I • I • __ - • - • • ' 1 November 1963 CAS Saigon 2130 to CAS Washington FLASH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR MCCONE RED NECERCHIEF TROOPS POURING INTO SAIGON FROM DIRECTION BIEN HOA PRESUMABLY MARINES BY THESE FORCES PTT i __ TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER TAKEN REPEAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTER NOT RPT NOT NAVY YARD ALSO APPARENTLY TAKEN CONTINUE TO ENTER ADDITIONAL FORCES C MAGNITUDE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME AS OF 1345 HRS SAIGON TIME c A J rtlo L- ttq t- 3 8' f' 4' -1 £ €1 I DECLASSIFll D AUTHORITY BY Approved FQr Release ·' t3 S INFORMED 25f1 X CONEIN THAT THE COUP IS IN PROGRESS 1 61 HQ c 0 Lou - U P n4 m K l i - 2Q0 1lp8J 1 - kF-16-5-1---15-9 f J •_ ·q NLF DATE 1d7 0J I I - i - _Approved For Rt se 2001 08 16 NLF-16-5-1-- -8 1 November 1963 CAS Saigon 2131 to CAS Washington · i FLASH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR MCCONE SJ CA OFFICERS ON THE STREET AND REPORTING BY RADIO STATE AS FOLLOWS POLICE COMPOUND TAKEN BY MARINES c MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TAKEN BY MARINES C v MSS HQB BLOCKED BY MARINES 0 f --- 0 r 0 MSS CAPITAL KIIS HQS STILL FREE AND OPEN MARINES FROM QUANG TRUNG TRAINING CENTER ALSO FIGHTING IS REPORTED IN VIETNAMESE SPECIAL FORCES AREA% AT TAN SON NHUT THIS CONFIRMED BY CAS OFFICER RESIDING NEARBY DECLASSIFIED AUTHORITY AAc-U d 9crn BY l¼ • NLF DATE Approved For Release 2001 0Si16· · NLF-16-5-1---16-8 11 h o1 ' - ·Approv d For l ease 2001 0 16 NLF- 1 6-5-1ail7-7 ·L __ 1 November 1963 FLASH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR MCCONE CONEIN REPORTS FROM HGS HQS THAT COL TUNG CAPTURED BY GENERALS AND HAS BEEN GIVEN ORDERS TO ISSUE CEASE FIRE CAS OBSERVERS ADD PRESIDENTIAL GUARD BARRACKS HAVE BEEN ENTERED BY INSURGENTS BUT FIGHTING DOES NOT APPEAR INTENSE RPT DOES NOT APPEAR INTENSE c _ · C c 0 GIA LONG PALACE SURROUNDED AND ARMORED UNITS MOVING r 0 r p THROUGH THE CITY FIGHTING HAS CEASED AT VNSF COMPOUND DECLASSIFIED AUTHORITY BY C P'PPC'iJ'AiJ ·'- ' ' J J ' l A·u f A c-v Phom NLF DATE Approved For Release 2001708 16 · Nll 16-5-1---17-7 11 h ol j' I 01 7-3 7_ _ Approved Fot R ase 2obp Bslf' 16-5-1--M-6 'C-0-N- -I- - r •t -T-I-A L 1 November 1963 CAS Saigon 2133 to CAS Washington· FLASH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR MCCONE ALL BELOW EYE WITNESS OF CAS OFFICERS FIGHTING IN PROGRESS AT GIA LONG PALACE WITH APPROX 200 TROOPS OBSERVED AND APPARENTLY STRONG