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[38]| 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
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[45]National Security Files
[47]6/15/1962
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[52]National Security Files, Box 196: Vietnam, 6/62. Box 2
[54]- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. - ~ f
[55]: This ‘metertat contains information affecting . the “National : ‘Defense .of the: ‘United: States. within. the meonl \f Es an 8.
[56]~793 and-794, the: transmission or sevelation of..which. In. any -manner to'_an. vetoed perton 1s comin 2 by haw taw. soe fewest Tite: ! he Se Seo
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[63]- COUNTRY SOUTH VIETNAM. _ DUNGAN REPORT NO. TDCS - =3/913,973
[64]- SUBJECT VIEWS OF COLONEL TON THAT xiie ON THEN DATE DISTR, 15 JUNE 1962
[66]POSSIBILITY oF A COUP D'BTAT_ PETERSSN
[69]— ‘eva 92 DESTRE . = movers F iL bos
[71]PLACE & VIETNAM, SAIGON ( 3 JUNE 196
[72]DATE ACQ. :
[73]APPRAISAL SEE EELOW ‘ FIELD REPORTNO, FVS-748h
[75]APPRAISAL __SEE BELOW RASKIN FIELD REPORTNO, FYS-748b
[76]THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGSSARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS_ TENTATIVE.
[78]source AN AMERICAN OBSERVER (B)3 FROM COLONEL TON THAT XUNG.
[80]APPR. IT IS. PROBABLY TRUE THAT XUNG HOLDS THE VIEWS STATED; HOWEVER, THE CONTENTS oF.
[82]THE STATEMENTS ARE CONSIDERED POSSIBLY TRUE.
[83]1. COLONEL TON THAT KUNG, COMMANDER OF THE RANGER COMMAND, DURING A
[85]3 JUNE 1962 LUNCHEON MEETING WITH: TON THAT CHU, CHIEF OF PLEIKU PROVINCE, SAID
[86]THAT THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH VIETNAM WERE GETTING TIRED OF ‘THE PRESENT SITUATION AND
[87]THAT SOME ACTION WAS GOING TO HE TAKEN TO CHANGE IT, .THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE
[88]PLANS WERE NOI GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED TO THE AMERICANS BECAUSE: THE UNITED
[89]STATES, A $ASICALLY LAW-ABIDING NATION, IS OPPOSED TO UNLAWFUL ACTS. SINCE A
[90]COUP D'ETAT IS CONSIDERED BY AMERICAN OFFICIALS TO BE AN UNLAWFUL PROCESS, THE
[91]US IS FORCED TO DISCOURAGE SUCH ACTIONS,. AND THEREFORE, THE AMERICANS WILL Not
[93]TE NOTIFIED OF ANY FUTURE ACTIVITY ON THE PART OF .THE VIETNAMESE TO UPSET THE
[95]CURRENT .REGIME UNTIL THE ACTION Is ACCOMPLISHED,
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