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CHIEF OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION BUT WOULD RETAIN THE POST OF CHIEF OF THE MILITARY SECURITY SERVICE, AT LEAST FOR THE TIME BEING.
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HAD SET THREE CONDITIONS FOR HIS KY HAD AGREED. THE CONDITIONS WERE:
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WOULD REMAIN AS PRIME MINISTER AND HEAD OFUNTIL A CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER.
WOULD RELINQUISH HIS RANK AS AIR VICE MARSHALOF THE VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE AND TURN OVER THE AIRTO HIS PRESENT DEPUTY, COLONEL TRAN VAN MINH.
COMPLETING HIS DUTIES AS PRIME MINISTER, KYTO MILITARY SERVICEERY SENIOR POSITION SUCH ASDEFENSE, CHIEF OF THE JOINT GENERAL STAFF, OR BOTH. KYTAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REORGANIZING THE GVN ARMEDSENIOR OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN POLITICS,QUALIFIED OFFICERS TO KEY.
3. LOAN EXPRESSED THE VIEW THAT THE MILITARY WOULD SUPPORT KY, BOTH IN HIS PRESENT ROLE AND IN THE FUTURE. LOAN ALSO BELIEVES KY WILL RECEIVE CIVILIAN SUPPORT. ACCORDING TO LOAN, KY HAD MADE AND r" ATTEMPTHIRD PARTY TOEETING BETWEEN KYGENERAL NGUYEN CHANH'THI^ PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WOULD BE TOWHAT THI WANTED TO DO IN THE FUTURE. THI HAS SO FARVEN ON THE CONDITION THAT KY WAS PREPARED TO MEET
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IELDTATE (AMBASSADOR AND DEPUTY AMBASSADORID (DIRECTOV. ONLY).
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