FIRE FIGHT c C · _ CONEIN REPORTS FROM JGS THAT AIR FORCE CHIEF COLONEL HUYNH HUU HIEN ALSO TAKEN PRISONER -AND HAS BEEN ORDERED TO PLACE AIR FORCE AT DISPOSITION GENERALS c 0 f- 0 r 0 35 ARMORED CARS BEGINNING ROLL FROM JGS TOWARD PALACE SEARCH UNDER WAY FOR TUNG'S BROTH' ER VNSF DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF WHO TO BE TAKEN PRISONER IMMEDIATELY DECLASSIFIED AUTHORITY BY C tCcU i t kArm tt _ _ ' Approved For Release JtifiT16 M ifl-'16 iJ-i4 1's-6 NLF DATE II hlo1 - 1304 e· CASSl IEC MESSAGE I • •• •• f ROUTINE I CLASSIFICATION INITIAL S PRIORITY OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE DEFERRED OATE FlLE • INITIAL $ - - CJTE INFO TO - HUN lt OTG FLASH IMMEDIATE ATTENTION FOR MCCONG FOLLOWING FROM CONEIN AT JGS HQS FROM GENS BIG MINH AND DON C c 0 AND EYE WITNESS OBSERVATION c r FOLLOWING ARE PRISONERS ·AT JGS 0 r p COL TUNG POLICE COMMISSIONER TU ' AIR FORCE COMMANDER HIEN AIRBORNE COMMANDER COL VIEN MARINE COMMANDER KHANG • • - - CIVIL GUARD COMMANDER LAM NAVY COMMANDER QUYNH ILLED XXnx»XMNRU MORNINi 1 NOV IN PREMATURE ACTION BY NAVY £ GENJ ATTEMPTING CONTACT PALACE BY TELEPHONE BUT UNABLE TO DO SO THEIR PROPOSITION AS FOLLOWS IF THE PRESIDENT WILL RESIGN IMMEDIATELY THEY WILL GUARANTEE HIS BAFZTY AND THE SAFE DEPARTURE OF THE PRESIDENT AND NGO DINH NHU IF THE PRESIDENT REFUSES THESE TERMS THE PALACE WILL BE ATTACTED WITHIN THE HOUR BY AIR FORCE AND ARMOR DECLASSIFIED E O 12958 Sec 3 5 State Dept Guidelines CONEIN STATES AUTHENT CATJNG OFFICER By k' 8 ft NARA Date r f 10 q 9 RELEASING OFFICER A i 1304 _ ORlr l_ EXT Approved For 'lfase 2001 8 16 NLF - 6-5- ---5 - J - -CL cS51f IED MESSAGE DATE l ' __ OISTR c_L_A_ss_1F_1_cA_T_1o_N_ _ JI • - t M £ DEFERRED ROUTINE · ------1 • TO ll'IITIALB PRIORITY 1 -0 P- E--RA Tl ONA L 1-MMEDIATE s HUM • EII DTCi • INITIALS - INFO DIR me 2135 NUMalEft CJTE 0 - - ' 0 t l 0 FLASH - IMMEDIATE A'ITENTION FOR MCCONE ix L Ll c 2 25X6 - L SIDE t CE C ' ' • • • It' • v t I 25X1 WAS THE KEY CONEIN REPORTS FROM JGS THAT GENS COUP OF FINANCE LUONG 25X1 TO THE GENERALS f-- 0 c 0 MINISTER OF ECONOMICS THANH MINISTER 0 WHEN HE AGREED THE COUP DD BEGAN 25X1X TEAM COMMANDER SAIGON · • ·_A THAT AT TIME OF ATTACT ON VNSF COMPOUND AMERICANS ADVISORS HAD - BEEN C LED TO THIRD CORPS HQS DX AND ALL ARE SAFE · VIETNAMESE NAVAL PERSONNEL APPARENTLY BEING HELD ABOARD HOVE-TO IN PC lOl«BOORRB SAIGON RIVER SURROUNDED BY SMA LLER CRAFT ALSO OCCUPIED BY VN DU ijAVY PERSONNEL C OoRt IN 6 TING OFFICl RS ' Approved For