PERSONS/ENTITIES:
Conein, CAPT
Diem, Ngo Dinh
Col

DATES:
11/2/63

CATEGORIES:
Diem

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Conein was returning with Diem and Nhu and an aide of Diem to the headquarters in an armored personnel carrier when Nhu in a separate column in radio communications with Lam's column found out that Diem and Nhu had been taken. Conein states that Nhu with his aide, crossed the column, halted it and then stepped into the armored car and upon orders from Minh threw himself. The bodies were then taken directly to the General Staff Headquarters and later on in the afternoon they were later removed from the General Staff Headquarters to Clinique St. Paul.

SOURCE:
Hearings, SSC Conein, June 20, 1975

STAFF:
Dawson

DATE:
7/1/75

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PERSONS/ENTITIES:
LODGE, HENRY CABOT
CONEIN

DATES:
1 November 1963

CATEGORIES:
DIEM

OCCURRENCE:
On or about 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon on November 1, 1963, there were communications between LODGE and DIEM. CONEIN was in both radio and telephonic contact with the Embassy, keeping them posted of the units, the personalities and what was transpiring. CONEIN was to convey, one of the first messages from the generals that the generals did not want any U.S. military officer or advisor with any of the attacking units. They did not want any American participation within the coup. p. 50

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