</s>176-10036-10098 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM. IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10038-10095 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files RECORD FILE NUMBER: AGENCY FILE NUMBER : NationalSecurity Files ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : Central Intelligence Agency Information Report DATE : 4/22/1963 PAGES : 2 SUBJECTS : 2 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

Summary: The document is a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) telegram dated April 22, 1963, discussing tensions between the Government of South Vietnam and the United States regarding American military activities in South Vietnam. It notes that President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother, General Nguyen Khanh Nhu, expressed concerns over U.S. operations, particularly the presence of U.S. special forces and the perceived infringement on Vietnamese sovereignty. The report indicates that some South Vietnamese officials questioned U.S. military coordination with local authorities and suggested reductions in American personnel due to the size and manageability of the U.S. force.  

Key People: Ngo Dinh Diem (President of South Vietnam), Nguyen Khanh Nhu (General and brother of Diem), Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam).  

Key Locations: South Vietnam, Saigon.  

Key Events: Tensions between U.S. military operations and South Vietnamese authorities in 1963; discussions about reducing American personnel in South Vietnam.  

Key Organizations: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (USMACV), Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), Air Force Pacific (ARPAC), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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