Relea· e AUTHENTICATING o cER 01 08 16 NLF-16- - ---19-5 C ASSIFICATION DECLASSIFIED AUTHORITY BY f 8H RELEASING OFFICER -· -· --- - --- - - - @C-IJi'eM JLro NLF DATE u 1 o1 --- -------- ---· • -·-- -·- ··' - Approved For •· ·- - ····- wase ' i 2001 08 16 NLF- 16-5-_1 0-3 lil ' - ORI · f CWSIPIE MESSAGE EXT OIStR - - - - - - - - - - - ··-· ·' DATE • FILE I 1--1-_D_E_FE_R_R_ED __1 • ROUTINE • PRIORITY OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE l ITIAU NUM • I OTO INITIAL I 0 DIR TO 2136 CITE INFO - kU 18£ ----@ t-- ' 0 i - ·' FLASH a l · - 0 ' l ' IDEDIATE ATrENTION FOR KCCONB w 0 °' ' • '1- CONEIN REPORTS FROM JGS GENS FIRMLY DECIDED THERE TO BE NO RPT NO DISCUSSION WITH THE PRESIDENT C v r BE WILL EITHER SAY 0 0 r p YES OR NO AND THAT IS THE END OF THE CONVERSATION DJIK CAS OFFICER OBSERVED FOUR AD-6 FIGHTER BOMBERS WITH MONITIONS ABOARD AT APPROX 10 000 FT OVER SAIGON AT 1515 HEAVY FIGHTING INCLUDING ARMOR SMALL ARMS AND POSSIBLY SOME LIGHT ARTILLARY VICINITY PALACE AS OF 15 0 HRS CONEIN ·REPORTS FROM JGS GENS ADSOwrtEM lt Ei'UM J UCUS -Oi¥ PftOPOdl'flfflf TIT -2§2 l milfBSTXIJ XIIJiXDI A q rfi'J iffiRR UTJ N 'Nr -11SING £U111P lJ91lFHll8 c - •• • GENS HAVE MONITORED RADIO BROADCAST FROK PALACE TO FIRST AND SECOND CORPS AND 21ST DIVISION BORADCASTS STATES COUP ATTEJdPTED IN SAIGON BUT ALL INSURGENTS ARRESTED c·- · _ c FIGHTING FROM EMBASSY CAN HEAR CAN CONFIRM INSURGENTS NOT RPT NOT ARRW9yed For Release bW 5-1---20-3 I I DECLASSIFIED C@ i-- - - AUTHORITY BY Kett KA c -lJ d-e n NLF DATE tt 1 o I ' ' _ - -·· · • I -· 1304 4 Approyed For R se 2001 08 16_ NLF-1_6-5-1_- -3 ' I·· · ORlf' GLAS IRE9 MESSAGE EXT s DATE _________I 1- OISTlt • CLASSIF'ICATION AW _ NUMaEll · 1 i- __D_E_FE_RR_E_D__l--l- P R -IO R ITY- - -- -l-· _•T_• '_ ----1 OPERA ONAL IMMEDIATE ROUTINE I DTG INITIAL a INFO TO 0 CITE AS OF 1535 105 FIRE REPORTED PALACE VICINITY - c C u r--i E0 1f f J' ·· _--- 7 _ i 1 0 f'- ' ' 0 r p _ - s l e Approved For Releale f8 mgmr 'r fft 5-1r--20 3 HENTICAnl fCJ 0 l IER · CLAS9111'1CATION RELEASING OFFICER -- - ' - ' 1304 _ I ' Appr ved For ase 2001 8 -1'6 NLF-1_6-5- -•--3 ·oRlt -· I • EXT CbtcSSIFli o MESSAGE I DISTR 1 • r DEFERRED C ROUTINE ••• l PRIORITY OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE DATE FILE CLASSIFICATION INITIALS •• • 44 ' - I ' DTG INITIALS INFO TO CJTE NUM91 l'I DIR - ···· FLASH IIIMED IA MCCONE - · -' - ·- - · FOR __ _ - -- O • i ·' 'j · • AR CONEIN REPORTS FROM JGS GENS PREPARING HEAVY BOMB ARDHENT u r 0 r 11 • - _ _ 11 -' • By DECL SSlFIED E O 12958 Sec 3 5 State Dept 9-uidelin s · A l 61-t- NARA Date IO_C - · '• j C 0 · ON PAUlCE IMMEDIATELY _ · c l ' t · i _ _ _ A U TH E NTl C A TI N 0 0 F' F IC E R __ _ L_ CLASSIFICA l' '10N RELEASING OFFICER i 1304 _ · 1 · Approve_d For ' · ' 44 wase 2001 08 16 NL -1_6- - ---2 · -eLAS IFIE9 MESSAGE I · __ DE_FE_R_R_E_D_I ROUTINE I CLASSll'ICATION INITIAui PRIORITY OPERATIONAL IMMEDIATE DATE I FILE · NUM•Ell PTO INITIAL 9 INFO TO r • SZIF CITE • N UM Ell DIR - 0 u 0 l FLASH 0 LJ l 0 IIBIEDIATE FOR IICCONB 0 • ' -- • C nwax K CONEIN REPORTS FROM JGS THAT GENS HAVE GROUP OF C v 0 - _TIONALISTISTIC ANTI-COMMUNIST pRO-WESTERN CIVILIAN POLITICIANS --t- - E- 0 t 0 WITH THEM AT JGS THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL ' BEAD THE NEW CIVIL ADMINISTRATIONf't THERE WILL BE NO MILITARY PERSONALITIES IN · ·HIGH POSITIONS IN THE NEW GOVERNBIIENT TURN MILITARY HOPES TO OVER GOVERNMENT TO THE CIVILIANS WITHIN TWO TO THREE DAYS GENS HAVE TAPED A PROCLAMATION FOR BROADCAST AND HAVE TAKEN OVER VTVN STUDIOS HOWEVER ONE RELAY POINT APPARENTLY BIJJWN UP AND BROADCAST OF PROCLAMATION DELAYED NOW AT JGS ARE GENS BIG AND LITl'LE MINH KHIEll KIM DIB LE AND CBIEU GENS CLAIM GEN KHANH AND GEN TRI so SUPPORTING COUP GENS REPORT BIEN BOA AND IIYTHO HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY FORCES LOYAL TO THEM NOW HEAVY FIRING VICINITY EMBASSY TRIPLE AAA GOING UP C - DPARENTLY DUEL GOING ON nlimlT AAf gAND SHIPS IN RIVER Appro_ved For Releie AIJTHINTICATtNO O fCER ----··· -·· · 2001 08 16 NLF-16-5-1---21-2 cus•1 r1CATION RELEASING OFF ICER DECLASSIFll D iy'e V l ffrOt1 S AUTHORITY BY l -81 KOC- Ui NLF DATE 11 i o I _ __ ·---·- -- ' 1304 • - • • -- ' - - --- I - • _ _Approve d For ase 2001 08 16 NL _s s- - ·1-2 I · O•- ' 44 1 • • _ - ' 4'1 ' I MESSAGE I DEFERRED PRIORITY ROUTINE OPERA NAL IMMEDIATE CONFIDEN'l'IM -CLA 591 -ICATION INITIAU 1 DATE · I I FILE l TG · · HUM8 11 INITIAi INFO TO CRITIC FLASH CIA NO x xxx I I r DJwl 25X1A NHA REPORTS BY TELEPHONE FROM Dll TRANG THAT ALL IS QUIET THERE BUT LOCAL COMMANDERS Now· HOLDING MEETING 0 v 0 ' --- ONE ARMORED VEHICLE AT AIRPORT WITH GUNS TRAINED ON TOWER f- 0 c 0 CONEIN REPORTS FROM JGS GENS CLAIM FOLLOWING UNITS ENGAGED ON THEIR SIDE 21ST DIV 5TH DIV 7TH DIV 23RD DIV 22ND DIV NINTH DIV ALSO SIDING WITH GENS BUT DIVISION CO MJIANDER B COL DZINH HAS BEEN REPLACED EMB MARINE GUARD REPORTS MARINB HOUSE HIT XDI APPARBNTLY BY STRAFING AIRCRAFT BUT NO CABUALlTIES ' i · ·-· --- pr r Reier m 55 ---21-2