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ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE: CIA Information Telegram DATE: 7/12/1963 PAGES : 4 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

Vietman 50 TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws Title 18, USC Sect 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CLASSIFICATION DISSENIBITION CONTROLS SECRET NO FORELEN DISSEA (When Filled In) E20NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE GULY COUNTRY SOUTH VIETN NAM SUBJECT COUP D'ETAT PLAN OFONGO DINH NHU OF

SEE SANITIZED VERSION NUX-81-269; NLK-89-15+ DOWNGRADED CREPORT NO. TDCS DB-3 3/655,517- DATE DISTR. 12 JULY 1963

PRIORITY MONED DATE OF Downen BIND THVL THE COTREFERENCES DE 2170ED IN 78592 INFO. 11-12 JULY 1963 PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (12 JULY 1963) DATE ACO. APPRAISAL SEE BELOW FIELD REPORT-NO EVS9305aar METHIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE., APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTÄTIVE SOURCE A GENERAL OFFICER (B) WHO EITHER ATTENDED THE MEETING OR WHO ACQUIRED THE INFORMATION FROM AN OFFICER WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING. APPRAISAL NGO DINH NHU UIS PROBABLY PLANNING A COUP, HOWEVER, THE TIMING OF THE ED COUP ATTEMPT AND THE GENERALS WHO, ARE SPECIFICALLY INVOLVED ARE UNKNOWN ПОГАСНУ Eb8 ancCE22, THE VOL 26158 THE 1800ВГЕ КУКんだと SUMMARY.BENGO DINH NHU PROPOSED TO ARMYCGENERALL OFFICERSE DE ON JULY 11,963 ТНАТVITHEY STAGEZA COUPOD'ETATUASE SOON AS WWED IV. POSSIBLE THIS COUP MUST BE I STAGED OVERNIGHT AND THEVARMYMOND SHOULDOTURN OVEROCONTROL TO CIVILIANSEON THEW NEXTEDAY) D2ANGO DINH NHUZIOLDYA GROUP OF GENERAL OFFICERSOONLI JULY 11963 THAT THE GOVERNMENT WAS MAKING NO PROGRESSEIN THE WARDA AGAINST THE VLET CONG OR IN OTHER PROGRAMS AND ATHATOTHEUGENERAL OFFICERS MUSTORROVIDE THE ACTION REQUIRED. THT,HERGENERALCOFFICERS HAVE BEEN CONTINUALLY HUMILIATED HIN-THE YEYES IOFITHELPEOPLE MAND IN ORDER TO REGAIN POPULAR RESPECT THEY MUST MENGINEER A COUP D'ETAT. CONFIDENTIAL SECRETHE MONTO NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY STATE/INDIA ARMY ACSI NAVY AIR UCS SECDEF INSA NIC STATE/DIR OCIONE OCRS GROUP Excluded from automatic downgrading and declassification

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50 SECRET (When: Filled In) CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION-CONTROLS7 KO FORCIER DISSE CENTRU NO BISSEM ABROAD/BACKEROUND USE ONLY YYAFFECTAT F1 TDCSDB-3/ B-3/655,517 PAGE NHƯ SAID THAT HE WOULD SUPPORT THE COUP IN RESPONSE TO A QUERY NHU SAID THAT THE GENERAL OFFICERS. MUST SUPPORT HIM.COM

