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DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000

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Reports. Box 2

COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 201: Vietnam, 10/29/63-10/31/63, CIA

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VIAÇAS SAIGON 2077 FRONGAMBASSADOR LODGESTG 30/10302

TO SEC STATE WASH EYES ONLY FOR RUSK, HARRIMAN, BALL, HALSMAN,

HUGHS OSD EYES ONLY FOR MCNAMARA, GILPATRIC, TAYLOR, KRULAK,

LUM: WM BUNDY:

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INFO CASHONOLULU FOR-ADM FELT EYES ONLY

CIA EYES ONLY MCCONE, CARTER, HELMS

1. IN CONVERSATION WITH CAS OFFICER EVENING Or 29 OCTOBER N

1963 DR. DANG VAN SUNG OPPOSITION LEADER ANDECLOSE FRIEND AND

POL IT I CAL COLLABORATOR OF PRE PHAN HUY QUAT

SEVERAL MONTHS HE HAS BEEN WORKINGJACT IVELY TO

VARTOUS LOCALS

GROUPS INTO COHESIVE POLITICAL LEE

THE POURS

INGLUPE

SUNG'S FRONT. FOR DEMOCRATIZATION,

KOF THE DAT

VILET

THE NODD END: DUY DAN PARTIES AND ET

EXHOATHA OU SECI

SUNG S

TED

THAT IN SPITE OF THR HISTORO CHINAB

NAMESE GROUPS N9

FORM AN UNITED FRONT. HE SHAS MADE DEFIN

EX PROGRESSSIN BRING

THESE GROUPS TOGETHER SINCE THE PRESENT ATMOSPHERPS

FAVORA

:2.-

SUNG SAIDETHAT ONITO-BASIS LOF THIS POLITICAL-SPADEWORKSH

HAS, APPARENTLY AS REPRESEN

ATIVE OF THE ABOVE GROUPS BEEN

CONTACT WITH SENTOR MILITARY OFFICERS THROUGH ANT

VTERMEDIARY

THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONTACTS

IS BEEN TO MAKE POLITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

TO THE SENIOR OFFICERS

CASE

THERE:

IS TA% CHANGE

REG

ACCORDING TO SUNG,

OT HER

IR

REACTION TO THE GENERAL

* NATURE

OF "THESE RECÓMMENDATIONS. HAS BEEN ASSUREDI FAVORABLE

DECISION AS ATO DETAILS OF THE FORM

AND STRUCT UREROE

GOVERNMENT HAS NOT BEEN MADE

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3. SUNG STATED THAT HIS THINKING AND THAT OF THE MILITARY EG

OFFICERS COMPRISES BOTHES RT AND LONG RANGE PROGRAM MIMMEDTATELY

AFTER A COUP DETAT, ASSUMING THAT IT, VILL BE EXECUTED BY THE SENIOR:

MILITARY OFFICERS, A TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT WOULD BE FORMED WITH M

A GENERAL, PROBABLY DUONG VAN MINH, AS PRESIDENT. A CIVILIAN, 1

PERHAPS TRAN VAN DO, WOULD BE NAMED VICE PRESIDENT SUNG SAiD HE

BELIEVED THAT A MILITARY OFFICER WOULD BE NAMED MINISTER OF NATIONAL

DEFENSE, BUT THAT CIVILIANS WOULD HEAD ALL OTHER MINISTRIES WHICH

WOULD PROBABLY BE REDUCED IN NUMBER FOR THE SAKE OF EFFICIENCY.

SUNG AND HIS COLLEAGUES BELIEVE THAT THE PLETHORA OF AMBITIOUS.

POLITICIANS BOTH IN AND OUT OF SOUTH VIBTNAM MAKE MILITARY CONTROL

OF THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT MANDATORY

2:74. 2 SUNG SID THATS THENKEY. FEATURE OF

THE NEW GOVERNMENT.

WOULD

BE A QUAST LEGISLATIVE BRANCHSKNOWN

GROUP

SOR

THIS BODY WOULD HAVE THE POWER TO SUGGEST AND CR

NOT

TO OVERRULE DECISION ON THE EXECUTIVE

ADVISORY GROUP

WOULD NUMBER, TUENTY TVE OR THIRTY

MEMBERS

NE MEMBERS

WOULDA BE

SELECTED BY CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE NEW

GOVER

AND POLIT

PERSONALITIES AND OTHER LEADERS.

