476-10036-10178 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM ( IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10178 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : DOS FROM : TO: TITLE : Department of State INR\Morning Briefing DATE : 11/1/1963 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : ; COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 201: Vietnam 11/1/63-11/2/63, Memos and Miscellaneous. Box 1 .
5AM ITED. Udiet “SOU ‘ A a be toot C . ra ' (Classi# cation od. ‘oe SEE SANETERED ' WERGIDN- aot | «pi Sieg SECRET or hight) 4 1 Sepantnant or state * aa ra nis document : consists of 1 page. DATE : Flo of ‘November an 2963 orm iS0aJzcT rare _ ‘South Vietnam: Situation Report on Coup Developrients As cf 4:00 pm. Paze 1 SOURCE: «| vebass: 7 ITE rs “CIA ‘Saigon 15 “)* Bacrat | - -Relie b1lé source reports that Vice. President Tro oa ‘o has, contacted Generals ‘and is alive and sefe, re ‘Same source reports that following personnel | oy. /: selected for provisional government which is to hold Be a, _| | power for three to five months: a Po ete a" Ppime Minister: Nguyen Ng zoe: ho Mane ES): ‘“o ..Mice Prime Minister: Tae a . Minister. of National Defense and Commander -, of General Stari: Minister of Interior: . Minister of Information: Minister of Youth and National Education: _ Foreign Minister: — Minister of Public. Works: Tran ‘Le Quang: ‘Ambassador to US: |. °. -Trar.Van° ’Chuong: © | “Ministers of Finance, Economy, Agriculture, Justics, a and Health are still to be chosen. but, wilt ‘all bev. 5 ¢ivilians. Sy Miner ee “There willbe no president’ or: the ‘provisional. ".  govérnment since the generals view Presidency as‘an° elective office,’ whereas Prime Ministership. is an. ce! ° appointive office... : After 3 to § months free elections. ./ will be held for presidents. . = Gen, "Bag" Minh has several tines: onphastaed: that | he desires no post whatsoever. . =. -s 5 Same source teports that General Dinh is: now. at . tha” Palace ‘talking to the Commarider of ‘the Ranger |: * Battalion who has joined the ‘Presidential “Guard. Object. - of talks. Ais eapituation of Ranger, Battalion and Presidentia “Guard. . , oe ane Provisional. Government. will ‘state its primey “objective as the suecessiul: ‘Prosecution of the war’ _Seeinst Viet, Cong. oo P | | Flesh/Critie - i - COMMENTS ° od 1 -Réliab2 e source re sports : from Big Minh, that. . CIA Seigon 16. Secret sit a8 “following! officers involved in, COUPE “Gritic/Mach “SRSRMEATIONST ONT ‘Sééret-. (Classification)
Ms, Dae Con Ss ; . DEPARTMENT OF STATE’ Lo ANE BORNIN G BRIEZ FING | So ad? a: SUBJECT . “South Vietnam: a ; : eo - : (Serialize if SECRET or higher) i “Situation Report on Coup Devéloprents AS ef “ls 20 Pay” ™ Ou “This document ‘consists of 1 page..: _Number__of 7 copies, Series AS - Novex mber 1, 1963. a : Be Page 2. - -SOURCE: 0. CLASS: = ATEM: Don. oo Dinh i Khiém “Xuan | ff. o ‘Generals:. : Big Minh . Little inn | . “ ok er . oe _ Neuyen Cao Ky . Col onels!.. Ses i a Ven ‘Phat oo an Newyen Hau Co cn . Nguyen Van’ Chuan - Nzuyen Knaonzg ~~, _ Tran Vinh Huyén . _ Boi Huu Nhon vong Ngoc Lami’ ve » Majors: aa “Le Nguyen Khang : Do Khac Mais: . Nguyen Dinh’ Xuan. "Nguyen Van Thien.:: Tri. * Chuong Tan Cang. SF. + Vanh Loe |. : a Nguyen: Trung, Truc 2 “COMMENTS? ae ’ Saine Source s reports. that Vice President: Tho. is, now, at JGS.° (Pource knows him well by, sight) 2: Logs ',Gia Long now under heavy attack. Several ‘large: oS ; eigtosions occured, between 3: 15 and 33 25 or ale, roe “Arthiir Sylvester has announced the fodlowing: re "As a precautionary measvure- and with approval ore A the President, Sec. Defense MeNamara has directed the ’’ . «movement of U. ‘Se. military forcem, toward the area of South’, "y Viethen ¢ u cot . . WThe or ‘der went out through. the’ Joint Chiefs of ae - | Staff to Adm. Felt 2.oeto take/the nécessary action." ! 7 ‘|. /"Tais order has been giveri should it -be necessary +o protect, American lives in South Vietnam.” a “ * Sylvester would not séy which’ forces. to be <. " qoved.- ‘Press speculates they would ‘include 7th. Fleet, “: and units of. ‘the .Air ‘Force. ‘Transport: Fleet based: ‘ines 7 Siena and: the Philippines. ne ns oe 60°: nije? . 7 Mash ington. i.) ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT