PERSONS/ENTITIES: NHU, NGO DINH CONEIN
DATES: August 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM

OCCURRENCE: "The coup .... aborted, because, one, they did not have necessary forces. I'm talking about the coup plotters, did not have the necessary forces to combat those loyal to the DIEM government, namely elements of the Marines, elements of the Rangers, presidential guard, and other units, and especially the Special Forces, which were the best armed troops available. Also, they announced in the press that the CIA was paying to have a coup. This was a very shrewd and calculating move on any man on the quality NGO DINH NHU who was a shrewd politician and also master of psychological warfare." pp. 22-23

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

PERSONS/ENTITIES: VIETNAMESE SPECIAL FORCES COLBY
DATES: August 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM

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OCCURRENCE: "COLBY stated that: "As part of the pressure on the government in the August period, in response to the fact that these SPECIAL FORCES with Vietnamese military and with Vietnamese police had conducted the raid on pagodas, CIA was directed to suspend its assistance to the SPECIAL FORCES. We did not suspend our assistance to the police or to the military who were involved in that, but CIA is an easy thing to turn off, turn on and off. The other programs are much more difficult to turn on and off. In a simple way, I think this has had a certain influence in what they did. I know it resulted in the transfer of several units outside of Saigon when we said we would continue to support them." p. 78-79

SOURCE: Hearings, SSCI, June 20, 1975, Colby
FILE:
STAFF: R. DAWSON
DATE: 1 July 1975