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176-10036-10114

JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY : NARA

RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10114

RECORD SERIES : National Security Files

AGENCY FILE NUMBER :

ORIGINATOR : CIA

FROM

TO :

TITLE : CIA Information Telegram

DATE : 7/13/1963

PAGES : 7

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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+N4K-812671N180945DOWNGARDED

TELEGRAM IN ORMATION REPURT TELEGRAM

NTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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CLASSIFICATIONE DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

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NO FOREIGN, DISSEM/BACKGROUND USE

SSE ONLY

COUNTRY:

SOUTH VIETNAM

CURE CRAVErUMaY REPORTNO: "TOCS-08-3/655}5232)

13

SUBJECT

CHEERALE MID COMMENTS ON NGO CANA CHU GEE DATE DISTR 13 JULY 1963

BaN/FLUNG WITHHS GENERAL OFFICERS.

DATE OF.

E HE BECEED INAL SEE ME TREL VIOLENCES LYMENAEE NY G9141 :

INFO. НЕЛ ЗЕБУСРОЗВЕСИ ТИО LEM НО ВЕГІЕЛЕ ІНТІ НЕ МЕ ЗіМОЕВЕ"

APPRAiSAL

ФАРАО СУ СЛІЯОЙ (13 94 1963)

og-THIs, Is,UNEYALUATED.INFORMATION..SOURCE.GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE.

APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE

AN AMER TAN OBSERVER'(B)Y FROM AN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT OFTIC AC (0) AN HVD

УВОЛі КАЛЕ ОБ ІНЕ СЕИЕВУГа БЗЕРИК НУД ВЕСИ

STATEMENTS

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N 9 I LIVE MICH CANTEE TOO CERANOE SECURERS

MYSA DE HE TA MERIGADIER GENERAL PHAMASUAN CHES ORONS MORE NAMED

INSPECTORS OR THEIS PATECIG HAY SEPROGRAM BEG BENOCENANO

MADEYBY INGO DINH NHU DURING A SECRET MEETING AT THE JOINT GENERAL

ISTAFF HEADQUARTERS OND WELLYLE" WHICH KIM AVID HE COMATOCHED MA

MEMBRANCO OUTNU CALLED ALL OF TECHNERAL TOES AS BEE ON

A CEREMONY ORENINGA: SPECIAL STRATEGICAME QUESTO OR GENERALS

VOR ICERS INU MASSYEBY ERIENO PURING THEM SEING HAD FLATTERED

DTHE GENERALS LANE ISQLICLTEPCTHELR SUEFORE MOSTHE STRATEGIE HAMLET

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NHU HAD CRITICIZED THE GOVERNMENT HANDL TING OF THETBUDDH IST

LSITUATION_AND REMARKED THAT: MIF THE ARMY WASATHINKING OF A COUPLE

DIETAT, HE DIDNOT BLAME THE OFFICERS AND WOULD ENVIE TO MarcI

NHU ADDED: THATO THES BUDDHIST PROBLEM MISHTATH ENEBEI

SOLVED.

MOG/ ErVILENED

DEPEND UPON

COENNHU SAID THAT THE MLETNAMESES COULD ON COFPEND ON CEMENY

THEMSEL TO DEFEATE THE COMMUNI URE CAUSEATHE COULP NOT DEPEND ON

THOSE WHO MIGHT WANTATO NEGOTIATE, WHICH KIM SAID HE CONSIDERED ANS

OBVIOUS ALLUSION TOMTHE AMERICANS SEL WEELING VI INC TOTAL ONIEBYE

INTO LOM SAIDITHAT VOID NOT CHINAT PRES DEMONSEN WAS INE

AWARD HATEN HAD SALESHE SENERALSA CHE PRESIDEN NOLOWNED

NOT BELIEVE ANYKREPORTS: THAT SUCH STATEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE BECAUSE

ACCORDING TO KIM, DIEM MAST ETSEP RASONER CAN BODERLE

ABOUT GIVE OF THE GENERALS PRESENT HAD BEEN

FAVORABLY IMPRESSED WITH HUTS REMARKS BECAUSE THEY OWED THEIR

FOR ADVANCE MENER, SONAL TOO LONGE GO OS THE GENERALS CHO ENER HAD.

NHU HAD TREATED THE GENERALS AS THOUGH

BUCEP

DECERE CHILDREN ANO FEM HAD BELIEVED THAT HE WAS SINCERE.

HE BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS JUST ANOTHER NHU MANEUVER *ANDITI

REMARKED O MANY DIP HE HOLD SUCH A MECTING NOW AFTER YEARS OF

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TELEGRAM

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INTER MATION REPERT

TELEGRAM

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYS

COUNTRY

SUBJECT.

