DOS Incoming Telegram
Originator: DOS
From: Saigon
To: Secretary of State
Document date: 11/01/1963
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10176

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ORIGINATOR : DOS

FROM : Saigon

TO : Secretary of State

TITLE : DOS Incoming Telegram

DATE : 11/1/1963

PAGES : 2

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CURRENT STATUS :

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000

OPENING CRITERIA :

Cables. Box 2

COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 201: Vietnam,11/1/1963-11/2/63, State

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Department of State

SEE SANITIZED VERSION NUK- 82•64

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Control: 224

Rec'd: NOVEMBER 1, 1963 029

7:26 A.M.

FROM: SAIGON

TO:

Secretary of State

NO:

854, NOVEMBER 1, 5 P.M.

PRIORITY

ACTION DEPARTMENT 854; INFORMATION CINCPAC 450

CINCPAC FOR POLAD

1. ADMIRAL FELT, MINISTER MARTIN, EMBASSY INTERPRETER AND I

MET WITH DIEM FROM 10:00 AM UNTIL 11:15 TODAY. AFTERWARDS I.

SPOKE ALONE WITH DIEM FOR 20 MINUTES (SEE SEPARATE TELEGRAM) .

2. DIEM BEGAN WITH MONOLOGUE COVERING IN SOMEWHAT CONDENSED

MANNER SAME GROUND COVERED IN

I SEPTEMBER 29 CONVERSATION WITH

MCNAMARA: TAYLOR, HARKINS AND MYSELF: SEE EMBASSY MEMCON

FORWARDED UNDER EMBASSY AIRGRAM A-244 DATED OCTOBER 3.

3• DIEM ADDED FOLLOWING WITH UNUSUAL DIRECTNESS:

A• JUNIOR CIA OFFICERS WERE POISONING ATMOSPHERE BY SPREADING

RUMORS OF COUPS AGAINST HIM. SAID ONE SUCH OFFICER, HODGES,

HAS RECENTLY TOLD GENERAL STAFF THAT GVN PLANNING DEMONSTRATION

AGAINST AMERICAN EMBASSY. HODGES HAD REMARKED THAT IF THIS

HAPPENED, SEVENTH FLEET WOULD LAND, ETC. DIEM REMARKED HODGES

CLEARLY KNEW MORE ABOUT THIS THAN HE DID BUT ADDED THAT ENEMY

WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE SUCH RUMORS. SAID TWO VIET CONG KILLED

SOUTH OF SAIGON OCTOBER 23 HAD ON PERSON VC PLANS FOR TAKING

ADVANTAGE OF ANY COUP ATTEMPT TO SEIZE SAIGON.

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B.

USG PLAN TO WITHHOLD AID WOULD HURT WAR EFFORT, WOULD WORK

• ESPECIAL HARDSHIP ON SOLDIERS AND UNPAID STRATEGIC HAMLET GUARDS

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=2- 854, NOVEMBER !, 5 F.M., FROM SAIGON

(COMBATANT YOUTH). HE PLANNED MEASURES TO PROTECT THEM

ECONOMICALLY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

FURTHER LAMENTED CUTOFF

OF AID IN FLOUR AND

ESPECIALLY IN MILK.

C. USG WAS ENTIRELY WRONG IN WITHHOLDING SUBSIDY FOR SPECIAL •

FORCES. THESE FORCES WERE NOT INDEPENDENT, AS USG SEEMED TO

ALLEGE, BUT WERE DIRECTLY SUBORDINATED TO ARVN GENERAL STAFF,

WHICH HAD DIRECTED THEIR USE IN ACTION AGAINST PAGODAS AUGUST

21 AFTER ARVN SENIOR OFFICERS HAD UNANIMOUSLY TOLD DIEM SUCH

ACTION NECESSARY. ADDED LAMELY THAT USG MAY HAVE GOTTEN FALSE

IMPRESSION OF SPECIAL FORCES INDEPENDENCE BECAUSE THEIR PARTI-

CULAR TYPE OF MISSION OFTEN INVOLVED THEM IN ACTIONS CROSSING

NORMAL DIVISION OR CORPS SECTORS BORDERS.

GP-3.

LODGE

VLH

NOTE: PASSED WHITE HOUSE 11/1/63, 8:35A.M.

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