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CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS C-ON-FI-DE-N-TI-A-L NO. FOREIGN DISSEM COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM REPORT NO. TDCS-3/553,724 SUBJECT POSSIBLE CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM FOREIGN POLICY IN LIGHT OF APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR LODGE DATE DISTR. 17 JULY 1963

PRECEDENCE ROUTINE DATE OF MID-JULY 1963 REFERENCES IN 80437 INFO. PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (15 JULY 1963) DATE ACO. APPRAISAL SEE BELOW FIELD REPORT NO. FVS-9314 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. SOURCE: A. HIGH-LEVEL VIETNAMESE SECURITY OFFICIAL (C) WITH EXTENSIVE CONTACTS AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS

APPR IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM HAS RECALLED SOME OF ITS FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES; HOWEVER, WHETHER THE REASON IS TO DEFINE A NEW SED FOREIGN POLICY IN LIGHT OF AMBASSADOR LODGE'S APPOINTMENT IS UNKNOWN HEADQUARTERS COMMENT PARAGRAPH 2

WELL NET21KECUBY MID JULY 1963 PRESIDENT. NGO DINH DIEM WAS CONSIDERABLY DISTURBED

ES OVER THE DESIGNATION OF HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR. AS AMBASSADOR TO THE GOVERNMENT

OF VIETNAM (GVN) THE APPOINTMENT SUGGESTED TO THE PRESIDENT THAT THE UNITED LEVISTATES PLANNED TO WIELD A BIG STICK AND THE GVN RECALLED A NUMBER OF ITS

END DIPLOMATS FOR CONSULTATION. AMONG THEM WERE THE REPRESENTATIVES IN KUALA

AVE LUMPUR AND SINGAPORE NEW DELHI, DJAKARTA, TOKYO, RANGOON, AND SENEGAL AND

VAE SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN NATIONS THE REPRESENTATIVES WERE RECALLED OSTENSIBLY

SO THAT THEY COULD ATTEND A SEMINAR ON THE STRATEGIC HAMLET PROGRAM WHICH WE WOULD ENABLE THEM TO EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM ABROAD: HOWEVER, THE GVN ACTUALLY CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS TOR ГОРС C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM STATE INR DIA ARMY ACSI NAVYAIR JCS SECDEF NSA NIC STATE/DIR GROUP Excluded, fram automatic AID USIA OCI ONE OCR ORR downgrading, o declassification TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM

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YJWANTED TO DISCUSS ITS POSITION IN REGARD TO THE BUDDHIST SITUATION AND TO ATTEMPT TO DEFINE A NEW GVN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE LIGHT OF THE LODGE ΑΡΡΟΙΝΤΜΕNT

9.2.1 HEADQUARTERS COMMENT TDCS-3/552,830 REPORTED THAT BUU HOI, GVN AMBASSADOR TO THE IVORY COAST, MOROCCO, NIGERIA, UPPER VOLTA, AND SENEGAL WAS EXPECTED IN SAIGON ON 15 JULY CS-3/533,307 REPORTED THAT NGO ĐỊNH NHU HAD STATED AT AN INTERMINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC HAMLETS' MEETING THAT THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HAD FAILED TO ENROLL HIS PERSONNEL IN THE COURSE AT THE THI NGHE STRATEGIC HAMLET CENTER, AND THAT IF NECESSARY, THE MINISTER SHOULD RECALL HIS PERSONNEL FROM EMBASSIES ABROAD IN ORDER TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT

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COARBINETAL CREIOTVIS END OF MESSAGE ZOBCE Y KICH-TEAST END OF MESSAGE (C) MIJI EXВТАЕ СООД YVE ЛАЗНАЯТЧА ATELOW VICON 27일 СMI biero 325 (12 A 1003) VELEKEMCER YELEKEMCER И 80 VEECIADEL CATENEOS FODCE ALREW ECBТСЯ БОГТСК В ГІСНІ СЕ 3029тага сRYWCE TE COAFYDENT O ΣΟΛΙΑ ΑΞΕΣΚΥΝ CLASSIFICATION-DISSEMINATION CONTROLS HOITAOP22AJO NO ELENIGN DICEN C=O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L NO FOREIGN DISSEM CENLEVT HAITFIORACE VACHCA