</s>176-10036-10094 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-1006-1009A RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER: AGENCY FILE NUMBER #: ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : Ngo Dinh Nhu's Statement on Withdrawal of DATE : 4/20/1963 PAGES : SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National Securty Files, Box 197: Vietnam, 4/63-5/63. Box 2

**John F. Kennedy**

* None mentioned in this document.

**Assassination**

* No information related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy is provided in this document.

**Investigations**

* The document does not mention any investigations related to the JFK assassination.
* It appears to be a report about Vietnam, specifically regarding American foreign aid and statements made by Ngo Dinh Nhu.

**Related Individuals and Events**

* **Ngo Dinh Nhu**: A Vietnamese politician who made statements about American foreign aid in South Vietnam. He suggested that the Americans revise their policy on foreign aid, and that the Vietnamese should strive to become self-sufficient.
* **Pham Duc Tien**: Chief of Civic Action in Phuoc Tuy Province, who attended a conference where Ngo Dinh Nhu made his statements about American foreign aid.
* **Colonel Huynh Hui Hen**: VNAF Commander, who reported that Ngo Dinh Nhu had instructed GVN officials to prepare for a complete withdrawal of American aid.

**Dates and Locations**

* **April 5, 1963**: The date when Ngo Dinh Nhu made his statements about American foreign aid at the Interministerial Committee on Strategic Hamlets.
* **Late March-Early April 1962**: A reference to a previous period when U.S. support for military aid programs in Thailand was reduced and eventually terminated.

**Significant Events or Activities**

* The document reports that Ngo Dinh Nhu instructed province chiefs to encourage people to start producing weapons, land mines, and ammunition in home workshops.
* VNAF officers agreed that the VNAF would be unable to continue operations without American support and that any withdrawal of American support would result in collapse of the regime.

**Evidence, Testimony, or Findings**

* The document reports on statements made by Ngo Dinh Nhu and reactions from VNAF officers.
* It is noted that it is probably true that Ngo Dinh Nhu made certain statements, but it is doubtful that he told GVN officials to prepare for a complete withdrawal of American aid.

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