Ba Cụt, a leader of an anti-government Hòa Hảo religious sect, distributed a pamphlet condemning Diệm as an American puppet, citing the funding as proof and further asserting that Diệm was going to "Catholicize" the country.
Ba Cụt, pemimpin sekte religius Hòa Hảo yang anti-pemerintah, menyebarkan pamflet yang mengutuk Diệm sebagai boneka Amerika, mengutip pendanaan sebagai bukti dan penegasan lebih lanjut bahwa Diệm akan "meng-Katolik-kan" negara itu.