1963 South Vietnamese coup attempt event
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John F. Kennedy funded
1963 South Vietnamese coup attempt documented
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“A message from the White House on August 29 authorized Harkins to confirm to the Vietnamese generals that the United States would support a coup if it had a good chance of succeeding…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.233
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. proposed
1963 South Vietnamese coup attempt documented
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“Lodge suggested a study to determine the most effective methods of cutting aid to topple the regime…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.234
Wayne Morse proposed
1963 South Vietnamese coup attempt documented
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“On September 12 with White House approval Senator Church introduced a resolution in the Senate condemning the South Vietnamese Government for its repressive handling of the Buddhist problem and calling for an end to United States aid unless…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.234
CIA funded
1963 South Vietnamese coup attempt documented
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“The Station cabled on October 5 that it had recommended to Lodge that we do not set ourselves irrevocably against the assassination plot…”
source: government document — Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (Church Committee Interim Report) · p.234