hue fired on Buddhists protesting against the Diem Government, killing nine and wounding fourteen. This incident triggered a nationwide Buddhist protest and a sharp loss of popu …
… or stopping every such threat of which we might receive even partial know ledge. We certainly would not favor assassination of Diem. We believe
forced, into an army vehicle (Cable, Saigon to State, No. 888). Minh originally told Conein that Diem and Nhu had committed suicide, but Conein doubted that Catholics would have taken their own lives in a church (Conein, p. 56). …
… ot. 20 Mr. Schwarz. I have nothing further on Castro. 21 The Chairman. Is there more? 22 Mr. Schwarz. Well, on Trujillo and Diem, with respect to. 23 Diem -- © 24 Mr. Smothers. Well, if you're going on to something else,: 25 there are a couple of thin …
was a similar talegram sent just before Diem was . assassinated now these are entirely different matter! and ajo Forst *1* 1,% € 22 23 1 I appreciate that but it alwa …
TOP SECRET Phone (A rea 202) 544-6000 56 1 Mr. Sarno. Never. 2 Mr. Wides. No discussion in those reports 5 Mr. Sarno. Never once did they write up about Puerto .4 Rican political affairs. I never once saw a report. 5 Mr. Wides. See diemls. Did -you
… D JC 8 Dec 93 EBES JFK • PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: Maxwell Taylor Special Group Aug- 27 Sept 62 MOONGOOSEmented Diem, OCCURRENCE: Taylor states that the Special Group and the Sepcial Group Augmented considered a proposal by CIA for covert act …
… s not involved and has no information regarding anv request from the White House for files relating to the coup in which Premier Diem was overthrown in Vietnam, or regarding the Bay of Pios operation in Cuba. The CIA personnel who would have been involved in su …
indicate the been tormented by more than vigorously, told us that "no Diem escaped through a tun idea was too wild to discuss. natural grief? He certainly plot was authorized or imple nel but was caugh …
… over In that country. 6. U, S, POLICY IN MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA a. Noted that efforts should be made to reassure Sarit and Diem • 1 that we are not abandoning Southeast Asia. b. Noted the President's view that Sarit could be told that we are considering …
… al income tax return reflects a trip of 73 days. The July 1960 through June 1961 cover accounting shows expenses of 73 days per diem $1,460.00 less a home office (CIA) advance of $147.29 $1,312.71 as offset against income. E ' A travel voucher for April-July …
per diem. d. We made a specific analysis of Mr. Hunt’s advance account for the period he was under non-official cover (July '65-Sept ’6 …
… e. Now where. ... . Hmm, there was some, and I can't remember just - where it was coming from. This was one of the things that Diem asked me when I saw him. He asked me if he should ask for U.S. troops, and I said, "Do you need them?" He said, I asked you a …
-66- - werl. 0 =/ P been months, so I back to Diem, and I jumped. him I said. You've got a vice-president who you've made responsible for all the economic development of the …
early this fall. It is said that some of tho diemissed naval officers were assigned to the merchant marine, and my men and I know a few instances. It is even true that - Army officers with no naval experience are being appointed to high naval posi tions.
… n was changed because of an interview on 12/10/58, which SAS EDWARD F. GAMBER and JOHN G. WILLIS had, with SAMUEL ADASON JAFFE, diem, who is employed as a news reporter by the, Columbia Broadcasting System, NYC, and is assigned to cover the UN. JAFFE’s identit …
… om limited budgets to train enlisted men who will remain in service only a brief time. Another significant deterrent is the per diem rates required by law to be paid by some countries t@ service personnel sent outside their homeland. In Argentina, Brazil, Colo …
… b Unger ~60 18 May DCI, Wm. Hearst, Ji.—Lunch--M/R to be prepared by Warner or Chretien Sov Policy & Mil posture; Sino-Sov Rift; Diem coup; Meand to E R to destroy MBeand dictr - 1-28-72 Conniff, Considine, Kaplan, Warner, SEA; Cuba; Bay of Pigs; Sov Economy …
