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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY |, J This material containg information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the masning of the Esp: 1onage Lows, Tito 18, U.S.C Secs 793 and 794, the transmission of revelation of which in any manner to an unauthoriued person ts prohibited by faw CLASSIFICATION | — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS COUNTRY _ SUBJECT DATE OF INFO. PLACE & | DATE ACO. APPRAISAL SOURCE ‘APPR | C-O-N-F-I-D<E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM SOUTH VIETNAM . - - REPORTNO. TOCS = 3/544, 940 COMMENTS OF NGO DINH NHU ON DECREASING THE pate pistr. 24 APRIL 1963. R OF AMERICANS IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND . (ON - AMERICAN AID pRecepence ROUTINE 12 APRIL 1963 Oe an . REFERENCES IN 24209 “‘:VIBTINAM, SAIGON (12 APRIL 1963) | SEE BELOW . FIELD REPORT NO. Fv3~8830 1. > SUMMARY. THAT HE FAVORS A REDUCTION : IN THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND SOME REVISION IN THE AID PROGRAM; AND, THAT PRESIDENT DIEM HAS RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN . EB OFFICIALS AND THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS . . “Be l SAID ON 12 APRIL 1963 THAT THE NUMEBR OF AVERTCANS IN SOUTH = VIETNAM SHOULD HE REDUCED BY ANYWHERE FROM 500 TO 4,000 OR 4,00¢. .WHEN [HH AMERICANS: ‘FIRST ARRIVED, NEU COMMENTED, THEY WERE HIGHLY REGPROTED EROAUSH THEY. WHIRE VERY: ‘HARD-WORKING, DISCIPLINED, AND WITHOUT RANCOR' AMONG THEMSELVES OR TOWARD OTHER PERSONS; HOWEVER, » THE PROCESS: OF DISCIPLINE HAS BROKEN DOWN WITH THE PASSAGE OF ry ; "AnD THE INCREASED NUMEER OF AMERICANS IN SQUSH VIEW . eo oie 2 CLASSIFICATION = DISSEMINATION GONTROLE. C= O-N-Pel-D-EeN«Pa2eAck NO PORBIGN DISSHM (16-80)
* CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS ; : _ . . : | IN gheeg "one 7 NO 0 FORBIGN BISSEM, oo tocs aah . hee INITIALLY, THE INFLUX “OF “AMER IGANS*AND" THEIR" STATIONING IN THE i: PROVINCES WAS: WELCOMED; WITHETRE ‘THOUGHT * THAT: AYER CANS THUS if LOCATED WOULD COME TO UNDERSTAND” THE, DIFFICULTIES: CONFRONT ING . THE VIETNAMESE, THEREBY” ENABLING. THEM TO INTERPRET WIETNAMESE PROBLEMS SYMPATHETICALLY AND” WITH “MORE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION, ! THIS: HAS NOT “PROVED TO BE THE CASE. IN ALL INSTANCES. | : _ = PRESIDENT DJEM. HAS RECEIVED. A CONS |DERABLE NUMBER. OF ‘COMPLAINTS: ‘AND STATEMENTS OF IRR ETAT ION: FROM HIS MILITARY AND 1 CIVICHAN CHIEFS. ABOUT PROBLEMS OF, RELATIONSHIPS. wit AMER [CAN COUNTERPARTS, AMONG. OFF IC TALS cQMPLAINING ‘WAS’ MAJOR GENERAL | | TON THAT DINH, COMMAND ING GENERAL, Bat CORPS, WHO. COMMENTED. THAT. | THERE. WERE. TOO MANY AMERICANS - AN, SOUTH VIETNAM, = COMPLAINTS HAVE — ALSO: COME. iN FROM. THE, JOINT. GENERAL. STAFF. SAID THAT ONE : - ABVANTAGE. OF» THE: AMERICAN PRESENCE ar ALL ECHELONS ‘WAS: TO HELP 8 KEEP: VIETNAMESE OFFICIALS HONEST: AND TO STIMULATE ‘THEM INTO: BETTER PERFORMANCE, AS. VIETNAMESE OFF IC TALS: 1D NOT WANT TO LOOK BAD IN. THE’ EYES OF. FOREIGN, ‘OFFICERS. THE Vv ETNAMESE OFFICIALS WERE. AT. A D.SADVANTAGE WITH. “RESPECT TO. THEIR ‘AMER I CAN ‘OPPOSITE NUMBERS, BECAUSE: THE AMER I CANS CONTROLLED IE. MEANS, I.E. HE FUNDS AND. goods, SAND THIS CONTRIBUTED: TO: THE SENSE: 9F INADEQUACY. — ces INFERIORITY ON THE PART OF: » VIETNAMESE OFF ICHALS. - cay CLASSIICATION ~ DISSEMINATION CONTROLS = a : 1. FORM mo “use previods MEG. 2-63 _[15-20-44-47) 7 463 | +I EDITIONS se ; ; f . co ‘ O18 pe qt CHGUNTINUATION, QF-sTOCS: INFORMATION. REPOns-
CLASSIFICATION ~ DISSEMINATION CONTROLS _GONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM es-3/$t So yy COMMENT ING” ON U.S. 105[__]saio THAT” sone ECONOMIC” ALE  . SHOULD BE AUGMENTED;. ‘SOME: KIB’ SHOULD: BE. PROGRAMMED-FOR: CEWENTEUAL: ; EL IMINAT ION, SOMEr FORMS” OF ALD SHOULDE: BES PROGRAMMED: FOR: EL-LMENAT 1 ON _ SOMEWHAT SOONER, _AND SOME COULD BE EL IMENATED: ‘ALMOST INMEDTATELY 5. sap ADRUARTERS., COMMENT. -TDCS-3/5b4, 533, (its ‘880h) REFORMED nian ar’ ‘| | ly Meare, OF THE . INTERMINISTERIAL . comer ‘Ott STRATEGIC HAMLETS, watt STATED” ‘THAT AMERICAN. AID SHOULD EE. PLACED IN ‘THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES OF PRIORI: First, AID WHICH THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (cvn) must, CONTINUE TO .RECEIVE, INDEFINITELY, _ SPECIFICALLY THE MEANS OF PRODUCTION, IN WHICH CATEGORY TE GVN WOULD SEEK NEITHER A REDUCTION Nor. AN INCREASE; SECOND, AID WHICH CAN HE EVENTUALLY PHASED, our; THIRD, "AID WHICH CAN HE TERMINATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE: AND, FOURTH, AID WHICH. CaN a TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY. ~ | 6, FIBED 1 DISSEM. STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV MAAG AID USIA ND AIR DIVISION OTH 9TH FIELD STATION CINCPAC PACFLT ARPAC “PACAF. END OF MESSAGE a : ’ ; GRSSRCATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL | NO FOREIGN DISSEM. "FORM IKE USE PREVIOUS MIG, 2-63 vn EDITIONS ‘, {15-20-44-47} CONTINUATION OF TDCS INFORMATION REPORT