The CIA vs the State Department over the Coup In Vietnam 1963
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Read more about Starnes and Krock statements below and on our forum
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View Debra Conway's powerpoint presentation from NID 2005, "Versions of Truth: The Press, Kennedy, and Vietnam"
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Read this important article: Intra-administration conflict: the CIA v. the state department in South Vietnam during the Kennedy years. Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science - July 1, 2003, William E. Kelly
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The New York Times, October 3, 1963
In the Nation [column] "The Intra-Administration War in Vietnam" by Arthur Krock |
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Researcher Anthony Frank writes:
A "Washington Post" article on September 22, 1963, about Kennedy’s
efforts to oust the Diem-Nhu regime, said that “certain elements
of the CIA believe that there is no alternative to the Diem-Nhu axis.
These sentiments also exist among American military leaders . . . The
brass simply feels that any change in American policy would wreck the
war effort. The firmest opponents of change, however, seem to be certain
top CIA people. There is strong reason to believe that the recent Times
of Vietnam story exposing an alleged CIA coup attempt was actually
leaked by CIA dissidents themselves in an attempt to forestall any
American attempt to dump Nhu . . . CIA dissidents see positive virtues
in Nhu . . . Ambassador Lodge cannot fully trust his own staff members.”
On October 5, 1963, nine days after McCone’s
memorandum, the "Washington Post" reported: “John H.
Richardson, CIA station chief in South Vietnam, is being recalled to
Washington . . . Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is reported on good authority
to have requested Richardson’s replacement . . . Richardson has
been one of the key men in development of the U.S. Role of helping
the Diem government fight Communist guerrillas...
There have been
persistent reports of differences between Lodge and the CIA staff.” Continued reading>>
