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MAJOR GENERAL DUONG VAN MINH COMMENTS ON CDATE DISTR. 18 JULY 1963 ECOW! KO
THE CURRENT SITUATION AND ON THE NEED FOR
A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM
DATE OF 3216 JULY 1963 COMEM!' 1412
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VIETNAM, SAIGON (17 JULY 1963)
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GENERẢI DƯƠNG VĂN MINH.
APPR GENERAL DUONG VAN MINH PROBABLY HOLDS THESE VIEWS AND DE TURSES IT T
IS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN DISGRUNTLED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM SINCE 1960, D
EVEN THOUGH HD HAS NOT SO EXPRESSED HIMSELDE PRE MOLGUYSTOFSOURCE (SEE PARA. 2.B).
SUMMARY ON 16 JULY 1963 MAJOR GENERAL DUONG VAN MINH,
"WO WND THE CO OY MEBE MF 21 THE BADDH1212" JHEA
MILITARY ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT DIEM, CRITICIZED THE PRESIDENT, SAID
BELL LODE: DIEM LORD. WITH 13 THE BINH XEW THE HOV
THAT HE LACKED THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE, AND ADVOCATED A CHANGE IN
THE BADDH121 122 12 YIL DIEN LIGNET
THE REGIME, BUT ASSERTED. THAT NGO DINH NHU COULD NOT TAKE OVER THE
TATIAE MURDOWS
GOVERNMENT. HE ALSO SAID THAT BRIGADIER GENERAL DO CAO TRI WOULD
KENNISK? ON I JorÀ WHEN HE AVID LAY THE CON MY CAIDED BY
REMAIN IN COMMAND OF THE 1ST DIVISION.
EVINGADES WONDVIELBOW HEVER H13 MV VYA MHIC
GENERAL MINH MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS;
•VLIES TO DIEM CHYNCED CONE' RECONTIC COWANCED THVL HE MV2
A. PRESIDENT DIEM HAS CHANGED SO COMPLETELY THAT IT IS NO
THE BEE LE LINE 10 HYE CHUNCED THE COACYAWEWI
LONGER POSSIBLE TO REASON WITH HIM. IN THE EARLY DAYS HE HAD THE
20EEING HIMPETE IN VHD 1820 HE HVD 1 CONGRELE CONCH MIR THE
SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE AND WAS VERY POPULAR THROUGHOUT SOUTH VIETNAM.
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IT WAS A SIMPLE MATTER AT THAT TIME TO GAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE
PEASANTS FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT. THEN HE BEGAN
SCREENING HIMSELF IN AND BY 1959 HE HAD LOST COMPLETE TOUCH WITH THE
PEOPLE. THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE TIME TO HAVE CHANGED THE GOVERNMENT.
SP
AFTER 1960 DIEM CHANGED COMPLETELY, BECOMING CONVINCED THAT HE WAS
OPERATING UNDER A MANDATE FROM HEAVEN. THIS WAS APPARENT IN HIS
BOW IN COMMD CL 20
REMARKS ON 7 JULY WHEN HE SAID THAT THE COUNTRY WAS GUIDED BY
ENE VEGO 27:10IES EDO COMOARD
"INTUITIVE WISDOM.!!.
THE BEGIN VL NOO DIKH WHO COARD LOVE ONE
B.
THE BUDDHIST ISSUE IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF DIEM'S IRRATIONAL
MYE [YCKED THE THE MHD DAOCYLER V CAMеr in
ATTITUDE. DIEM TOLD MINH ON 13 JULY THAT THE BINH XUYÊN, THE HOA
WITTE VON 208 10 BEIDEN DIEN CLICISED THE DEAD710.
HAO, AND THE CAO DAT WERE ALL STRONGER THAN THE BUDDHISTS. THEY
20WWV3A QK TO 1203 K CEMET DONG AWA
HAD REGULAR ARMED TROOPS BUT THE GOVERNMENT WAS STILL ABLE TO°•=>¥}°:
HEAP DICITED AICH THE COUN
DEFEAT THEM, SO WHY CANNOT THE GOVERNMENT ALSO DEFEAT THE MONKS,
DRONG NW WTON
WHO HAVE NETHER ARMS NOR MILITARY ORGANIZATION? MINH WAS UNABLE
TO CONVINCE THE PRESIDENT THAT THE SITUATIONS W RE NOT THE SAME
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YY BECAUSE OF THE RIGID STAND DIEM HAS TAKEN WITH REGARD TO THE
ETLE OF BUDDHISTS (SOURCE COMMENT. THIS IS THE FIRSTTIME MINH HA'S MADE
SUCH STRONG STATEMENTS AGAINST DIEM.) WEDENCE YONAJES
CTHE BUDDHIST PROBLEM IS FAR FROM SETTLED IS BECOMING
WORSE AND UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES ITS POLICY.THERE WILL BE
ADDITIONAL BUDDHIST: SELF IMMODATIONS.
