</s>176-10036-10142 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 JFK ASSASSINTATION SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION FORM AGENCY : NARA RECORD NUMBER : 176-10035-10143 RECORD SERIES : National Security Files AGENCY FILE NUMBER: AGENCY FILE NUMBER #: National Security File ORIGINATOR : CIA FROM : TO : TITLE : CIA Information Report DATE : 9/24/1963 PAGES : SUBJECT : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9 /10/2000 OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : National security Files, Box 200: Vietnam, 9/22/63-10/6/63, CIA Reports. Box 2

**People:**

* John F. Kennedy, President of the United States
* Huynh Van Lang, Professor of Economics at Saigon University
* Generals Tran Thinh Khiem, Nguyen Khanh, and Duong Van Minh
* Brigadier General Do Cao Tri
* Colonel Bui Dinh Dam
* Major Lam-Trang Tho

**Events:**

* Coup attempt planned in South Vietnam (September 1963)
* National Assembly election (26 September 1963)
* National Day parade (26 October 1963)

**Locations:**

* Saigon, South Vietnam
* Presidential Palace, Saigon
* United States Embassy, Saigon

**Organizations:**

* Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
* US Department of Defense
* US Marine Corps
* US Air Force
* US Navy
* Joint General Staff, South Vietnamese Army

**Dates and Times:**

* 24 August 1963: Huynh Van Lang mentions coup group planning to launch a coup before 5 October
* 26 September 1963: National Assembly election
* 28 September 1963: Military units rehearse for National Day parade
* 1000 hours, 1466 hours, or 5900 hours (approximate timing of coup attempt)

**Evidence and Findings:**

* Reports indicating a coup is being planned in South Vietnam
* Coup group's efforts to ensure the coup is relatively bloodless
* Lack of suitable explosives to blast a concrete bunker where President Diem is expected to hide
* Revolutionary Committee includes Generals Tran Thinh Khiem, Nguyen Khanh, and Duong Van Minh

**Connections:**

* CIA reports on coup attempt in South Vietnam
* US Department of Defense officials discouraging the coup group from proceeding with the coup

JFK Declassified Files

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