PERSONS/ENTITIES: CONEIN
DATES: 23 August 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM
OCCURRENCE: "There was a lot of talk of coups. We met with generals on different occasions. I met with them, other people had also. We had met with colonels and junior officers. We anticipated that there would be some type of action taken in the latter part of August. 22."

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SOURCE: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Conein
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STAFF: R. DAWSON
DATE: 30 June 1975

PERSONS/ENTITIES: HARRIMAN, W. Averell (Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs)
HELM (Deputy Director for Plans, CIA)
RUSK, Dean (Secretary of State)
OCCURRENCE:
DATES: 8/24/63
CATEGORIES: Diem

On August 24, 1963, in a telephone call from HARRIMAN to HELMS at 2000 hours, HARRIMAN outlined to HELMS the substance of what eventually turned out to be Deptel 243 to Saigon. In notes recorded by HELMS, in response to HELMS' query, "HARRIMAN confirmed that the thrust of the telegram contained an implicit pullout of American forces and support if the Nhus' were not ousted. HARRIMAN said the message had been cleared 'with Hyannisport' with the Secretary of State and with Mr. GILPATRICK."(4)

SOURCE: 1967 I.G. Report, part C, p.4
FILE: Cage
STAFF: RD
DATE: 6/28/75