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TITLE: CIA Information Telegram
DATE: 9/19/1963
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TELEGRAM INFORMATION 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 (B. U.S.C Secs.
793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
CONFIDENTIAL
COUNTRY
SOUTH VIETNAM
CLASSIFICATION.— DISSEMINATION CONTROLS
NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
GENERAL NGUYEN KHANH PLANS TO MAKE HIS
FINAL DECISION SOON ON ANY ACTION AGAINST
THE DIEM REGIME
15 - 16 SEPTEMBER 1963
VIETNAM, SAIGON (16 - 17 SEPTEMBER 1963)
APPRAISAL SEE BELOW
REPORT NO. TDCS DB-3/656,739
DATE DISTR.
19 SEPTEMBER 1963
PRECEDENCE ROUTINE
IN 22714
REFERENCES
FIELD REPORT NO. FVS- 9660
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
SOURCE A COMPANY-GRADE OFFICER (F) ON THE STAFF OF GENERAL NGUYÊN KHẠNH.
APPR KHANH MAY STILL BE THINKING ABOUT ANTI-GOVERNMENT ACTION, BUT WITHOUT ASSURANCES
FROM THE UNITED STATES OF SUPPORT, HE WILL PROBABLY NOT INITIATE ANY ACTION.
NEVERTHELESS, 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'S
NAME HAS BEEN MENTIONED AS ONE OF A NUMBER OF ALLEGEDLY DISSIDENT GENERALS.
1.
ON 15 SEPTEMBER 1963 BRIGADIER GENERAL NGUYÊN KHANH,
CORPS COMMANDER, SAID THAT HE WOULD DECIDE IN A DAY OR TWO
WHETHER OR NOT TO PROCEED WITH PLANNING ACTION AGAINST THE DIEM
REGIME. (FIELD COMMENT. SEE FVS-9634, TDCSDB-3/656,637, FOR PREVIOUS
HE REMARKED. THAT IF HIS DECISION WERE
REPORT ON KHANH'S PLANNING.)
NEGATIVE, HE WOULD CEASE ALL PLANNING AND NOT REVIVE THE PROJECT.
(77
SEPTEMBER KHANH SAID THAT HE HAD CHANGED HIS MIND AND WOULD MULL
OVER THE SITUATION FOR ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE GIVING: HIS FINAL
KHANH PLANNED TO RETURN TO THE II: CORPS AREA ON 18
DECISION.
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