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176-10036-10103 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY NARA
RECORD NUMBER 176-10036-10103
RECORD SERIES National Security Files
AGENCY FILE NUMBER
ORIGINATOR: CIA
FROM
To
TITLE CIA Information Telegram
DATE 3/20/1963
PAGES 3
SUBJECTS
DOCUMENT TYPE
CLASSIFICATION
RESTRICTIONS
CURRENT STATUS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW 9/10/2000
OPENING CRITERIA
COMMENTS National Security Files, Box 197: Vietnam;, 2/63-3/63. Box 2
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TELEGRAM INFORMA Tion REPCrT TELEGRAM
CENTRAL. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY V
This material conlains inlormation allecting Iko Nationdl Detenfo of Oae Uni ted States vithin Iho mejninq 0i ino Espionj9o Ljzs Tallo 10 U.S.C Secs
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COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM REPORT NO. TDCS -3/541,020
SUbJECT TF SEEKING OF AMRICAN SUPPORT FOR DATE DISTR: 20 MARCH 1963
ILE
THE OVERTHOW OF TH DIEM REGIM
PRECEDENCE
ROUTINE
DATE OF MTD-MARCH 1963 REFERENCES IN 89614
INFO:
PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON (14 MARCH 1963)
DATE ACQ.
APPRAISAL
SEE BELOW
FIELd REPORT No_
FVS-8662
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATion: SOURCE GRADINGS ARe definitive. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT Is Tentative.
SOURCE A HIGH-LEVEL GOVERMMNT OFFICIAL (C), WITH . EXTENSIVE CONTACTS AT TH PRESIDENCY
APPR THIS REPORT IS TYPICAL OF VIEWS HELD BY CERTATN OPPOSITIONISTS @NCLUDING TAOSE
IN TH FELLOW- TRAVELLING CATEGORY _ COMNTS OF THIS NATURE HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE
BY GOVERMNT PROVOKERS SEEKTNG TO PROVOKE AMRICAN REACTION TH LINE THAT
DIEM IS ACCEPTABLE , BUT THAT HIS FAMILY ADMTNISTRATTON AND PROGRAMS ARE NOT ,
IS ALSO :CHARACTERISTIC OF VARIOUS OPPOSITION ELENTS AS WELL AS SOM SEGMENTS
OF T LEFT . TE ESTIMATE CONTAINED HEREIN ON A NUMBER OF SUBJECTS , INCLUDING
TE APPRAISAL THAT TH STRA TEGIC BAMLET PROGRAM IS HICHLY DANGEROUS TO TH
GOVERNNI OF VIEINAM OR T AMRICAN .OBJECTIVES , IS NOT ACCEPTED _
1 AMRICAN AIDD IS ESSENTIAL TO AN OVERTHROW OF TRE DIEM REGIN ,
ACCORDING TO TZ STATEMENTS MADE BY TwO REPRESENTATIVES OF A COMITTEE OF
NATIONALIST ANTI-COMMUNIST POLITICAL OPPOSITIONISTS IN MID-MARCH 1963, IN
TF PRESENCE OF' AN OFFICIAL .OF TH PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY SERVICE (SEPES) _
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WHO MAY ALSO BE A MEMER OF TE COMITTEE_ TF COMITTEE IS ENGAGEDD IN A
STUDY OF TA PREESENT SITUATION IN SOUTH VIETNAM AND MAKING PLANS FOR ITS
IMPROVEMENT . ALTHOUGE SEPES CHTEF TRAN KIM TUYEN IS NOT A MMER OF TF
COMTTTE BECAUSE OF HIS POSITION F HAS PROVIDED CERTAIN SUPPORT FROM TIM TO TIM
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CLASSIFICATION Lt DISSEMINATION CONTROLS