HAB BENHU SAID THAT HE WAS NOTO INAACCORD WITH THE PRESIDENTHOLI OR WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN GENERALE ALTHOUGH MANY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HANDED TO HIM, HE HAS HAD NO REAL POWER TO FORCE THE PRESIDENT OR OTHERSSTO MAKE DECISIONSIOR TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTION ONLY WITHIN THE PAST YEAR,CUN FACT, CHASCHE HAD TANY COFFICIAL POSITIONS. ETDIRECTOR OF THE STRATEGIC HAMLET PROGRAM Seat:OrNHU SAID THAT THE ARRIVALCOF) AANEW1UWS.YAMBASSADORAWOULD BRING ABOUT CHANGE'S LANDETHAT FAST ACTION WAS INECESSARY IMMEDIATE DECISIONS MUST BE REACHED WROTHECGOURDISOTO LOGCURMET KTHIS WASETHE ONLY CHANCE FOR SUCCESS THE ARMY MUST. SEIZE THE TROUBLE MAKERS CONGEFUGE VUD THE CERESVKE AHQ 162 2БЕСТЕТЕОГРА FOR EXAMPLE, THE BUDDHIST MOVEMENTS MUSTIBBER QUELLED SIC: NHU QUALIFIED my IC VM OFL THEK AND VILENGED THE HEELIие قاعد THIS STATEMENT BY ADDING THAT, HTHAT THE DID NOT MEAN THE BUDDHISTS PER SE BUT THE FIVE RINGLEADERS, WHO-WE-RE-TO-BLAME BECAUSE THEY HAD TUSED 13 JABIARRA DYLE どらってまой скупог2 YHE DELISH KITS DE CALEA 10 EXILIME 1: VOTHEIR RELIGION TO FURTHER THEIR OWN AMBITIONS AND DESIGNS 15. NHU CONTINUED BY SAYING THAT THE COUP MUST BE STAGED OVERNIGHT; IT MUST BE LIGHTNING FAST AND PROBABLY ALLICTHAT WOULD BE NEEDED WOULD BE A SHOW OF FORCE ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE GENERAL OFFICERS MUST TURN THE GOVERNMENT OVER TO CIVILIANTבינ CONTROLIN RESPONSE TO A STATEMENT FROM MAJOR GENERAL NGUYEN NGOCLE CHIEF-OF--VE-TERANS AFFAIRS THAT SUCH AN ACT-ION REQUIRED SECRET CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY

SECRET (When Filled In) CLASSIFICATION--DISSEMINATION CONTROLS C - TDCS DB-3/655,517 IN 78592 NO DISSEIN ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE CALY PAGE 3 MAJOR DECISIONS AND A PLAN, NHƯ SAID THAT HE AND HIS WIFE AND THE GENERAL OFFICERS WOULD HAVE THE REQUIRED PLAN. NHU COMMENTED THAT HE REALIZED THAT HIS WIFE WAS NOT LIKED BY MANY PEOPLE BUT THAT SHE HAD TRIED TO HELP IN THE FIGHT FOR VIETNAM AND THAT SHE HERSELF REALIZED THAT: SHE HAD MANY SHORTCOMINGS. 6 GENERAL LE THEN SAID TO NHU: "YOU SAY THAT YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE GOVERNMENT BUT THE PEOPLE SAY THAT YOU ARE. CONCERNED WITH ALL DECISIONS MADE" NHU REPEATED HIS COMMENTS ON LACK OF POWER, FAILURE TO HAVE HIS ADVICE ACCEPTED, AND HIS NMENTPOCA (CENЕВОТ НУВК ТИР) LACK OF OFFICIAL POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT COM COMVIDER OF THE Y 7. GENERAL LE COMMENTED ON 12 JULY THAT ALTHOUGH NHƯ MIGHT BE