BY CHCED 32E OMIX
D. THERE MUST BE A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT SOUTH VIETNAM
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IS LIKE A YOUNG TREE; IT HAS FIRM ROOTS AND IS GROWING BUT IT MUST
HAVE A PROPER ATMOSPHERE SO THAT ITS LEAVES, E., THE PEOPLE, CAN
BREATHE THI'S SLACKING IN SOUTH VIETNAM.
ENGO DINH NHU CAN NEVER TAKE OVER THE GOVERNMENT; SHOULD
THE SUCCEED, IT WOULD PROVE THAT THE VIET CONG (VC) ARE RIGHT IN
P
CLAIMING THAT THE VC ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO REALLY FIGHT FOR THE
PEOPLE (SOURCE COMMENT MAJOR GENERAL TRAND VAN DON COMMANDING
„GENERAL” OF {{THE ARMY NAND BRIGADIER GENERAL LE VAN KIM, MIN | STRYMHN, 3
OFANATIONAL, DEFENSE! [AREMMIN SECLOSE FRIENDS) VACHA LONG
INBOZE! BEVICE PRESIDENT NGUYEN NGOC THO TOLD MINION 15 JULYMTHATH
THWA'S VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLEMTOJOBTAIN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THEI
*BUDDHISTSLAND THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSEE THE SELFERRIDE OF GERTAIN KEYAYW
INDIVIDUALS OYDET THEENHUSBAND ARCHBISHOP NGO♥ DỊNH THUG HAD INE
BECOME L'INVOLVED.
THO HAS BEEN WANTING TO RESIGN BUT WAS NOT EVEN
RERMITTED TO SUBMIT A LETTER OF RESIGNATION HE STILL ANTENDSCÍOSH.
GOMTHROUGH AWITH LIIT, CHOWEVEROL (FIELD/COMMENTOEVS 9243 (IDCS-3/552,503,
و
H' REPORTED THAT 7D LEM HADEREFUSED TO ACCEPT LITHODS: WRITTEN
RESIGNATION, SUBMITTED CONVIKJULY. FVS-9256, IDCS-3/552,565, REPORTED
THOIS STATEMENT THAT HEEWANTED TO RESIGN BUTIWAS UNCERTAINHAS OTO THE
TIMINGE) 112 THE AMMING OF THE AVS YELHETA V.
G. IF THE MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST THE VC CAN BE CONTINUED
PRESENT RATE FOR CAYEAR, THE ARMY CAN DISRUPT THE VC ARMED T
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THE WINNING OF THE WAR AGAINST THE VC IS NOT SIMPLY A
MILITARY: PROBLEM, HOWEVER, BUT ONE THAT REQUIRES THE SUPPORT OFO AHE
THE PEOPLE; AND THIS IS LACKING.
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NO TROUBLES ANTICIPATED FROM THE VC ON THE 20 JULYZER
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE GENEVA ACCORDS; BUT THE STUDENTS ?
MIGHT CAUSECTROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE SUICIDE OF OPPOSITIONIST NGUYEN
TUONGETAM OFNED IHO HV BEEN
VENEVI
ICO BRIGADIER GENERAL DO CAO TRI WILL REMAIN IN COMMAND OF THE
IST INFANTRY DIVISION FOR THE TIME BEING AND BRIGADIER GENERAL LE VAN
NGHIEM WILL REMAININECOMMAND OF CORPS, WHICH PLAGES NGHIEMEIN AN
IMPOSSIBLE POSITIONCA'S THE TWO MEN DO NOT GET ALONG WELL WITH EACH
OTHER ICTRI SEPROMOTION EWAS DESERVED BECAUSE HE IS A VERY STRONG
FIGHTER, OL(FIELD COMMENT. ELFVS-9302, DOBDB-3/655, 512,
STATEMENT (THAT CTR I CHAD BEEN PROMOTED AND NAMED COMMANDER COFCORPS.
FVS-9267, (TDÓS-3/552/485/E REPORTED NGHI EM BESTATEMNT) OF HIS DESIRE.
TO RESIGN FROM THE ARMYE HVL THE ATEL COMIC (AC) VỚC BICHI MI
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