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ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO: TITLE: CIA Information Telegram DATE: 7/16/1963 PAGES: 2 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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COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM REPORT NO. TDCSDB-3/655,558 SUBJECT STATUS OF COUP D'ETAT PLANS DATE DISTR. 16 JULY 1963 OF TRAN KIM TUYEN'S GROUP PRECEDENCE ROUTINE DATE OF INFO. 15 JULY 1963 REFERENCES IN. 80366 PLACE & DATE ACO. VIETNAM, SAIGON (15 JULY 1963) APPRAISAL 3 FIELD REPORT NO EVS 9309 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.

SOURCE A HIGH-LEVEL VIETNAMESE OFFICIAL (C) WITH EXTENSIVE CONTACTS AMONG GOVERNMENT LEADERS.

  1. ON 15 JULY 1963 AN INDIVIDUAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUP D'ETAT GROUP HEADED BY DR. TRAN KIM TUYEN, CURRENTLY AN ADVISOR AT THE PRES IDENCY, SAID THAT THEIR NATIONALIST, ANTI-COMMUNIST COUP WOULD OCCUR "SOON." HOWEVER, AS THE VIET CONG WERE REPORTEDLY PLANNING TO INTEN SIFY THEIR ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENEVA ACCORDS (20 JULY), THE COUP WOULD NOT BE STAGED UNTIL AFTER THAT DATE THE COUP WOULD BE DIRECTED AGAINST PRESIDENT DIEM AS WELL AS THE NGO DINH NHUS, AND THE GROUP PLANNED TO ESTABLISH A CONSTITUTIONAL CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: HR SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM BACKGROUND USE ONLY

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REGIME BEHIND VICE PRESIDENT NGUYEN NGOC THO (FIELD COMMENT FVS- 9286 GDCSDB-3/655,471), FROM ANOTHER SOURCE, REPORTED DETAILS OF TUYEN'S PLAN AND THAT HE WANTED TO MOVE BEFORE THE END OF JULY.)

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JAZIANEGA 7. OE TUEMARE YOU OHOMA BSSALO (1) 4500 езика и -BVITATUBT 21 TUSTHOD JAPAN 330242 VILAGO DUI MOITANACH 031AU JAVSKU UHT

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SECRET VELERENCSE SKECEDENCE SCALIGE BELOSE HOT 100709 CENDROF MESSAGE COMD NEC GHFA

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