PERSONS/ENTITIES: Ambassador Lodge, Conein, Gen. Duong Van Minh
DATES: 10/3/63
CATEGORIES: DIEM
OCCURRENCE: Ambassador Lodge approved Conein's meeting with General Duong Van Minh.
SOURCE: Hearings, S.S.C.I., 6/20/75, Corein, Exhibit One, p.4.
STAFF: Dawson
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DATE: 6/30/75

PERSONS/ENTITIES: McNamara, Lodge, McCone, Richardson, Smith
DATES: Oct 3 - 4, 1963
CATEGORIES: DIEM
OCCURRENCE: On October 3, Lodge wrote a personal letter to McCone stating that "I... agree with what I understand McNamara said to you. The time has come for a new face, but I also think of Richardson as a devoted and a patriotic American..." On October 4, 1963 in a CIA cable from Saigon, (SAIG 1397) the following report appeared: "...it is clear that Lodge wants a change in chief of station...departing Saigon 18 - 20 hours...". In a comment in the IG report it is noted that Richardson's departure was based on a head-of-Richardson's request that he return to headquarters on TDY as soon as possible. Upon Richardson's departure his deputy David R. Smith, became acting chief of station.
SOURCE: IG Report 1967 (CIA) p. 26
STAFF: Dawson
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