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Title:
Probable loyalties of key military units and commanders in event of coup d'etat
Date of Creation:
August 29, 1963
Date of Declassification:
March 11, 1985
Type of Document:
Cable
Level of Classification:
NOT GIVEN
Status of Copy:
SANITIZED
Pagination, Illustration:
7 p.
Abstract:
This cable gives details of key military units such as Presidential Guard, Armor Branch, Airborne Brigade, Marine Brigade, Special Forces, Air Force, Navy, III and IV Corps, Quang Trung Military Training Center, and Thu Duc Reserve Officers School. It also provides in-depth analysis of loyalties of these units and their commanders in event of a coup d'etat against Diem regime.
Indexing Terms:
SOUTH VIETNAMESE PRESIDENTIAL GUARD
NGUYEN NGOC KHOI
SOUTH VIETNAMESE ARMOR BRANCH
NGUYEN VAN THIEN
NGUYEN DINH BANG
DUONG HIEU NGHIA
HUYNH NGOC DIEP
BUI NGUON NGAI
DO VAN DIEN
VO VAN BAM
CHAU VAN QUANG
TRAN VAN THOAN
HA MAI VIET
NGUYEN VAN BA
SOUTH VIETNAMESE AIRBORNE BRIGADE
CAO VAN VIEN
SOUTH VIETNAMESE MARINE BRIGADE
LE NGUYEN KHANG
SOUTH VIETNAMESE SPECIAL FORCES
LE QUANG TUNG
SOUTH VIETNAMESE AIR FORCE
HUYNH HUU HIEN
NGUYEN KHANH
SOUTH VIETNAMESE NAVY
HO TAN QUYEN
SOUTH VIETNAMESE III CORPS
TON THAT DINH
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 5TH INFANTRY DIVISION
NGUYEN VAN THIEU
SOUTH VIETNAMESE IV CORPS
HUYNH VAN CAO
LE KHUONG
NGUYEN HUU HANH
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 7TH INFANTRY DIVISION
SOUTH VIETNAMESE 21ST INFANTRY DIVISION
BUI DINH DAM
TRAN VAN MINH
NGUYEN DINH THUAN
TRAN THIEN KHIEM
QUANG TRUNG MILITARY TRAINING CENTER
MAI HUU XUAN
TRAN VAN DON
PHAM XUAN CHIEU
THU DUC RESERVE OFFICERS SCHOOL
LAM SON
NGO DINH CAN
CAN LAO PARTY
DAI VIET PARTY


Declassified Documents Reference System Location:
1985-002474