Qk a HEGGAAE a CA5 MESSAGE SAIGON 1925 06750 9145 1%3 I 0615 HOURS ON THE MORNING 0F 24 OCT LT COL CONEIN RECEIVED A TELEPHONE AT HIS HOHE PGON THE AIDE OF RAJ GEN TRAN VAN DON THE AIDE INFORMED THAT GEN DON GOULD BE TAKING-AN AIRPLANE TRIP ON 24 OCTfn n REOUESTED TO MEET NITH DON AT THE VIP TERMINAL JUST PRIOR TO TAKE-ORE AT OGAO 2 AT TAN SON NHDT GEN DON TOOH OONEIN ASIDE AND STATED THAT HE HAD NET NITH GEN HARHINS ON THE EVENING 0F 25 OCT GEN HARHINS DNESTIONED GEN DON NITH RESPECT TO THE RENARHS To OONEIN ON 23 OCT GEN DON CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD NADE THESE RENARHS GEN HARHINS THEN STATED THAT HIS PPEVIOHS GEN DON ON 22 OCT THE NON-DESIRABILITY OF A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT HERE TO A PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE GEN HARHINS ADDED THAT HIS STATEMENTS HAD BEEN INADNERTENT AND THAT HE NISHED GEN DON TO RE ANARE OF THIS 3 GEN DON FUPTHER STATED THAT ARRANGEMENTS HAD BEEN MADE FOR HIM TO NEET NITH AMBASSADOR HENRY OADOT LODGE AT 1700 HONPS REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THE OFFEE IS PROHIBITED I 1 I nJ-a- - -- H I- 13 Mfr 61 314 EBV mg xi 1 mn- 1-3 0 Jno d- I i 09 6 3 SARI 3-4' i- E g gw3 55 0 Par-L CONE AND CONVIN ONLY IN 033 3335-3 3 5 0 THIS A THAT ALL PLANS HAVE Now AND AND IS THE NECESSAPYI ARE AVAILABLE Am MILL mc Io JOIN IN SIHP qr occun ML- I AAY SASI IHAN 2 NOV 'f 23 35 6 1 CONEIN TO - - I AA cc FURTHEP DISCUSSION DIIATLS or FL I 5 APPAS ENTLY IS Sara AS AAI ISIS 36 APT AOI HAVE ANY SSAIIALAIHJIIAMIOA 24 cc IS U SAY ANBASSADCP WOULD 3 new T0 DESCUSS THIS SUBJECT IIAI - ICIA 351le e bit 00 9% 196 Ila-In b-ooavl 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