IRST

MEMBERS WOULD

IN ADDITION TO SOME ON THE PRESENT CORPOSETTON LEAPERS

EPRESENT:

OF LABOR, DInTERENT

RELIGIONS ETCH THE TORSTETS

MEMBERS

WOULD

THEN SELECT ANOTHER REPERY-OR TWENTY EMPERAN

RESE

VARIOUS AREAS OF SOUTH VIETNAM AND INCLUDING

AND RELIGIOUS SEC

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SUNG SÁID THAT AFTER THE TRANSITIONAL PERTOD OF STX MONTHS

TO ONE YEAR A NEU NATIONA ASSEMBLY WOULD BE CHOSEN DERER-

ELECTION AND THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP WOULD BE LIMITED TO ABOUT FURE

DEPUTTES SUNG SAID THAT IN HIS CONTACTS WITH THE SENTOR MILITARY

OFFICERS IT HAS BEEN GENERALLY AGREED THAT IT WOULD BE DIERiCULT!

TO RETAIN THE PRESENT SIZE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND STILE HAVD

ENERGETIC AND CAPABLE DEPUTIES; THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON QUALITY

RATHER THAN ASSURING THAT EVERY' SMALL REGION OF THE COUNTRY ISEN

REPRESENTED. THE TRANSITIONAL GROUP OF ADVISORS WILL HAVE AS ANT

MARY OBJECTIVE THE PREPARATION FOR AN EFFECTIVE. AND DEMOCRATICALE

CHOSEN VAT TONAL ASSEMBLE SUNG SAND GEWAS ALSO AGREENT

GACTRUE

IN

NATIONA

M'ASSEMBLY

YAS THE SINE

QUAS NON ORLA MET COVERNMENT

AND: THAT

HIES:

PERSONA

ROLDYAS

OPPOSIT

TONS SUNG ADDED THA

INA

•ONAI

SSEMBE

GENUINE

OPPOSITION PARTY RUOULD BRING-ABO

DISSOLUTTON

PRE

DAN DEO.

OBSOLETE

DA GENERI

ESS

RANGD, GOAL

vous всеміцітАру улстові

AND. ECONOMIC

SOCIAL AND POLT

RE

OR

LARENOS TO DEMOCRACYO

HERE WOULD BE

SHORT

RANGE

RES

•SAN

ATSPERFORCE JOULD BEI DICTATORI

-URE

MENTIONED ATH

IMINATION OF A THESISATCON PRES

CFOLLOWED BY SUBSTITUTTON

OF

RESPONSIBLE PROSSO AND THE PET

ATION

UDICIA

SYSTEM UHTCHCHESTERMED A POLITICAL ARMCOR DIENE AND NHUS

SUNG

SOLICITED AMERICAN, SUPPORTE AND

ADVICE

ANNING AND. IMPLEMENTING

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BOTH THE SHORT AND LONG RANGE PROCRANS ORA NEV COVERWHENE

THE CONTEXT OF AMERICAN SPORE AND ADVICE, SUNG STAC DITHAT HE

HAS BEEN VORKING ACTIVELY AMONG STUDENT ELEMENTS IN SAIGON FROM

INHOSE RANKS FUTURE LEADERS VILLE BE DRAWN.

FOLLOWING THE, BUDDHIST

DISPUTE A CLANDESTINE INTER HIGHESCHOOL COMMITTLE COMPRISINGE TENTACL

NE MEMBERS REPRESENTING ABOUT FORTY PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS

AS

FORMED THERE ARDISEVEN COMMUR

SMON;

SAID-VE CHAS OLEN ASKED EVOTHERE STUDENT

LETO COUNTERACT, THES

UNTSTAMEMBERS выгутнАт длятне

PRES

YIDIFFICULT TORPROVIDE LOnE

SUNG PESCLATVED AMY KNOWLEDGE

COUR DETATE ANDAVAS RÉLUCTA

•AKEN

TO DERS OR CHANGE

COLLBAGUES VER

NOT

PARTICLRAT

ANY CHANGE

WOUL Di

CUSS MEASURES WHICH MIGHT BE

TP THAT HE

MANDING

CASPEST E

COUNTR

BACK AON:

THE ROAD I

ANGE

AOF.

REGIM

CONFIDENTIAL

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