PRESENCE OF DANANG MAJOR NGUYEN VAN MAN AND STRUGGLE MOVEMENT LEADERS IN HIDING

Created: 5/17/1966

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subject PRESENCE Of DANANG MAYOR NGUYEN VAN MAN ANDLTORARY

MOVEMENT LEADERS IN HIDING AT 7inh HOI PAGODA IN DANANG Mandatory Review

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1. {SUMMARY. THE PRINCIPAL REFUGE OF STRUGGLE MOVEMENT LEADERS IN DANANGHE TlhW HC! PAGODA, WHERE DANANG MAYOR NGUYEN VAN MAN, STRUGGLE MOVEMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POL IT1CAL ADVISOP TRAN DUY TAM,ORPS COMMANDER OF ARMY ENGINEERS MAJOR TRAI WERE IN HIDING ON THE MORNING IME THOSE IN HIDING AT THE rAGCOA HOPED FOR MILITARY REINFORCEMENTS FROM HUE ANO HOI AN, BUT THE REINFORCING COLUMNS WERE BLOCKED ON THE HIGHWAY AND FORCED TO TURN BACK. IT IS NOW BEING RUMORED THAT MAYOR MAN AND TAM MAY TRY TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE FRENCH CONSULATE ANO SEEK ASYLUM THERE. MONKS AND

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BUDDHIST YOUTH ASSEM3LEDAT THE PAGODA ARE ENGAGINGORT OF SIT-IN DEMONSTRATION WHICH MAY DEVELOPUNGER STRIKE.)

GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) MARINES ARRIVED6 SOME MEfceERStOF THE STRUGGLE MOVEMENT TOOK REFUGE

IN PHO DA AND TlNH HOI PAGODAS, MANY WENT INTO HIDING ELSEWHERE IN DA NANG CITY, AND OTHERS TOOK REFUGE IN OANANG EAST, ACROSS THE SONG DA RIVER, FROM WHERE THEY HOPE TOIET CONG SAFE AREA IN THE

VICINITY OF MARBLE MOUNTAIN.

PRECISE STATUS OF PHO DA PAGODA IS NOTTHE MARINES SOUGHT TO SEIZE IT ONiY, MONKS PUT INAND WENT ABOUT THEIR NORMAL ROUTINE, ANDESULT

THE MARINES DID NOT ENTER OR OCCUPY THE PAGODA. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER ANY ADHERENTS OF THE STRUGGLE MOVEMENT REMAINED IN THE PAGODA ONAY.

k. TlNH HOI PAGODA IS THE PRINCIPAL REFUGE OF THE STRUGGLE MOVEMENT METERS. DANANG MftYOR NGUYEN VAN MAN, STRUGGLE MOVEMENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POLITICAL ADVISOR TRAN DUY TAM, AND CCMMANDER OF THE ARMY ENGINEERS MAJOR TRAI WERE AT TJ NH HOP ON THE MORNING OFAY, AND HA XUAN KY AND THE ENTIRE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE STRUGGLE MOVEMENT ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE TAKEN REFUGE THERE. MONKS AN? BUDDHIST

YOUTH HAVE BEEN SUWONED TO THE PAGODA, WHERE THEY ARE ENGAGING IN

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SORT Of SIT-IN DEMONSTRATION WHICH MAY DEVELOPUNGER STRIKE. (SOURCE COMMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTION IS NOT CLEAR, BUT THEIR PRESENCE MAY BE DESIGNED TO DETER MARINES FROM ATTACKING OR FCftClBLY ENTERING THE PAGCOA.)

A TIME THOSE INSIDE TlNH HOI PAGCOA HOPED TOREINFORCEMENTS FROM HUE AND HOI AN, BUT IN EACH CASE

THE REINFORCING COLUMNS WERE BLOCKED ON THE HIGHWAY AND FORCED TO TURN BACK. IT IS NOW BEING RLWORED THAT MAYORO TAM MAY TRY TO MAKE THEIR WAY TO THE FRENCH CONSULATE AND SEEK ASYLUM THERE.

IT IS NOT CERTAIN THAT THE MARINES WOULD

MAN AND TAM FROM GOING TO THE FRENCH CONSULATE, AS THE MARINES' DUTIES ARE PRIMARILY MILITARY ONES AND THERE IS AT PRESENT NO EFFECTIVE POLICE FORCE CM OUTY. EW STRUGGLE MOVEMENT LEADERS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED, BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO ARREST ALL Of THE PRINCIPAL LEADERS OR WHICH GVN SECURITY SERVICES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MIKING SUCH ARRESTS. IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THE MARINES HAVE BEEN GIVEN ARREST LISTS OR HAVE ESTABLISHED CHECKPOINTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SCREENING IDENTITY DOCUMENTS. THUS THERETRONG POSSIBILITY THAT MAN AND TAM MIGHT BETED TO ENTER THE FRENCH CONSULATE WITHOUT INTERFERENCE.)

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