PERSONS/ENTITIES: CONEIN

DATES: February 1962

CATEGORIES: DIEM

OCCURRENCE: CONEIN stated: "In February of 1962, two air force pilots, Vietnamese Air Force pilots, attacked the presidential palace of NGO DINH DIEM. This was not the first indication there was something wrong, because if you will recall, in November of 1960, there was another attempted coup. At that time, in February, I was asked if I would go to the different military leaders which I knew and had known in the past, to find out what was the political pressure, what was the temperature, was there really some dissidence within the military ranks, was there really a basis for an uprising against NGO DINH DIEM? I was unable, at this time, to determine this fact. There was an isolated dissidence within the military structure. This was reported in February and March of 1962." pp. 16-17.

SOURCE: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Conein

STAFF: R. DAMSON

FILE: DATE: 30 June 1975