176-10036-10154 AGENCY : : 176-10036-10154 RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ec 0 0 00H PR SUP ED Es a eS EN NF ED ED eS SD DED PY SDD CD EEE DT Bh HA Ae HK RECORD NUMBER ORIGINATOR : FROM : TO: TITLE : DATE : PAGES : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS :. CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : Cables. Box 2 JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM NARA National Security Files Saigon Secretary of State Embtel 676 10/10/1963 2 9/10/2000 National Security Files, Box 200: Vietnam,10/6/63-10/14/63, State
i a ae | SEC OMMLIL LL VERSION RLK- SZ > 4 L , __ SECRET : Action Control: 7628 | $s. : Rec'd: OCTOBER 1B, we - FROM: SAIGON 6215 AM - Info 70: Secretary of State | | O47 “id NO: 676, OCTOBER 1g, 5 PM LIMIT DISTRIBUTION | | We okie FOR RUSK AND HARRIMAN FROM LODGE 1, THIS REFERS To CAS CABLES FVS-9753 AND FVS-9T5 Be - 2; THERE HAS BEEN SOME SORT OF ASSASSINATION RUMOR oN THE AVERAGE OF ABOUT ONE IN EVERY TEN DAYS SINCE | HAVE BEEN HERE, AND WE HAVE BRUSHED THEM ASIDE. BUT THE RUMORS IN ABOVE-MENTIONED CABLES ARE SUFFICIENTLY BELIEVABLE TO WARRANT FRESH STATE-DEFENSE PLANNING ON TWO MAJOR POINTS: Ae. IF 1 AM ASSASSINATED IN THE WAY INDICATED IN ABOVE REPORTS, - _ THE DEED WILL IN EFFECT HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE GVN RPT GYN, - HOWEVER MUCH THEY ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE IT, SINCE THEY WILL. HAVE INSTIGATED | THE MOB AND WILL HAVE DENIED US THE POLICE PROTECTION WHICH THEY ARE TOTALLY CAPABLE OF GIVING US IN VIEW OF THE VERY . LARGE POLICE FORCE IN SAIGON WHICH 1S UNDER THEIR ABSOLUTE CONTROL. THIS WILL, THEREFORE, AUTOMATICALLY CONSTITUTE A RUPTURE OF DIPLO-.. MATIC RELATIONS AND MEANS THAT PRESENT ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING UeSe PRESENCE HERE WOULD BE FALSE. THIS WILL HAVE GRAVE CON-_ _ SEQUENCES FOR ALL AMERICANS IN VIET=NAM, NOTABLY AS REGARDS (EVACUATION AND THERE SHOULD BE FRESH CONTINGENCY PLANNING TO . COVER THIS SITUATION. Bo IF | AM ASSASSINATED, A NEW SITUATION wouLD BE CREATED WHICH MIGHT GIVE US A CHANCE TO'MOVE EFFECTIVELY FOR A CHANGE. OF GOVERNMENT USING METHODS WHICH WOULD NOW BE REJECTED BY UeS.. AND WORLD OPINION, BUT WHICH WOULD THEN BECOME ACCEPTABLE. eee THERE SHOULD BE. STATE=DEFENSE PLANNING ON THiS. ae R DIEM REP Suction’ FROM THIS COPY IS ECRET PROHIBITED UNLESS “UNCLASSIFIED” xe fears 7 =e Wis 24.
-GP-2. aC SECRET =2= 676s OCTOBER ig, 5 PM FROM SAIGON 30. - FOR DIEM AND. NH EVEN TO BE THINKING OF My ASSASSINATION is . SO UNBELIEVABLY. IDIOTIC THAT A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD REJECT IT OUT OF HANDe BUT NHU IS APPARENTLY PLEASED WITH HIS RAIDS ON THE BUDDH 1! ST- PAGODAS LAST SUMMER AND. IS SAID TO BE ANNOYED WITH © ME FOR. HAVING ADVISED HIM TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY FOR “AWHILE ALSO HE IS REPORTED TO BE.SMOKING OPIUM. FOR ALL THESE REASONS MY ASSOCIATES HERE, WHOSE EXPERIENCE ANTEDATES. MINE, CONSIDER ‘ASSASSINATION TO BE A REAL POSSIBILITY. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS COMES AS NO SURPRISE, AS | REALIZED THE POSSIBILITY OF. THIS WHEN ACCEPTED THIS POST.« We |. HOPE TO HAVE. THE ENTRANCE GATES TO THE BUILDING CLOSED WHEN CROWD BEGINS TO GATHER AND FOR THE MARINES TO THROW TEAR GAS FROM INSIDE-TO PREVENT CROWD FROM BREAKING THE GATES DOWN. .JF THE CROWD TRIES TO ENTER THE BUILDING BY THROWING LADDERS OR OTHER CATWALKS FROM THE CHINESE HOUSE NEXT DOOR OVER. TO. OUR OUTSIDE BALCONIES, WE WILL TRY TO THROW THE LADDERS OFF AND USE TEAR GAS THERE, TOO. | PLAN IMMEDIATE PROTEST TO GVN, EITHER BY TELEPHONE OR. VIA: MACY RPT MACV, BUT I PLAN NO : RPT NO SHOOTING. 5e: AM IN CLOSE CONSULTATION WITH MACV. “6. |. HAVE INSTRUCTED CAS ACTING STATION CHIEF TO HAVE. HIS AGENT TELL SOURCE THAT IF GVN AUTHORITIES MOUNT SUCH AN OPERATION, AMERICAN RETALIATION WILL BE PROMPT AND AWFUL BEYOND DESCRIPTION. SOURCE WILL BE INVITED TO EXAMINE RECORD OF. Uo Se. MARINES IN PACIFIC DURING WW I! RPT WIE AND ASK HIMSELF CANDIDLY WHETHER GVN WISHES TO. HAVE SUCH A HORRIBLE AND CRUSHING BLOW DESCEND... ON THEM. - , LODGE . JSVC/2T | NOTE: PASSED WHITE HOUSE 19-19-63 7:07 AM SECRET