CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Th'l LII confai In mall Inn affecli Inq Hal Defense cl' HIE ed I In thI-I Ihe mu CI 1 31 and H2 Ihu or re la manner to unaulhoru 'Ied I an 3 oh 1 2 Li '3 U- S SrcI CLASSIFICATION DISSENIINATION CONTROLS ETE Ti ELENA A mtf COUNTRY SOUTH ET NAT-I REPORT NO SUBJECT OF NCO DINH -NHU ON POSSIBLE REDUCTION DATE DISTR- 12 SERTEHDER 1963 IN FOREIGN AID AND ON OT FOREIGNERS FRECEDENCE ROUTINE DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1963 REFERENCES IN 18318 INFO PLACES VIETNAM SAIOON 10 SEPTEMBER 1963 DATE ACID APPRAISAL SEE 35ng FIELD REPORT NO THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION SOURCE CRADIHOS ARE DEFINITIVE APPRAISAL IENTATWE SOURCE I SUMMARY ON 7 SEPTEMBER I963 NOD DINH NHU SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF GVN HAD SUFFICIENT RESERVES TO CONTINUE TWENTY YEARS HE ALSO ORDERED VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS TO OPEN FIRE ON AMERICANS OR FOREIGNERS INVOLVED IN ACTS HOSTILE TO THE GVN ON THE EVENING OF 7 SEPTEMBER NOO DINH- NHU CALLED A MEETING OF ALL SENIOR TROOP COMMANDERS IN THE CHOLDNG AREA INCLUDING AIRBORNE AND MARINE BRIGADE CDMMANDERSDISSEMINATION CONTROLS I a CONFIDENTIAL AIR I JCS PISA I HIC AID IUSIAE OCI ONE I OCH 1 DRRJ STE I I I A I SANITJZED 1 031 03501311 Ppmous EDITIONS 50 1 525' SEC 35 15-29 63 IKCI 11_ ICEA 55' MW NARA $1 DIISSEMTNATION CONTROLS I $18343 IN RTE Ea WHENITMIBQN MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS A A THE CESSATION OF FOREIGN AID WOULD NOT HE DISASTROUS BECAUSE THE GVN HAS SUFFICIENT FOREIGN RESERVES TO CONTINUE OPERATING FOR TWENTY YEARS B REFERRING TO THE SEATING OF A VIETNAMESE SOLDIER OF NUNO ORIGIN Ei r AMERICANS BEING ON THE EVENING OF 7 SEPTEMBER NHU ORDERED THAT VIETNAMESE SOLDIERS SHOULD OPEN FIRE ON ANY FOREIGNERS INVOLVED IN SUCH PROVOCATIVE ACTS 3 THE TROOPS COMMANDERS NOT NISHING TO PUT THE EXACT WORDS OF ORDER INTO PRINT NROTE ORDERS TO THEIR SUDORDINATE I OFFICERS THAT THE LATTER SHOULD BE PREPARED ANY DISTURRANCE AND IF NECESSARY SHOULD OPEN FIRE A FIELD DISSEM STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACVHTAAG USOM USIS 9TH FLD STA 2ND AIR DIV CINCP RACFET ARPAC FMCAF 5 COMMENT PORTION WILL BE DISSEMINATED ONLY IF IT MATERIALLY AFFECT-5 THE SENSE OF THIS REPORT END OF MESSAGE IITFVEAIANEN FILLED I FIG-FONT r-I LI'es MFG NJ Emu-m 1 53 EDITIONS - JTINUATION OF TDCS REF This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu Read related article New Light in a Dark Corner Evidence on the Diem Coup in South Vietnam November 1963 2020-11-01