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Title:

Progress of Thieu camp in gaining support and views of Thieu's campaign manager on other presidential candidates

Date of Creation:

August 1, 1967

Date of Declassification:

September 20, 1979

Type of Document:

Intelligence information cable

Level of Classification:

NOT GIVEN

Status of Copy:

SANITIZED

Pagination, Illustration:

9 p.

Abstract:

Progress of Thieu Camp in Gaining Support, and Views of Thieu's Campaign Manager on Other Presidential Candidates [Nguyen Van Huong has had some success in obtaining the support of Catholics, Buddhists, Vietnam Nationalist Party members, Cao Dai, and Hoa Hao for the Thieu-Ky ticket; Huong commented that some of the other candidates were not "serious" in that they had no chance of winning and only hoped to reach a bargaining position; he also said that Thieu would welcome an agreement for collaboration with Tran Van Huong, but he is too stubborn to drop out of the race]. Intelligence Information Cable, TDCS DB-315/03019-67. Aug. 1, 1967. 9 p. Security classification not given. SANITIZED copy. Released Sept. 20, 1979. Johnson Library, NSF, Countries, Vietnam, CIA Intelligence Information Cables, July 27-Aug. 31, 1967.

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:

1980-231B

Link to Full Text:

http://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=04116208001