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Title:
Police information available to Defense Minister Nguyen Van Thieu concerning possible coup attempt on 20 May and government countermeasures
Date of Creation:
May 20, 1965
Date of Declassification:
September 16, 1977
Type of Document:
Intelligence information cable
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
3 p.
Abstract:
Police Information Available to Defense Minister Nguyen Van Thieu concerning Possible Coup Attempt on 20 May and Government Countermeasures [coup against Prime Minister Quat will be led by Pham Ngoc [Thao] and will include Gen. Duong Van Minh, Gen. Tran Ngoc Tam, Gen. Tran Van Don, and possibly other Dalat generals; the coup will be financed by the Can Lao Party. Government countermeasures include a Counter-Coup Task Force and a roundup of coup participants]. Intelligence Information Cable, TDCS-314/06999-65. May 20, 1965. 3 p. Security classification not given. SANITIZED copy. Released Sept. 16, 1977.
Indexing Terms:
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
PHAN HUY QUAT
PHAM NGOC THAO
DUONG VAN MINH
TRAN VAN DON
TRAN NGOC TAM
HOANG QUYNH
NGUYEN CAO KY
DALAT GENERALS
20 MAY 1965 MILITARY COUP
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 5TH ARMORED SQUADRON
CAN LAO PARTY
COUNTER-COUP TASK FORCE
ROUND-UP OF COUP PLOTTERS
ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST NGUYEN VAN THIEU
ASSASSINATION PLOT AGAINST NGUYEN CAO KY
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1978-33C