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176-10036-10139 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
IDENTIFICATION FORM
AGENCY NARA
RECORD NUMBER 176-10036-10139
RECORD SERIES National Security Files
AGENCY FILE NUMBER
ORIGINATOR CIA
FROM
TO
TITLe CIA Information Report
DATE 10/15/1963
PAGES 2
SUBJECTS
DOCUMENT TYPE
CLASSIFICATION
RESTRICTIONS
CURRENT STATUS
DATE OF LAST REVIEW 9/10/2000
OPENING CRITERIA
COMMENTS National Security Files, Box 200: Vietnam,10/6/1963-10/14/63, CIA
Reports: Box 2
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CONFIDENTIAL No ForETGY dISSem
CounfR} South VIETNAM REPORT No. TDcs-3/562,014
SubJECT RECOMMENDAT i.on bY CABiNEt off ICERS THAT DATE DiStR: 15 OCTOBER 1963
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DATE OF EARL Y OCTOBER 1963
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This IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATion: Source GRADINGS ARE DeFinitive APPRAISAL Of CONTEnT Is Tentative_
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APPRA ISAL : THE CABINET off |CERS MAY HAVE MADE SUch A RECOMMENDAT /ON.
SUMMARY_ ON 8 OCTOBER 1963 NGUY EN HOANG CUONG,
EXECUT VE SECRETARY OF THE NAT IONAL ECONOMIC COUNC IL, SA /D THAT
ON .5 OCTOBER VICE PRESI DENT NZUYEN NGOC ThO TOLD HIM THAT AT A
MEETING OF CABINET OFF ICERS IN EARLY OCTOBER iT WAS DEC I DED To
RECOMMEND To PRES DENT DIEm TMAt NGO DINH NHU BE APPOINTED
PR IME MiNISTER _ CUONG SA /D THAT ThIS PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE A
CONST TUT IONAL AMENDMENT WH ICH WOULD BE VOTED BY THE NAT /ONAL
ASSEMBL Y WI THOUT DFF ICULTY _
2 ON 5 OCTOBER VICE PRES DENT Tho TOLD CUONG THAT In EARLY
OCTOBER HE HAD CALLED A MEETING OF ALL CABINET MEMBERS To
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0/SCUSS THE STATUS OF . Nco DINH NHU in THE GOVERNMENT . THO
SA ID THAT THE CABI NET DEC DED To RECOMMEND To PRES DENT DIEM THAT
NHU BE APPOINTED PR IME MINI STER , REASONING THAT: IF THE PRES DENT
Did NOT INTEND To.REDUCE NHU 'S INFLUENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
THE LATTER S APPO I NTMENT To AN OFF ICIAL GOVERNMENT POST WOULD
AT LEAST MAKE HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS:
2_ ON 8 OCTOBER CUONG SA /D THAT F THE PRES DENT ACCEPTED
ThIS SUGGEST ION , A CONST Tut ONAL AMENDMENT WOULD BE REQUI RED BUT
THAT ThIS WOULD POSE NO PROBLEM AS TKE NA T:I ONAL ASSEMBL Y WOULD
VOTE THE CHANGE W THOUT DIFFICULTY _
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