They agreed that the coup plotters would deal only with Conein in the future. Cable 243 discusses the removal of Ngo Dinh Diem (August 1963) Robert F. Kennedys Kansas State University speech (March 1968) SOURCE: Department of State Bulletin. Officials in Saigon, especially Conein, who acted as intermediary with the coup plotters, were instructed to listen to their plans but to avoid having any input or recommending any specific option especially regarding assassination. Retrieved From http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/psources/ps_eisenhower.html / (Original Work published oct. 23 1954). During his trip the Saigon situation escalated as Nhu went ahead to launch the raids on the Buddhist pagodas he had already planned. Nhu had begun weekly meetings with the generals of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) where he himself had introduced the subject of a coupas he told the CIA, it was a psychoanalytic technique which might induce the ARVN officers to reveal their intentions. This text is part of the Gi nh Mnh (T Gn - Si Gn Nh), CS by a long and exhausting war and faced with enemies without and by their subversive Author Luke A. Nichter found the document in the Vietnamese archives. Photo undated(peacehistory-usfp.org). Nhu spoke out in response to signals that the U.S. planned to cut foreign aid, dismissing the speculation by saying that South Vietnam had sufficient reserves to operate for twenty years. In this letter, President Eisenhower offered South Vietnamese President Diem financial support and encouraged him to make "needed reforms" to broaden his government and make it more representative. Newly arrived U.S. Technical Directorate, VN Coastal Raiders State visit by Ngo Dinh Diem to the United States - Wikipedia South Vietnams president Nguyen Van Thieu resigns (April 1975) TWO LETTERS TO NGO DINH DIEM EISENHOWER'S LETTER TO NGO DINH DIEM October 23, 1954 (Department of State Bulletin, November 15, 1954) Dear Mr. President; I have been following with great interest the course of developments in Vietnam, particularly since the conclusion of the conference at Geneva. Compare this redaction with the one on page 626 of Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963, v. III, Vietnam, January-August 1963. These lists frequently overlooked Vice President Nguyen Ngoc Tho, who would ordinarily have been Diems constitutional successor. nhng n anh ln (Nguyn Tng Phong), Nhng who's Who in South Vietnam | American Experience | PBS Bi These materials reveal that Lodge already held nuanced views on the situation in South Vietnam and had already met with South Vietnamese representatives in the U.S., who happened to be the parents of Ngo Dinh Nhus wife. 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PRESIDENT: I have been following with great interest the course of developments in Viet-Nam, particularly since the conclusion of the conference at Geneva. Eisenhower to Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam, October 23, 1954 DEAR MR. with great interest the course of developments in Viet-Nam, particularly since the conclusion of the conference at Geneva. Silence from the Vietnamese generals made Washington officials wary of getting too far ahead of Saigon politics. Eisenhower to Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam, contribution to the welfare and stability of the Government of Viet-Nam. That was one reason for the study missions. A big issue, then and since, has been the so-called Hilsman Telegram, or, more formally, Department Telegram (DepTel) 243, which instructed U.S. (Credit:LBJ Presidential Library). Letter from President Eisenhower to Ngo Dinh Diem, President of the Council of Ministers of Vietnam, October 23, 1954 DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I have been following with great interest the course of developments in Viet-Nam, particularly since the conclusion of the conference at Geneva. The American government viewed South Vietnam's situation as a cry for McNamara and Ball also agreed that there was much to do to prepare for a coup; once the U.S. agreed to back it, the major challenge was to see that it was successful. Reprinted from Lodge told Diem that he knew little about Vietnam but hoped to advise him on American affairs. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Text of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution approved by the U.S. Congress, August 7th, 1964.