PERSONS/ENTITIES: COL. KHANG DATES: 11/1/63 CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET OCCURRENCE: Once the coup had started, Colonel Khang of the Marine Brigade and Colonel Lam of the Civil Guard decided to join the coup. Colonel Lam at this time procured instructions on a tape recorder which was to be later broadcast to all Civil Guard units ordering them to cooperate with the Generals' Revolutionary Committee. Lt. Colonel Khang, Commander of the Marine Brigade, telephoned his unit commanders for their participation in the coup and ordered them to support the coup. The command of the Air Force was given to Colonel Le Quang Ba while Colonel Khanh was commander of the 7th Division was given to Colonel Nguyen Van Co. Temporary command of the IV Corps SOURCE: Hearings, S.S.C.I., 6/20/75, Conein, Exhibit one, page 12. STAFF: Dawson FILE: DATE: 6/30/75 PERSONS/ENTITIES: DATES: CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET OCCURRENCE: CONTINUATION FROM LAST CARD was given to Colonel Bud Van Thien, Commander of Troops in Saigon was given to General Ton That Dinh. Under General Dinh's overall control were Saigon support troops, the Marine Brigade, the Air Force, added 40 tanks from the Armor Command, the 5th and 7th Divisions, supported by the Air Force and the Thu Duc Officer's Training School which joined the coup under the command of Colonel Lam Son. SOURCE: Page 12, con't. STAFF: FILE: DATE: