The U.S. announcement of support for Khánh helped to deter ARVN officers from joining Phát and Đức, who decided to give up.[14] Westmoreland had spoken to Đức and reported to Washington that he "in no uncertain terms ... informed him [Đức] that MACV, the U.S. Mission, and the U.S. Government did not support in any way his move, [and] advised that he get his troops moved out of town [Saigon] immediately. He said that he understood and thanked me.