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Title:

Buddhist proposal for the replacement of the provisional government in South Vietnam

Date of Creation:

December 18, 1963

Date of Declassification:

September 16, 1996

Type of Document:

Information report cable

Level of Classification:

NOT GIVEN

Status of Copy:

SANITIZED

Pagination, Illustration:

3 p.

Abstract:

Buddhist monk Thich Tam Chau within one week planned to present to the generals of the Military Revolutionary Council an ultimatum demanding the dissolution of the present cabinet and the appointment of a new cabinet headed by Phan Khac Suu. He did not indicate what action they would take in the event the generals rejected the ultimatum.

Declassified Documents Reference System Location:

1997-1822