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ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM : TO : TITLE: CIA Information Telegram DATE: 7/18/1963 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

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 1. This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the. Espionage Laws, Title.U.S.C-Secs:- 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET S. Vietnam (When Filled In) NO FOREIGN, DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM COMREAL ONTWQE2 REPORT NO. TDCS DB-3/655,605 SUBJECT MAJOR GENERAL DUONG VAN MINH COMMENTS ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND ON THE NEED FOR A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM MY DATE DISTR 18 JULY 1963ЕССИИ PRECEDENCE ROUTINE DATE OF13 216 JULY 1963 OIKEUL 1812 12 THE REFERENCES LENNE 82003 INFO. PLACE & DATE ACO. APPRAISAL VIETNAM, SAIGON (17 JULY 1963) LY 1963 42 17 MIN BECYSD 10 THE -.. SEE. BELOW FIELD REPORT NO. FVS-9322 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE' GRADING'S ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE SOURCE AN, AMERICAN OBSERVER (B); FROM A UNITED STATES ARMY FIELD-GRADE OFFICER; FROM GENERAL DUONG VĂN MINH. וד APPR GENERAL DUONG VAN MINH PROBABLY HOLDS THESE VIEWS AND TADE TIRSES T IS KNOWN TO O HAVE BEEN DISGRUNTLED WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM SINCE 1960, D EVEN THOUGH HE HAS NOT SO EXPRESSED HIMSELD PREVIOUS LYET OFSOURCE (SEE PARA. 2.B). SUMMARY ON 16 JULY 1963 MAJOR GENERAL DUONG VĂN MINH, BADDH1212 OAHI MILITARY ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT DIEM, CRITICIZED THE PRESIDENT, SAID BELLIODE DIEW LORD WIPE OF 15 PAA YL THE BLИН ХОЛЕЙ THE HOV THAT HE LACKED THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE, AND ADVOCATED A CHANGE IN THE BADDH121 1231E 12 и главVIION OF DIEN 2 155YLIGHT THE REGIME, BUT ASSERTED THAT NGO DINH NHU COULD NOT TAKE OVER THE MOGE ורטודוע GOVERNMENT. HE ALSO SAID: THẬT BRIGADIER GENERAL DO CAO TRI WOULD BEWVISKE ON І ПОГА МНЕЙ НЕ 2410 197 THE CONUIBA MYR ENIDED BA REMA IN IN COMMAND OF THE IST DIVISION,

: AW СЬЕЗУІТИС ОNDEY WORDYJE EBOW HEYЛЕЙ 1812 МVE VEOMEEMI пижиг 2. GENERAL MINH MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS: VLIES FORD DIEN CHVUCED CОЛЬГЕЛЕГА ВЕСОННИС СОИЛЛИСЕD THVL HЕ MVC A. PRESIDENT DIEM HAS CHANGED SO COMPLETELY THAT IT IS NO LEOLEE HET WE HOME BEEN THE LINE 10 HYAE CHVUCED THE СОЛЕУИНЕЦ LONGER POSSIBLE TO REASON WITH HIM. IN THE EARLY DAYS HE HAD THE асисбитие неЗЕГЕ ТИ МИО 31 1020 HE HVD ГОД СОМЬПЕΙΕ LONCH MITR THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE AND WAS VERY POPULAR THROUGHOUT SOUTH VIETNAM. LOVани12 LOB WHEATBIONе воскалеOL THE СОЛЕЦINERL CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS THEN HE 260VW 1:40 1609902 SECRETEN FOREIGN NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY STATE/INR DIA ARMY/ACSI NAVY AIR JCS SEGDEF. NSA NIG AID YSIA OG1. ONE OGR STATE D'I'R CIB "GROUPI Excluded from automatis % dewagredike GRS 00.100 880 TELEGRAM INFORMATION REPORT TELEGRAM стигавши поM-DRESWIATION COULEOR FORM 10-62 82 IK OBSOLETE PREVIOUS EDITIONS. (18-20)

