</s>176-10036-10086 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-1006-10066 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 1 AGENCY FILM NUMBER #: ORIGINAL : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : Views ... Possible Coup D'Etat DATE : 6/15/1992 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : 2 DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National Securty Files, Box 196: Vietnam, 6/62. Box 2

Summary  
This document is a classified U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) telegram dated June 15, 1992, titled "Views ... Possible Coup D'Etat." It references a report from June 1962 regarding Colonel Ton Ton Xund, commander of the Ranger Command, who allegedly discussed plans for a coup in South Vietnam during a meeting with That Chu, chief of Pleiku Province. The document notes that Xund claimed the people of South Vietnam were growing weary of the current situation and that action would be taken to change it. However, the U.S. government opposed such actions, considering coups unlawful, and decided not to inform American officials until the coup was completed. The report also includes references to other agencies such as USMACV (United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam), MAAG (Military Assistance Advisory Group), AID (Agency for International Development), CINCPAC (Commander-in-Chief, Pacific), ARPAC (Army Pacific), and PACAF (Pacific Air Forces).  

Key People  
- Colonel Ton Ton Xund: Commander of the Ranger Command in South Vietnam.  
- That Chu: Chief of Pleiku Province, South Vietnam.  

Key Locations  
- South Vietnam  
- Saigon (Vietnam)  

Key Events  
- Alleged discussion by Colonel Ton Ton Xund about a potential coup in South Vietnam during June 1962.  
- U.S. government's opposition to coups and decision not to inform American officials until the coup was completed.  

Key Organizations  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV)  
- Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG)  
- Agency for International Development (AID)  
- Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC)  
- Army Pacific (ARPAC)  
- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)

JFK Declassified Files

176-10036-10086.pdf

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