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DATE: 7/12/1963
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TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM
aterial contains information affecting the
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lational Defense":
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COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM.
SUBJECT
AT PLAN OF NGO DINH NHU
DATE OF
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PETREPORT NO. TDCS DB-3/655,517-
OFF DATE DISTR. 12 JULY 1963:
* SC FIC VOLV2 MMD
PRECEDENCE PRIORITY
ALL THE COREFERENCES OF LOUED IN 78592
11-12 JULY 1963
VEST
JETNAM SAIGON:
JULY 1963)
APPRAISAL SEE BELOW:
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GENERAL OFFICER
FIELD REPORT-NO EVS 9305.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS™ARE DEFINITIVE.”, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE
ATTENDED THE MEETING OR WHO ACQUIRED; THẾ
NFORMATION FROM AN OFFICER WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING.
APPR SALY NGO DÍNH NHUIS PROBABLY PLANNING A COUP HOWEVER, THE TIMING OF THE E
COUP ATTEMPT AND THE GENERALS WHO ARE SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED ARE
THE VWX WNL REISE THE 180NSTE
DESIT SUMMARY ĐE NGÔ ĐÌNH NHU PROPOSED TO ARMYC GENERAL OFFICERS.
ON 11 JULY 11,963 THAT THEY STAGE2À COUPOD ETATHASE SOON. ASI WHED IVI
*POSSIBLE. THIS COUP MUST BE STAGED OVERNIGHT AND THEVARMY ONTO
SHOULD TURN OVER CONTROL TO CIVILIANSEONE THE NEXT DAY!!)
42 NGO DINH NHU TOLDVA GROUP OF GENERAL OFFICERSCONVE
JULY 1963 THAT THE GOVERNMENTE WAS MAKING NO PROGRESSE IN THE WAR34
AGAINSTETHE VLET CONG OR IN OTHER PROGRAMS AND THATOTHEUGENERAL
"OFFICERS MUST PROVIDE THE ACTION REQUIRED: LITHERGENERALLOBFICERS
HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY HUMILIATED IN THE BEYES OF THE PEOPLE MAND IN
DER TO REGAIN POPULAR RESPECT THEY MUST ENGINEER A COUPYD'ETAT
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NHU SAID THAT HE WOULD SUPPORT THE COUP IN RESPONSE TO A QUERY
NHU SAID THAT THE GENERAL OFFICERS MUST SUPPORT CHIM CON
HAB. BENHU SAID THAT HE WAS NOT IN ACCORD WITH THE PRESIDENT
OR WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN GENERAL ALTHOUGH MANY PROBLEMS
HAVE BEEN HANDED TO HIM HE HAS HAD NO REAL POWER TO FORGE THET
PRESIDENT OR OTHERS TO MAKE DECISIONS OR TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION.
ONLY WITHIN THE PAST YEAR CUNAFACT, CHAS HE HAD ANY OFFICIAL
POSITION DIRECTOR OF THE STRATEGIC HAMLET PROGRAM.
602 BNHU SAID THAT THE ARRIVAL COF) A ANEW TUHS AMBASSADOR AWOULD
BRING ABOUT CHANGES ANDETHAT FAST ACTION WAS NECESSARY IMMEDIATE
DECISIONS MUST BE REACHED RATHE COURDISATOLOGCURME ISTHIS WASE THE
ONLY CHANCE FOR SUCCESS. THE ARMY MUST SEIZE THE TROUBLE MAKERS
con EVID SHE CERESVKZ AKO VIE 26cferry MADERED E
FOR EXAMPLE THE BUDDHIST MOVEMENT MUST BEH QUELLEDIG NHU QUALIFIED
LING IRON VOFLICEK AND VILEAGED IKE WEELING
DESIVED by AND IILNE
THIS STATEMENT BY ADDING THAT HE DID NOT MEAN THE BUDDHISTS PER SE
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RINGLEADERS WHO WERE TO BLAME BECAUSE T
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THEIR RELIGION TO FURTHER THEIR OWN AMBITIONS AND DESIGNS.
5. NHU CONTINUED BY SAYING THAT THE COUP MUST BE STAGED
OVERNIGHT: IT MUST BE LIGHTNING FAST AND PROBABLY ALLICTHAT WOULD
BE NEEDED WOULD BE A SHOW OF FORCE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE
GENERAL OFFICERS MUST TURN THE GOVERNMENT OVER TO CIVIL LANT
CONTROL IN RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT FROM MAJOR GENERAL NGUYEN
NGOGLE CHIEF OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THAT SUCH AN ACTION REQUIRED
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MAJOR DECISIONS AND PLAN, NHU SAID THAT HE AND HIS WIFE AND
THE GENERAL OFFICERS, WOULD HAVE THE REQUIRED. PLAN. NHU COMMENTED.
THAT HE REALIZED THAT HIS WIFE WAS NOT LIKED BY MANY PEOPLE BUT
THAT SHE HAD TRIED TO HELP IN THE FIGHT FOR VIETNAM AND THAT
SHE HERSELF REALIZED THAT SHE HAD MANY SHORTCOMINGS.
"YOU SAY THAT YOU DO NOT
6. GENERAL LE THEN SAID TO NHU:
AGREE WITH THE GOVERNMENT BUT THE PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU ARE.
CONCERNED WITH ALL DECISIONS MADE"
NHU REPEATED HIS COMMENTS.
ON LACK OF POWER FAILURE TO HAVE HIS ADVICE ACCEPTED, AND HIS
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LACK OF OFFICIAL POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENTCA (CEN£¥ HVB< 142 )
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7 GENERAL LE COMMENTED ON 12 JULY THAT ALTHOUGH (NHUMIGHT BE
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WILLING TO OVERTHROW THE DIEM GOVERNMENT LE THOUGHT THAT THEY
bB-210EM] 140 TU LEWEGENBA COMBO #2 IN APLUHAT THE UNHUS WANTED
SHOULD PROCEED WITHOUT NHU ADDING THAT
•ATEM KEMLIOKED VOLHEB GUOAS THE MORE
TO DO WAS TO SAVE THEMSELVES (SOURCE COMMENT ALLBORI THEKNHUICE.
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CHILDREN HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO SAIGON AND WERE UNDER HEAVY GUARD
BIGVOTES GENESVE VICEM AFV CCWYDER CVBLV BEV: VHD.
THE NHUS ALSO HAVE AN ESCAPE PLAN.)
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8BRIGADIER GENERAL PHAM XUAN CHIEU SAID ON 125 JULY CRHA-T2
CONE BC CBONG BHIGYDIEK CEMEKVE
ANY COUP D'ETAT ACTION MUST BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AND THATVIALÚC
THE LOFTOMING GEMELY OLLICEBO MEBE FEVOEBE IN THE
GENERAL OFFICERS SHOULD COOPERATE.
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9COLONEL LE QUAN VIEN SAID ON 12-JULY THAT HE HAD NOT
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ATTENDED THE 11 JULY MEETING BUT WAS AWARE THAT SOMETHINGE WAS
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