SECRET (When Filled In) CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY 313 TDCSDB-3/655,605 82003 INT PAGE : : PORUCE R IT WAS A SIMPLE MATTER AT THAT TIME TO GAIN THE SUPPORT OF THE PEASANTS FOR THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT. THEN HE BEGAN : SCREENING HIMSELF IN AND BY 1959 HE HAD LOST COMPLETE TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE. THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE TIME TO HAVE CHANGED THE GOVERNMENT.. AFTER 1960 DIEM CHANGED COMPLETELY, BECOMING CONVINCED THAT HE WAS : OPERATING UNDER A MANDATE FROM HEAVEN. THIS WAS APPARENT IN HIS REMARKS ON 7 JULY WHEN HE SAID THAT THE COUNTRY WAS GUIDED BY GLUOW AT DAG. ОД ЈАЯЗИТЕ ЯЗICADIES TANT QUIA :: "INTUITIVE WISDOM." THE AN OF INVI HEO DIИН ИНО, СОЛГΩ ΚΟΥΚΕ SECINE SEGIME BOY B. THE BUDDHIST ISSUE IS AN ILLUSTRATION OF DIEM'S IRRATIONAL НЕ ГУСКED THE 20650BL OF THE SECOND YOMOCY LED CHИСЕМИ ATTITUDE. DIEM TOLD MINH ON 13 JULY THAT THE BINH XUYEN, THE HOA AYDAL 208 NL DIENT CSILICISED ISED THE SBЕЗІ СЕНІ 20 HAO, AND THE CAO DAT WERE ALL STRONGER THAN THE BUDDHISTS. THEY EVGA YRATLAM : BUT THE GOVERNMENT WAS HAD REGULAR ARMED TROOPS BUT THE GOVERNMENT WAS STILL ABLE TO 58) DEFEAT THEM, SO WHY CANNOT THE GOVERNMENT ALSO DEFEAT. THE MONKS, 2 t WHO HAVE NEITHER ARMS NOR MILITARY ORGANIZATION? MINH WAS UNABLE TO CONVINCE THE PRESIDENT THAT THE SITUATIONS WERE NOT THE SAME LASIASIA CYLE VOOR KANE ZHE BECAUSE OF THE TRIGIDESTAND DIEM HAS TAKEN WITH. I. REGARD TO THE YLE BUDDHIST.ST (SOURCE COMMENT. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME MINH HAS MADE SUCH STRONG, STATEMENTS AGAINST DIEM.) SECEDENCE YONGTHE E CORRAL PELAVITO THE BUDDHIST PROBLEM IS FAR FROM SETTLED TIS BECOMING WORSE AND UNLESS THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES ITS POLICY. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL BUDDHIST SELF GIMMODATIONSTEN BODIVOKOSE 23 СИГА : ひろの七つ DTHERE-MUST BE A CHANGE IN THE GOVERNMENT SOUTH VIETNAM ام mar 14 :עם שיר טמו CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS SECRET NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY : :

