PERSONS/ENTITIES: LODGE, BUNDY
DATES: 30 Oct 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM

OCCURRENCE: On October 30, 1963, in a CIA cable from Saigon (SAIG 2094) the following cable from LODGE (in its entirety) occurred: "Thanks for your sagacious instruction. Will carry out to best of my ability."

TOP SECRET

SOURCE: CIA IG Report, 1967, p. 40
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STAFF: R. DAWSON
DATE: 29 June 1975

PERSONS/ENTITIES: LODGE (?), BUNDY (?)
DATES: 30 Oct 1963
CATEGORIES: TOP SECRET

OCCURRENCE: On October 30, 1963, in a CIA cable to Saigon (DIR 79007) the following quotation appeared: "...We do not accept as a basis for U.S. policy that we have no power to delay or discourage coup....We cannot limit ourselves to proposition implied in your message that only conviction of certain failure justifies intervention....U.S. authorities will reject appeals for direct intervention from either side...." (The IG Report here states without further showing the author of the above message that "the White House repeats its instructions on command of the country team after LODGE leaves." The inference can probably be drawn that the message although looked upon as a CIA cable to Saigon, it was undoubtedly emanating from the White House.)

SOURCE: CIA IG Report, 1967 p. 39
FILE:
STAFF: R. DAWSON
DATE: 29 June 1975