1. PLANNED REMOVAL OF POLICE CHIEF LIEU 2. SITUATION IN I CORPS 3. DISSATISFACT

Created: 4/11/1966

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PHAM VAN LIEU, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF NATIONALLD BE REPLACED BY GENERAL LINH QUANG VIEN ONPRIL. THE DECISION TO REPLACE LIEU WAS MADE BY PRIME MINISTER

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CHAIRMAN NGUYEN VAN THIEU AND JOINT GENERAL STAFF CHIEF CAO VAN VIEN. KY DECIDED TO REMOVE LIEU AFTER THE GOVERNMENT HADESSAGE FROM CENTRAL VIETNAMO LIEUSEUDONYM. THE MESSAGE REQUESTED LIEU TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY FOROVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS

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I CORPS COMMANOER, WAS CONFIDENT HE COULD RESTORE OROER IN CENTRAL VIETNAM WITHOUT RESORT TO FORCE. PARTIALLY SUCCESSFULUT HIS POLITICAL SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS OF ORPS WOULDAST.

HE GROUP OF OFFICERS OPPOSED Tcf THE GOVERNMENjT'S PRESENT POLICIES CONTINUES TO BE rflSTUBBED AT IjHE LACK OF FORCEFUL MEASURES

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ORGAN IZATION AND THE MILITARY SECURITY SERVICE, IS

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GENERAL HOUSECLEAN.ING IN THE GOVERNMENT, AND PARTICULARLY THE REMOVAL OF OEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN HUU CO, IV CORPS COMMANDER DANG VAN QUANG, FORMERORPS COMMANDER NGUYEN VAN CHUAN, AND TWO OTHER GENERAL OFFICERS.

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