SECRET (When Filled In) CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS: NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY TDCSDB-3/655,605 (18) IN 82003 PAGE 3 } IS LIKE A YOUNG TREE; IT HAS FIRM ROOTS AND IS GROWING BUT IT MUST HAVE A PROPER ATMOSPHERE SO THAT ITS LEAVES, I.E., THE PEOPLE, CAN BREATHE THI'S SLACKING IN SOUTH VIETNAM. EINGO DINH NHU CAN NEVER ER TAKE TAKE OVER OVER THE GOVERNMENT; (SHOULD THE SUCCEED IT WOULD PROVE THAT THE VIET CONG (VC) ARE RIGHT IN CLAIMING G THAT THE VCARE THE ONLY ONES WHO REALLY FIGHT, FOR THE PEOPLE (SOURCES COMMENTE MAJOR GENERAL TRANG VAN DON, COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE ARMY NAND BRIGADIER GENERAL LE VAN KIM, MINISTRYWHпа OFNNATIONAL DEFENSE, TAREMMINH SECLOSE FRIENDS!) ACHA BIMONO WORE! BEVICEOPRESIDENTINGUYEN NGOC THOSTOLED! MINH ION195 JULYHTHATH NTHWAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLEMATOJOBTAIN AN AGREEMENTYBETWEENITHEIN V BUDDHISTSIAND THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THE SELFERRIDE OF GERTAIN KEYAVI INDIVIDUALS, OVDET THEENHOSDANDY ARCHBISHOP NGOV DINH THUC THADOL THE BECOME L'INVOLVED. THO HAS BEEN WANTING TO RESIGN BUT WAS NOT EVEN PERMITTED 2TOLSUBMIT ALLERTEROOF IRESIGNATION HESTILLIANTENDSCOSH GOMTHROUGH AWITH LIIT, CHOWEVEROL (FIELDYCOMMENTO ALEVS 9243, (TDCS25/552,503, HKREPORTED THAT DILEM HA'DEREFUSEDITO ACCEPT LTHOIS WRITTEN RESIGNATION, SUBMITTED CONYIKJULY FVS-9256, TDCS-3/552,565, REPORTED THO'S STATEMENT THAT HEEWANTED TOERESIGN BUTIWAS UNCERTAINDASOTO THE TIMINGE)112 112 THE MГИИТИЗ ОЕ HE IS YOVIE THE AC12 101 21 G. IF THE MILITARY PRESSURE AGAINST THE VC CAN BE CONTINUED AT THE PRESENT RATE FOR CALYEAR, OTHE ARMY CAN DISRUPT THE VC ARMED - SECRET CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO-FOREIGN DISSEM/NO-DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND-USE ONLY

CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD TDCSDB-3/655,605 BACKGROUND USE ONLY SECRET (When ruled in) 695831 IN 82003 PAGE 4 INSURGENTS. THE WINNING OF THE WAR AGAINST THE VCIS NOT SIMPLY A MILITARY: PROBLEM, HOWEVER, BUT ONE THAT REQUIRES THE SUPPORT OF THE THE PEOPLE, AND THISIS LACKING KELOUISO H. NO TROUBLELIS ANTICIPATED FROM THE VC ON THE 26 JULYJEM ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE GENEVA ACCORDS, BUTITHE STUDENTS MIGHT CAUSE TROUBLE BECAUSE OF THE SUICIDE OF OPPOSITIONISTONGUYEN TUONG TAM OTAED THO HAS BEEN питека SERIEGONS 112 101 ΕΛΕ IMCOBRIGADIER GENERAL DO CAO TRI WILL REMAIN IN COMMAND OF THE STEINFANTRY DIVISION FOR THE TIME BEING. AND BRIGADIER GENERAL L'EVAN NGHIEM WIELOREMA INNINECOMMAND OF CORPS, WHICH PLACES NGHIEMEIN AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITIONDA'S THE TWO MEN DO NOT GET ALONG WELL WITH LEACH OTHER OTRISEPROMOTIONEWAS DESERVED BECAUSE HE IS A VERY STRONG FIGHTER, OF(FIELD2COMMENT), EFVS-9302, DOBDB-3/655, 512, REPORTED NHU'S STATEMENT THAT OTRICHAD BEEN PROMOTED AND NAMED/COMMANDER COFILCORPS FVS-9267, (TDO8-3/550/409185 REPORTED-NGHIEM! BESTATEMNT OF HIS DESIRE TO RESIGN FROM THE TARMYCETHVL THE ATEL Cole (AC) V6E BICHI IN 3. E'FIELD DISSEMIN STATEIE (AMBASSADOR ENOLTING), USMAEV (GENERAL HARKINS ONLY)? CINEPACK PACFLT ARPAC PACAF!*** ! БУЛЕТ ЕЗОБЕВ УДПОЛЬНЕВЕ 20 Η ΕΛΕЭ" ТЕ НЕ БЕОЬГЕ СУИ 12. ΠΙΚΕ ν λεпие 18ЕЕ! 11012710 12060тие 801 11 721 END OF MESSAGE 3 SECRET MESSACE CLASSIFICATION B199EMINATION CONTROLS CNCTION-COMΙΚΡ NO O FORDION DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD/BACKGROUND USE ONLY 3