[1]176-10036-10139 | 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992
[3]JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM
[4]IDENTIFICATION FORM
[5]AGENCY : NARA
[6]RECORD NUMBER : 176-10036-10139
[7]RECORD SERIES : National Security Files
[8]AGENCY FILE NUMBER :
[9]ORIGINATOR : CIA
[10]FROM :
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[12]TITLE : CIA Information Report
[13]DATE : 10/15/1963
[14]PAGES : 2
[15]SUBJECTS :
[16]DOCUMENT TYPE :
[17]CLASSIFICATION :
[18]RESTRICTIONS :
[19]CURRENT STATUS: |
[20]DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 9/10/2000
[21]OPENING CRITERIA :
[22]COMMENTS : National Security Files, Box 200: Vietnam,10/6/1963-10/14/63, CIA
[24]Reports. Box 2
[26]| TELEGRAM Ttxanee UM iA TION REPOLTE
[28]CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
[30]This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within ihe meaning of the Espionage Le~s, Title 18, U.S.C Secs.
[31]793 and 794, the transmission of raveletion of which if any manner to an unauthorized persion it arahibited by jaw
[33]| CONFID ENTIAL CLASSIFICATION — Ha FW D Sore |
[35]OUMERY. SOUTH VIET NAM . REPORT NO. TOCS"3/562, 01 4
[37]SUBJECT RECOMMENDATION 8Y CABINET OFFICERS THAT DATE DISTR. 15 OCTOBER 1963 ;
[38]NHU BE MADE PRIME MINISTER
[39]: PRECEDENCE ROUTINE
[41]DATE OF EARLY OCTOBER 1963 REFERENCES IN 39851
[42]INFO. ;
[44]PLACE & VIETNAMs SAIGON (8 OCTOBER 1963)
[46]DATE ACQ.
[48]APPRAISAL _, SEE BELOW - FIELD REPORT NO. rvs=9764
[50]THis is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION. SOURCE GRADINGS ARE DEFINITIVE, APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
[51]SOURCE _A WESTERN BUSINESSMAN (B) wITH GOOD CONTACTS IN VIETNAMESE POLITICAL CIRCLES,
[52]FROM CUONG.
[53]APPRAISAL: THE CABINET OFFICERS MAY HAVE MADE SUCH A RECOMMENDATION,
[55]1, SUMMARY, ON 8 OCTOBER 1963 NGUYEN HOANG CUONG,
[56]EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL, SAID THAT
[57]ON 5 OCTOBER VICE PRESIDENT MAUYEN NGOC THO TOLD HIM THAT AT A
[58]MEETING OF CABINET OFFICERS is EARLY OCTOBER IT WAS DECIDED TO ©
[59]RECOMMEND TO PRESIDENT DIEM is&T NGO DINH NHU BE APPOINTED
[60]PRIME MINISTER, CUONG SAID THAT THIS PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE A
[61]CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT WHICH WOULD BE VOTED BY THE NAT ONAL
[63]is
[65]ASSEMBLY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY.
[67]2. ON 5 OCTOBER VICE PRESIDENT THO TOLD CUONG THAT LN EARLY
[68]OCTOBER HE HAD CALLED A MEETING OF ALL CABINET MEMBERS TO-
[70]_ CONFIDENTIAL
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[79]Class! FICATION — DISSEMINATION CONTROLS
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[93]CLASSIFICATION - DISSEMINATION CONTROLS . .
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[100]DISCUSS THE STATUS OF NGO DINH NHU IN.THE GOVERNMENT, THO
[102]SAID THAT THE CABINET DEGIDED-TO RECOMMEND TO PRESIDENT DIEM THAT
[103]NHU BE APPOINTED PRIME MINISTER, REASONING THAT IF THE PRESIDENT
[105]DID NOT INTEND TO REDUCE NHU'S INFLUENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
[106]THE LATTER'S APPOINTMENT TO AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT POST WOULD
[107]AT -LEAST MAKE HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS, |
[109]2. ON 8 OCTOBER CUONG SAID THAT IF THE PRESIDENT ACCEPTED
[110]THIS SUGGEST ICN, A CONSTI TUT ONAL AMENOMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED BUT
[111]THAT THIS WOULD POSE NO PROBLEM AS THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WOULD
[112]VOTE THE CHANGE WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. .
[114]3. FIELD DISSEM, STATE ARMY NAVY AIR USMACV MAAG USOM
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