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ORIGINATOR: CIA FROM : TO : 1 TITLE: CIA Information Report DATE: 9/24/1963 PAGES: 4 SUBJECTS: DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS: National Security Files, Box 200: Vietnam,9/22/63-10/6/63, CIA Reports. Box 2

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COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM REPORT NO. TDCS DB-3/656,842 SUBJECT 1. NGO DINH NHU INTENTION TO DEAL WITH VC DATE DISTR. 24 SEPTEMBER 1963 2. ATTEMPTS OF PHẠM NGỌC THẠO TO TARRANGEYKES AIR FORCE SUPPORT FOR A COUP D'ETAT PRECEDENCE ROUT INE

DATE OF 9-20 SEPTEMBER 1963 REFERENCES NI. 26062 INFO. : 1 PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (22 SEPTEMBER 1963) DATE ACO APPRAISAL SEE BELOW FIELD REPORT NO. FVS 9684 SOURCE THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. A FIELD GRADE VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE OFFICER (F). IMLEBATER VONALLED THAT HE HVD Веси „сомелесетио деуге

!! APER: IT IS PROBABLY TRUE THAT THAO HAS PLANNED A COUP AND HAS SOUGHT VNAF HOD SUPPORTAS REPORTED THE SUBSTANCE LOG THẠO STACKS WITH DIEM AND NHU CONCERNING NHUS CONTACTS WITH THE VIET CONG AND NHU'S PLANS FOR MAJOR CHANGES IN THE SOUTH 1HYL: VIETNAMESE FECONOMY) CANNOT BE ACCURATELY JUDGEDOEITI IS DOUBTFUL THAT NHU WOULD MAKE A DEAL WITH THE COMMUNISTS ALTHOUGH THAO IS APPARENTLY CONVINCED THAT NHƯ 1 A OD IS CONSIDERING SUCH ACTION CITA IS NOT TRUC THAT AMBASSADOR LODGE TALKED WITH THAO SUMMARY ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1963 LIEUTENANT COLONEL PHAM NGỌC 0410-2556ВЕК ИНО ЭПИНОМЕД ИНУЮ TWD ¥OKED MIN ARA HE HED THAO, ASSIGNED TO THE PRESIDENCY AS AN INSPECTOR FOR THE STRATEGIC

HAMLET PROGRAM, SAID THAT HE HAD TALKED SEPARATELY WITH PRESIDENT Коншизои мие СОМНОЙГА НЕГО BA CHAIT BЕКЛУЙТЕ НЕ СЕИЕВУГ БОВric DIEM AND NGÔ ĐÌNH NHU ABOUT NHU'S CONTACTS WITH THE VIET CONG (VC) ΚΟΙΤΑΜΡΟΛИ THE CAT QUOT, OAH OHW WOWA OF BIHT TANT 0311938 CAHT AND THẬT NHU HAD ADMITTED THAT HE WAS "CONSIDERING DEALING WITH JM CORDYCE WITH THE AC LAYO 2019 THVL DIEN MY VROZBED VID DENVIIDED THE COMMUNISTS." THAO CLAIMED THAT NHU WAS PLANNING MAJOR THVL THE SEDUCE DIEMIKED ИНП ВЕСУЛGE THEX DEFІЕЛЕД 1HVL ини муг CHANGES TO MAKE THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE ECONOMY MORE SIMILAR TO TUS SAJ0909. УЛАМОВАЗа. Јалта за TH3012389 3КТ. ТАНТ Оאבינוכ THE ECONOMIES OF COMMUNIST NATIONS. THAO HAS SOLICITED VIETNAMESE Элчисига. YEYED MIN HOA THE SCOTEN OTO e BEOWUDED BA LHE БЕЛЬГЕ AIR FORCE (VNAF) SUPPORT FOR A COUP D'ETAT AGAINST THE DIEM REGIME.

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55 CONFIDENTIAL (WHEN FILLED IN) DVIS CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS" NO FOREIGN DISSEMINO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY TDCS DB-3/656,842 THAO SAID THAT NHU'S PLANS TO DEAL WITH THE COMMUNISTS MUST BE FORESTALLED 2 IN. 26062 PAGE 2 THAO-SAID THAT DURING THE WEEK. 9-15 SEPTEMBER-PRESIDENT DIEM SUMMONED HIM AND ASKED HIM HOW HE, DIEM, WAS REGARDED BY THE PEOPLE. THAO REPLIED THAT THE PRESIDENT WAS STILL PERSONALLY POPULAR BUT THAT THE PEOPLE DISLIKED NHU BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT NHU WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE VC. THAO SAID THAT DIEM WAS ANGERED AND DEMANDED TO KNOW WHO HAD TOLD THAO THIS INFORMATION. THAO REPLIED THAT THIS OPINION WAS COMMONLY HELD BY CIVIL SERVANTS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND THE AMERICANS : こ 3. ON 16 SEPTEMBER NHU SUMMONED THAO AND ASKED HIM WHY HE HAD TOLD THE PRESIDENT OF NHU'S CONTACTS WITH THE VO THAO BELIEVED: THẬT NHƯ HIMSELF HAD TOLDA AMERICAN: AMBASSADOR LODGE AND THAT LODGE D !. 1. HAD SUBSEQUENTLY INFORMED THAO NHU CALMED DOWN AND LATER IN THEСЕБИТЕ INTERVIEW ADMITTED THAT HE HAD BEEN "CONSIDERING DEALING WITH THE COMMUNISTS." THAO CLAIMED THAT HE TOLD NHU THAT NHUUDID NOTE METO SEXC UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNISTS AND THAT HE WOULD BE PLAYING A DANGEROUS 57 GAME IN DEALING WITH THEM. (FIELD COMMENT. AMBASSADOR LODGE HAS LO さいま NEVER MET THẠO.) 4 THAO SAID THAT NHU PLANNED TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES DURING THE COMING MONTHS, INCLUDING THE NATIONALIZATION OF BANKS AND PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, WHICH THAO SAID WOULD MAKE SOUTH VIETNAM'S ECONOMY MORE SIMILAR TO ECONOMIES OF....COMMUNIST COUNTRIES CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL (WHEN FILLED IN) FORMIK-1 NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS (FIELD MFG. 2-63 (15-20-44-4 ONTINUATION OF TOCS: INFORMATION REPORT 1.

CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL (WHEN FILLED IN) FO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO DISSEM ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY IN. 26062 TDCS DB-3/656,842 PAGE 3 COMMENT. THẠO DID NOT STATE THE SOURCE OF HIS INFORMATION CONCERNING NHU'S PLANS.) ACCORDING TO THAO, NHU'S CONTACT WITH THE COMMUNISTS WAS VIA THE POLISH DELEGATION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONTROL COMMISSION. THAO SAID THAT NHU'S PLAN TO DEAL WITH THE COMMUNISTS MUST BE FORESTALLED. 5. ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1963 THAO SPOKE TO A RANKING VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE (VNAF) OFFICER CONCERNING THE POSSIBILITY OF THE VNAF SUPPORTING A COUP D'ETAT AGAINST THE DIEM REGIME. THAO SAID THAT: A. THE VNAF WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED IN ANY FIGHTING BECAUSE RESISTANCE BY GOVERNMENT FORCES WOULD BE OVERCOME IN THREE. HOURS. B. THE COUP LEADERS WANTED THE VNAF TO HINDER OR STOP THE FORCES OF BRIGADIER GENERAL HUYNH VAN CAO, IV. CORPS COMMANDER FROM ASSISTING FORCES LOYAL TO THE DIEM REGIME. 6. THAO WANTED VNAF SUPPORT TO, STOP CAO ALTHOUGH HE BELIEVED THAT. CAO MIGHT NOT NOW SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT AS STRONGLY AS IN 9 LEO 012250 21716 7487204 THE PAST. HE GAVE THE FOLLOWING REASONS FOR THIS JUDGEMENT: : A. CAO DID NOT ESTABLISH MARTIAL LAW IN THE IV CORPS AFTER THE PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING MARTIAL LAW IN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ON 21 AUGUST. B RECENTLY, CAO HAS KEPT HIS TROOPS HEAVILY..COMMITTED IN. OPERATIONS AGAINST THE VC.. NE C. CAO APPEARED TO BE REMAINING ALOOF FROM EVENTS. IN, SAIGON. DCAO HAS MADE REPEATED REQUESTS TO THAO TO VISIT HIM AND CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS TEC2 DE-300E CONFIDENTIAL NO FOREIGN DISSEM/NO. DISSE ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY (WHEN FILLED IN) FORM 1K-1 1-63 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS CONTINUATION OF TDCS INFORMATION. REPORT. MFG. 2-63- (15-20-44-4

55 IN 26062 PAGE CONFIDENTIAL (WHEN FILLED IN) CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION-CONTROLS HO FOREIGN DISSEMIND DISSEM ADROAD TDCS DB-3/656,842 C BACKGROUND USE ONLY HAS OFFERED HIS PRIVATE AIRCRAFT TO THAO FOR SUCH A VISIT 7. THE VNAF OFFICER WHOM THAO APPROACHED REPLIED THẤT COLONEL HUYNH HUU HIEN, VNAF COMMANDER, WAS COMPLETELY LOYAL TO THE REGIME AND, PARTICULARLY, TO NGÔ ĐÌNH NHU. HE ALSO TOLD THAO THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHAT ACTION VNAF OFFICERS WOULD TAKE C 1.7 IN THE EVENT OF A COUP THAO: REPLIED THAT IF IF HIEN FAILED TO COOPERATE, HE COULD EASILY BE KILLED. 8. FIELD DISSEM. STATE (AMBASSADOR LODGE) USMACV (GENERAL THE DAS TAST HARKINS) CINCPAC PACFLT ARPAC, PACAF. LOUCER OL 281940: : ОБЕЗУГ НПЛИН АУИ со А Совь сониниров ВАНЕ СОЛЬ ГЕЛОЕВЕ МУЙЦЕD THE AUVE TO HIDE : دن 206 THE MBA ДОЛЕНИМЕНТ ЕОНСЕР МОПГО ВЕ ОЛЕКСОНЕ ТИ ІНЬЕЕ, нопае ΣΗΕ ΑΥΤΕ ΜΟΝГо из Е ГИЛОГЛЕД ТИ ТИЛ Етечение всстMBE VIK LOUCE (ANYL) OLLICES СОИСЕВИтие не дозатрат ILA OF THE ANNE 2710 18:35 : ALTH THE COwn : CCNEAL HVO DID WOL TITLE THE BONICE OF HIS LOLIви соистине END OF MESSAGE CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS TEC2 5031020015 CONFIDENTIAL MO FOREIGN DISSEMINO DISSEN ABROAD BACKGROUND USE ONLY CE (WHEN FILLED IN) FORM IK-1- 163 USE PREVIOUS EDITIONS. NTINUATION OF TDCS INFORMATION RER MFG. 2-63 (15-20-44-4: