CONTEIN
DATE: 1 November 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM

OCCURRENCE: When the generals took over the PTT which controlled the communications, they left only the embassy lines open. The telephone terminals had been taken out prior to the coup and instead of leaving CONTEIN's telephone into his home open, it had been disconnected. P. 51

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SOURCE: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Conein
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STAFF: R. DAWSON
DATE: July 1, 1975

PERSONS/ENTITIES: COLBY, WILLIAM
DATES: November 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM

OCCURRENCE: COLBY stated that "the CIA had nothing to do with the assassination of President DIEM and Mr. NHU. The actual assassination was a shock and surprise to everyone in the United States government and when it was announced it was a matter of grave concern. In retrospect, one must realize that there was, however, considerable debate about encouraging and supporting the generals in an overthrow of the DIEM regime, and that the record is very clear that the United States through its overall policy was in support of that overthrow and, of course, I think it is fair to say that in launching a violent overthrow of a regime involved such as this, people are going to get hurt, and in this case, the leaders were killed in the process." pp. 19-20

SOURCE: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Colby, pp. 19-20

STAFF: R. DAWSON
DATE: July 1, 1975