Central Intelligence Organization organization

“the Can Lao, claiming it denied advancement to the majority of Vietnamese and nullified democratic reforms. Unwilling to divest himself of his power base, Dem refused to do it and instead sought to appease the Americans by authorizing a sta…”

“B-A-B-I-N-E-A-U, to provide the people and the equipment required to put the CIO in business. Colonel Nguyen Van Nguyen was named chief. A building in Saigon was selected as its headquarters, and he recruited his staff from the Can Lao that…”

“also managed political and foreign intelligence operations, and they became the nerve center for the coordination of Phoenix. Knowing that the single-minded Americans would carry the fight against the North, Dem, through his spymaster, Dr. …”

“you know, kind of like communists themselves. Thus, by forcing Dem and New into greater dependence on reactionary programs and a North double agent, the formation of the CIO in 1961 further hastened the demise of the No regime. Meanwhile, i…”