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Title:
Letter to Michael Forrestal from Acting CIA Director Lieutenant General Marshall S. Carter ...
Date of Creation:
September 1, 1963
Date of Declassification:
July 18, 1996
Type of Document:
Memorandum
Level of Classification:
SECRET
Status of Copy:
ORIGINAL
Pagination, Illustration:
2 p.
Abstract:
Letter to Michael Forrestal from Acting Central Intelligence Director Lieutenant General Marshall S. Carter regarding the threat of the Buddhist controversy endangering the anti-Viet Cong effort in South Vietnam, increased influence of Secret Police Chief Ngo Dinh Nhu, and the status of anti-government action against the Diem-Nhu regime.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1999-1850