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Title:
Functioning and aims of "Inner Circle" of Generals who exercise power of decision in South Vietnam
Date of Creation:
August 10, 1967
Date of Declassification:
September 20, 1979
Type of Document:
Intelligence information cable
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
5 p.
Abstract:
Functioning and Aims of "Inner Circle" of
Generals Who Exercise Power of Decision in
South Vietnam [the group is informally
organized and has no name; PM Ky has been
designated chairman but has no special power;
the group attempts to decide all matters by
consensus and avoids majority decisions; it
intends to continue its activities if Thieu
is elected president, and he will exercise
independent executive authority only in
routine matters; the group recognizes the
need for democratic institutions but feels
the people are not ready for democracy yet].
Intelligence Information Cable, TDCS
DB-315/03167-67. Aug. 10, 1967. 5 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.
Indexing Terms:
Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1980-234C