COMMENTS OF NGO DINH NHU ON POSSIBLE CHANGES IN U.S. POLICY TOWARD SOUTH VIETNA

Created: 8/27/1963

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CONFIDENTIAL

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U. S. POLICY CHANGE TOWARD VIETNAM. ACCORDING TO NHU, THEWELL REDUCE ITS MILITARY AS WELL AS ECONOMIC AID. FORTHE GVN MUST, IF NECESSARY, STAND INDEPENDENT OF THEARMY OF THE REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (ARVN) SHOULD BE CONSCIOUSNEED "OR ECONOMY AND ALL EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE CAREFULLYASEUR:o MAXIMUM EFFECTIVENESS. NHU CCMM'MTTO THAT "MEA POSITION TO ASSERT IT3CLF BECAUSE OF THE TR-TMENDOUS

SUCCESS OF THELET PROGRAM.

2. NHU TOLD THE OFFICERS THAT IT WAS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE THA? THE ARVN WORK CLOSELY WITH THE REPUBLICAN YOUTH AND THE WOMEN'S SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT BECAUSE THEHESE CROUPS WERE CAGLR TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ARVN AND WERE UNDERSTANDABLY CONCCftfltO ABOUT THEEMENT5 DEVELOPING WITHIN THE

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