… of local officials deemed in for an international conference. competent, corrupt or close to Saigon’s military rulers last the Diem regime, and on the rise week closed down a newspaper in Viet Cong activity. There which was expressing interest in are signs th …
d. This Communist effort is aimed at discrediting the post-Diem regime before the new leadership is able to get its feet on the ground and capture the loyalty and respect of people in the p …
… base of power. He is a man to watch. h. The new regime has also embarked on a purge of high military officers who sided with Diem during the Buddhist crisis and failed to get on the right side soon enough. (INTERCEPTS); 2. Venezuela a. The death toll from …
… base of power. Be is a man to watch. h. The new regime has also embarked on a purge of high military officers who sided with Diem during the Buddhist crisis and failed to get on the right side soon enough. (INTERCEPTS^ 2. Venezuela a. The death toll from …
… , in your best judgment, does not clearly give high prospect of success. We have never considered any betrayal of generals to Diem, and our 79109 explicitly rejected that course. We recognize the danger of appearing hostile to generals, but we believe that …
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 …
… GAINING TIME IN WHICH TO MONITOR AND BREAK UP ANY COUP COMBINATION WHICH " MAY BE DEVELOPING. THE OUTCOME OF MANEUVERING BETWEEN DIEM AND NHU AND THE MILITARY DURING THE COMING FEW WEEKS, OR POSSIBLY EVEN DAYS, IS LIKELY TO BE • OF DECISIVE IMPORTANCE TO FUTURE …
… (GVN) AMBASSADOR TO TOKYO, DEPUTY MINISTER OF SECURITY FOR INTERIOR. % H. NGUYEN HUU CHAU, FORMER MINISTER OF INTERIOR UNDER. DIEM CURRENTLY IN EXILE, DEPUTY MINISTER OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS. I. AU TRUONG THANH, PROFESSIONAL ECONOMIST, DEPUT …
IS THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THE COUP GROUP HESITATES TO USE FLAME THROWERS OR POISON GAS BECAUSE THEY PREFER TO TAKE DIEM ALIVE. D. THE REVOLUTIONARY COMMITTEE NOW INCLUDES LANG AND GENERALS KHIEM, KHANH, AND DUONG VAN MINH. GENERAL TRI HAS AGREED T …
… TNAMESE oboyfn.fifetly vExED rin HON HE urEN He BEOYeDLW BA LHE BECat s 1 AIR FORCE (VNAF) SUPPORT FOR A COUP D’ETAT AGAINST THE DIEM REGIME. 1_--- ________ • ordr-lsVv.lfsi CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS GROUP.) ,CONFIDENTIAL Excluded from automatic …
… EUTENANT NGUYEN NGOC LINH, KHANH’S AIDE, ON 18 SEPTEMBER. LINH ALSO SAID THAT THAO WAS READY TO-MOVE WITHIN A WEEK TO OVERTHROW DIEM. — 3. FIELD DISSEM. STATE AMBASSADOR LODGE, USMACV (GENERAL HARKINS), CINCPAC PACAF ARPAC PACFLT. — ARC END OF MESSAGE …
… I SUBJECT : GENERAL NGUYEN KHANH PLANS TO MAKE HIS DATE DISTR. 19 SEPTEMBER 1963 FINAL DECISION SOON ON ANY ACTION AGAINST THE DIEM REGIME PRECEDENCE ROUTINE DATE OF . 15 - 16 SEPTEMBER 1963 REFERENCES IN 227 14 ‘INFO. -PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (16 - 17 SEPTEM …
… LIER AND FAIRLY DETAILED CONVERSATIONS WITH OAI, WHO HAD SPOKEN STRONGLY AGAINST GVN FOR HANDLING OF BUDDHISTS AND ALSO DENOUNCED DIEM AND NHU BY NAME FOR MOUTHING THEORIES WHICH WERE MEANINGLESS TO POPULATION, WHO OAI SAID HAD LOST 150,000 KILLED IN PAST TEN YEAR …
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… -2.nrt VT DoycA wrio WID naty LED DICEN Snyumz AA BLS- ------ -rriA’m-.’YS-YRYIT 9" ura t. BX4MIDWJULY 1963 PRESIDENT NGO DINH DIEM WAS. CONSIDERABLY DISTURBED. . TTON BEVE2T8 vezoyD 10 darks tocriag Ho OVER THE DESIGNATION- OF HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR. AS AMBAS …
… ENEVA ACCORDS 1120 CJUGXYLTHE COUR WOULD NOT BE STAGED UNTIL AFTER THAT 2 DATE. THE COUP WOULD (BE DI RECTED AGAINST PRESI DENT DIEM AS WELL AS 10361"ton IGTHE: NGO. DINH NHUS. AND OTHE GROUP LANNED TO E STABLISH A CONSTETUT ONAL.I CONF DENTl61 tI ."-A-*60 C …
… ) 2 S**GENERAL LE COMMENTED ON 12 JULY THAT ALTHOUGHNHUMIGHT - BE DOQAd AVM WIMH WIP VvDW 1 cowo p: a WLELING TO OVERTHROWITHE DIEM GOVERNMENT, LE THOUGHT THATTHEY :be-CI MA 140 IM. IEKEGEY8X COWIBOH 02 Ihoo - * SHOULD PRICE ED WITHOUT NHU E ADD !NG THAT ALL …