WILLING TO OVERTHROW THE DIEM GOVERNMENT LE THOUGHT THAT THEY BELE Бестоби 140 БЕСТОИТ НО ТИ ДЕНЬ COUNT APLUPHAT THE ONHUS WANTED SHOULD PROCEED WITHOUT NHU, ADDING THAT АТЕЙ КЕНЕТOMED TO DO WAS TO SAVE THEMSELVES (SOURCE COMMENT ВЫТСИОТЕВ СЕМЕВУГ ИСПЛЕЙ КНУИН СОШ ADDLOFITHEANHUICE CHILDREN. HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO SAIGON AND WERE UNDER HEAVY GUARD ВВІСУОТЕВ СЕИЕВОЕ ИСПЛЕЙ ЛИИ ГУССКИЕ СУЫ BEY VID THE NHUS ALSO HAVE AN ESCAPE PLAN. СЕЙЕРУСА В совЬИ: СОГОЛЕГ Нолин 8 BRIGADIER GENERAL PHAM XUAN CHIỀU CHIẾU SÁNDON 925 JULY THAT соль егоийние сколь: BHTOVDIES СТИСКУ ТО ANY COUP D'ETAT ACTION MUST BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY IMMEDIATELY AND THAT VALU ERS SHOUNEN OLLICEBE МЕВЕ ГЕРОЕВ GENERAL OFFICERS SHOULD COOPERATE MYWLED BE 9. COLONEL LE QUAN VIEN SAID ON 12 JULY Y THAT HE HAD INOT 수 И ДНЕ ETING BUT WAS AWARE THAT SOMETHINGEWAS ATTENDED THE 110 11 JULY MEETING LGOINGON, ADDING THAT NHU AGREED WITH DIEM THAT SOME CHANGES-SHOULD. BEMAD CLASNO FOREREN OPSSEEMINATION OONTROLS SECRETNO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY

(13) 50 La CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS IN 78592 SECRET עם לביתTDCS DB-3/655,517 PAGE NO FOREIGN DISSEM/CONTROLLED (When Filled In)NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY FLLENDED THE ΤΗΣ ΤΩΓΙ ΜΕELION BE MADE BEFORE AMBASSADOR DESIGNATE LODGE ARRIVED; NHU, HOWEVER, -СОГОИСТ ГЕ ОЛТИ ЛИ WANTED TO GO FURTHER AND HAVE A COUP D'ETAT WITHOUT DELAY CLILEFT OLLICENS PROЛГО VIEN SAID THAT THE FOLLOWING GENERAL OFFICERS WERE LEADERS IN. THE FIA CONG DIEIVE VELIOM ΜΑΣ Ε NA COUP PLANNING GROUP: BRIGADIER GENERAL TON THẤT ĐỊNH, COMMANDING GENERAL, 111. CORPS; COLONEL HUYNH VÀN CAO, COMMANDER, IV CORPS; BRIGADIER GENERAL NGUYEN VAN LA, COMMANDER, CAPITAL AREA; AND CHIIDBEN HAM BEEM BRONCHI TALO 240 BRIGADIER GENERAL: NGUYEN KHANH, COMMANDING GENERAL TISCORPS..סיהם 10 DO MY2 10 2ME THENРЕГЛЕГ (20Ойсе совсе VIEN MENTIONED ANOTHER GROUP THAT WOULD SUPPORT A COUP PLACINGHVICE ИНОСГО БУОСEED MICHOAL ИНО" YODIVA PRESIDENT THO IN TEMPORARY CONTROL AS INCLUDING MA INCLUDING MAJOR-GENERALWWLED АТЕРТИС 10 СЛЕВІНКОЛTHЕ DIEW СОЛЕВИШЕЙЕ DUONG VĂN MINH, MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT BRIGADIERIE GENERAL TRAN VAN DON, COMMANDER OF THE ARMY; AND TWO OTHERS.CHI DE 10. FIELD, DISSEM STATE (AMBASSADOR), USMACV (GENERAL HARKINS) ON TVCK OF LONES LINGE LO TUNE HIZ VOAICE CINCPAC-ARPAC PACAF PACELT a M16 VTT DECISIONS WIDE WHO KESEVIED H12 CONNEW12 VONTE MILK THE СОЛЕВИНЕТ ВЛI THE DEMISTE 20 VI 100 ME ГНЕ НЕВЗЕГЕ KEVPISED ИАМ ДАН ЭНГ ТАНГА HVD H 20 1 TA THVL THE HAD IKTED 10 HEFS IN THE FIGHT LOS ALELNOW WUD HEL IHTI HE BELTISED INVU HIC NILE MHZ MOI FRIED BE BL HAMA CHA 21012 HE WID HIS MILD VID END OF MESSAGE י7 CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROL'S 21 SECRET NO FOREIEN DI ちょ NO BISSEM APROAD/BACKGROUND-

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