REMOVAL OF NATIONAL POLICE CHIEF LIEU, SITUATION IN I CORPS, AND DISSATISFACTIO

Created: 4/11/1966

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, -JOLD'BE REPLACED BY GENERAL LINH QUANG VIEHAPRIL. THE DECISION TO REPLACE LIEU WAS MADE BY PRIMECAO KYPRIL AND FULLY CONCURRED IN BYNGUYEN VAN THIEU AND JOINT GENERAL STAFF CHIEF CAO VANDECIDED TO REMOVE LIEU AFTER THE GOVERNMENT HAD OBTAINED ACENTRAL VIETNAM ADDRESSED TO LIEUSEUDONYM. THELIEU TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY FOR ANTI-GOVERNMENTSAIGON. THE MESSAGE APPARENTLY ORIGINATED FROM SOME ONEGENERAL NGUYEN CHANG

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ORGANIZATION AND THE MILITARY SECURITY SERVICE, ISAN FOR THE GROUP, WHICH NUMBERS MORE THANFFICERS. SOME DIVISION Id COMMANDERS ARE INCLUDED, AS WELL AS OFFICERS FROM THE AIR FORCE, AIRBORNE, ARMOR, MARINES, AND RANGERS. THESE OFFICERSENERAL HOUSECLEANING IN THE GOVERNMENT, AND PARTICULARLY THE REMOVAL OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN HUU CO, IV CORPS COMMANDER DANG VAN QUANG,ORPS COMMANDER NGUYEN VAN CHUAN. AND TWO OTHER GENERAL OFFICERS.

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