IN 89614
Toxfidemmal
NO. FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/541,020
PAE TWO
THE TwO REPRESENTATIVES IND I CA TED THAT IF AMER ICAN Aid IS NOT
FORTHCOMI NG , OTHER SOURCES WILL BE CONTACTED_ IF THE AMER ICANS
HELP THE NAT /ONAL IST CAUSE OF THE OPPOS IT IONISTS, THEY WILL
HAVE SOME MEASURE OF CONTROL OVER THE RESULTS; OTHERWI SE,
THEY WILL HAVE NONE. (FELD COMMENT_ FVS 8654 _
)
Tpcs-3/540,447, REPORTEC
AN EARL I ER DI SCUSS | ON BY THESE IND V IDUALS, )
2. ACCORD I NG To THESE. OPPOS TION STS, THE COUNTRY HAS
REACHED A COMPLETE IMPASSE AND SOMETH ING 'MUST HAPPEN SOON _ F
DIEM SHOULD DIE SUDDENL Y THE RESULT WOULD BE CHAOS, Out OF
WICH THE COMUN STS WOULD EMERGE As THE ONL Y BENEF IC IARIES:
DIEM REMA INS IN POWER ONL Y As THE RESULT OF AMERICAN MILITARY
SUPPORT W THOUT WHICH HE WOULD BE COMPLETELY LOST _ THE DIEM
GOVERNMENT IS WORSE THAN IMPOSS BLE THRE ARE
NUMBER OF . GROUPS IN THE COUNTRY , SUCH As THE HOA KAO AND', THE
CAO DA / , THAT ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO COMMUN SM buT CANNOT
Poss BL Y SUPPORT THE PRESENT REG IME
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WHEREAS THEY COULD SUPPORT
SOME OTHER NATONAL IST TYPE OF GOVERNMENT PRES DENT 0 EM
IS PERSONALLY A DECENT AND HONORABLE BUT NGO DINH NHU AND
HS WIFE MUST BE: ELIMINATED; WI THOUT THEM, IT WOULD BE POSS BLE
`TO RE-ORIENT DIEM_
3 THE STRATEGIC HAMLET PROGRAM S H GHLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ,
ALTHOUCH THE AMERiCANS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF V ETNAM ARE EITHER
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CLASSIFICATION DISSEMINATION CONTROLS
IN 89614
CONFIDEMTIAL
NO FOREIGN DISSEM TDCS -3/541,020
PAG; THREE
UNAWARE %OF @R 4 UNWILL ING To FACE 1T, THE STRATEGIC HAMLETS ARE
HEAVILY INF ILTRATED WITH VIETNAMESE COMMUN STS (Vc) , WHOSE
PRESENCE WILL MAKE ITSELF KNOWN IN DUE" COURSE . THE REPUBL ICAN
YOUTH MOVEMENT S ONL Y A LONG SERIES OF MEETINGS AND IS
COMPLETELY LACK ING IN 'DEPTH As AN ORGANIZATAON; iT IS A
SUPERF IC IAL" VENEER; GO ING" THROUGH VAR/OUS FRU ITLESS MOT | ONS _
THE PRINC PAL 'CR TTERION FOR . SELECT | ON OF PROV:INC IAL AND
DISTRICT LEADERS "IS PERSONAL ` OBED ENCE To THE REGIME; COMPETENCE
IS ONL Y AN AFTERTHOUGHT _
4 IF THE SITUAT I ON: CONT INUES IN ITS PRESENT VEIN, THERE
WILL BE 'A: RENEWED VC OFFENS VE ON A LARGER SCALE SOON AFTER
THE ONSET OF THE RAINY SEASON, WEN BAD WEATHER REDUCES THE
EFFECT I VENESS 'OF HEL ICOPTERS AND AIR CAPABIL ITY IN GENERAL =
This WILL_BEGIN NEAR THE SA /GON AREA AND,- AT THE SAME TIME
THE VC WiTHIN THE ~STRATEGIC' HAMLETS WILL GO inTO ACT ION,
5. FELD DI SSEM. STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV MAAG AID
USIA CINCPAC PACFLT ARPAC PACAF 9TH F ELD STAT ION ZND AIR DVISION _
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