Ea Declassn ed in Part- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015l07 24 RDP79T00936A002000150001 8 THE INTELLIGENCE CHECKLIST CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY I NOVEMBER 1963 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 201507124 5 it Declassified in Pari Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 CIA RDP79T00936A002000150001- 8 1 South Vietnam Diem's regime is toppling information up before a coup launched shortly after- to 0830 EST noon today Saigon time midnight Washington time Athere is a differ ence ef 12 hours b The coup group headed by 'nrmy Gen Big Mink apparently has gained or is gaining the backing of all major combat-units in the Saigon area 0 Special Forces chief Cola Tung is prisoner of the_coup forces and Special Forces units are putting up no further resistance _The Presidential guard too _has been largely neutralized and the palace evidently with Diem still holding out in it is currently under siege e Coup leaders we underStand plan to set up an exClusively civilian government as soon as the coup is con solidated I I 50X1 I An Declassi ed in Pari Sanitized Cot-p Approved for Release 2015 07l24 Declassifed in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 0794 a POSSIBLE SEEN AT MOSCOW - OCTOBER 1963 51 VIEW Entirely canvas covered - Details not observable Not to scale 1 55' 30' REAR VIEW 20 WRINKLES OR RIBS MAz zoov w sms 1 A 30 diu 11 JACK WHEELS BELIEVED TO BE LIGHT LOOSE CANVAS TWO WHEEL TYPE BULGES BOTH EXTENDS BELOW IN SIDES CENTER BELIEVED - HAND CRANKS AND CORRUGATED METAL HORIZONTAL LIGHT CORRUGATED ONE LEVEL BOOT OR HOUSING FOR FINS DURING BOOT OR HOUSING FOR VERTICAL FIN TRANSPORT- 50x1 IE Declassi ed in Part Sanitized Copy Approve for Release 2015l07l24 8 l gag 2t USSR China 23 222 5 2 5 3 CZ C23 egg Declassn led In Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 20151137124 a A-new missile so far Still-' under canvas has shown up in res' hearsals for Roscoe's upcoming_OCtoe ber anniversary 7 November parade b It is appearing-inioompany with known SAH types but it appears mis sile c We think it may be our first- look at_a Soviet antimiSsile mise sile If so it would be a likely candidate for the probable ABM sys tem now under censtruction at Lenin grad a 7 5290 the Chinese may be getting ready to try to put into 5OX1 orbit They'could do this with the Env4 t58 4 l 100 mile missile 50x1 nr TLA Dvnoh-lnn-i nnlur Thu-l Car-rt Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2015 07 24 CIA-RDP79T00936A00200015000143 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