CIA Information Telegram
Originator: CIA
Document date: 07/08/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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176-10036-10109

2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY : NARA

RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10109

RECORD SERIES : National Security Files

AGENCY FILE NUMBER

ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM :

TO :

TITLE : CIA Information Telegram

DATE: 7/8/1963

PAGES : 2

SUBJECTS :

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION :

RESTRICTIONS :

CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000

OPENING CRITERIA :

COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 198: Vietnam,7/1/1963-7/20/63. Box 2

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VIETNAM ON THE OCCASION OF THE 8 MAY BUDDHIST INCIDENT IN HUE.

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BUT DID NOT SPECIFY WHETHER THEY WOULD BE KILLED OR MERELY EXILED

FROM VIETNAM.

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DON ADMITTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER GROUPS

PLANNING THE OVERTHROW OF THE GOVERNMENT, BUT DISMISSED TRAN

TAKIM TUYENIS GROUP ASIA MYOUNG GROUP.

SAG. FACCORDING TO DONE ONE PROBLEM INVOLVESTHE NIOR OF ICERS TANE

INAMONG WHOM THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF DISSATISFACTION, AND, ONE OF

IVITHE SEVERAL STAGES OF THE MILITARY PLAN INCLUDES MEANS OF

1992

SATISFYING THIS GROUP OF OFFICERS.

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THREE O-S MONTHS FOLLOWING THE TAKEOVER OF POVERSE 22 ES

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