794 he tranemistion or revelation of

CONFIDENTIAL

SSE CRET

SOUTH VIETNAM

COMMENTS ON REPORTS OF NGO DINE

NHU'S COUP PLOTTING

CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

NO FOREIGN DISSEM NO DISSIM ABROAD

BACKGROUND USE ONLY

REPORT NO. TDCSDB-3/655,524

DẶTE DISTR,

13 JULY 1963

107. 300

PRECEDENCE, PRIÖRITY

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13: JULY 1963

VIETNAM, SAIGON (13 JIX 1963)

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GAPPRAISAL

FIELD REPORT NO,

THIS IS UNEVALUATED'INFORMATION.SSOURCE GRADINGS.ARE DEFINITIVE:APPRAISAL.OF/CONTENT ISTENTATIVE.M

SOURCE JOINT EMBASSY/CAS

FoLLoWInG ARE THE JOINT EMBASSY/CAS. COMENISION TIE FOUR REPORTS CONCERNING THEN

iT JULY 1963 MEETING AT, JOINE GENERAL STAFT HEADQUARTERS SO THE FIRST OF, THESE, A

CAME TROM ERICADTOR CENERAL VAY THAN CAO TELECATE TOXIE TASTERN PROVINCTS DON

SATCON AMEMBEL BO TO OTHER REPORTS ON EXONE FROM BRICADTOR GENERALS

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REPORT IS TROM BRICADIER GENDRAT. LE VAN KIM. MINISTRY OF VAITONAL. DEFENSE,

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WIDELY IN DETAIL AND EMPHASTS AS COMMON CLAMENTS AREAS SOONERA a prunanna:

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TONES JIT THE PERSE WAS ASTORMAL METHING TAT JOTNI, CANERAL STArT OFFICES ENTER

SECOND OTEOWED IMMEDTATELY AFTER THE TIRST ATITHE CONN CURS CLUS ANNIFER TOTY'

CONGRAT CRATE THE CENTRAL OFF TOBRISTAN'S CUPARLY THAT HIS REPORT PERIVES TROM

THE OFFICEES CHUB PARK, PARLOUGU HE VAT LENDE DE BOTH METHINGS WE ARE NOTICLEAR AS

NO THOSE FRESENE AR DITHER MINT

FRAL KHANH STATE SETHAL THERE, ABOUT

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CLUDING UNE WETAPPOTNIED BRICADIE

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INDIVIDUALS TO WHOM THEY SPOKE

BASE

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GENERAL OFFICER WITH THE REPORT OF THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN NEU AND AN AMERICAN.

OBSERVER ON 25 JUNE; CSDB-3/655,373

AT THAT TIME NHU INDICATED, AS HE HAD.

PREVIOUSLY, THAT IF HE BELIEVED THE GOVERNMENT, MEANING DIRM, WAS HECOMING

SERVILE TO THE CITED STATES

HE HIMSELF WOULD LEAD A COUP D'ETAT

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TELEGRAM

INFO

RMATION REPO

TELEGRAM

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ÁGENCY

Vietran

95 and rial continmition di ravalains

Iranimission or revelation of which

*nich in any menner fo the united Stad serioin

Lams, Pulle 18, V.S.C• Sees

person is prohibited

CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS

•S-E-C-R-E-I

NO FOREIGN DISSEM

NO. DISSEM ABROAD

BACKGROUND USE ONLY

•COUNTRY

SOUTH VIETNAM

SUBJECT

COMMENTS ON REPORTS OF NGO DINH

NHU'S COUP FLOTTING

REPORT NO. TDCS DB-3/655,524 CORRECT

DATE DISTR.

15 JULY 1963

PRECEDENCE.

PRIORITY

DATE OF

13 JULY 1963

REFERENCES

IN

INFO.

PLACE &

DATE ACQ..

VIETNAM, SAIGON (13 JULY 1963)

APPRAISAL

• FIELD REPORT NO:

*THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS. TENTATIVE.

• SOURCE

JOINT EMPASSY/ CAS:

C-0-R-R-E-C-I-I-0-N

A: FOUR PAGE INTFORMATION REPORT WITH THE ABOVE NUMBER WAS ISSUED ON 13 JULY

1963:

THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PARAGRAPH SHOULD BE ADDED TO THE REPORT.

10:

WITH RESPECT TO THE GENERAI OFFICER, WE HAVE SAID THAT HIS REPORTING

RECORD HAS BEEN GOOD AND THAI IN THIS INSTANCE HE PROVIDES CIRCUMSTANTIAL

DETAIL.

NEVERTHELESS, THE DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN HIS REPORT AND THOSE

REFERRED TO FROM THE THREE OTHER SOURCES REMAINS EXTREMELY PUZZLING AND WE

REQUIRE MORE. TIME. FOR INVESIIGATION AND ASSESSMENT.

IF IT WERE NECESSARY TO

REACH A JUDGEMENT IMMEDIATELY, WE WOULD HAVE IO RENDER IT AGAINST THE GENERAL

OFFICER'S VERSION:

END OF MESSAGE

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