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Title:
View of Vice President Ky that President Thieu's coup alert order was not directed towards Ky but was result of concern over future role of General Minh
Date of Creation:
October 10, 1968
Date of Declassification:
October 10, 1997
Type of Document:
Cable
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
4 p.
Abstract:
Cable regarding a possible coup in South Vietnam. Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky believes that President Nguyen Van Thieu does not think Ky is plotting against him, but Thieu worries that the U.S. will let him down, and that General Duong Van Minh will join with the Buddhist oppostion.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1999-0684