Vietnam Research Paper
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Kennedy, the C.I.A. and the Coup d'Etat to overthrow Ngo Dinh Diem
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- documents relating to the Vietnam War, sorted by year. β
- all NASM (National Security Memorandums) during Kennedy Administration, besserer link: hier.
- Vietnam Center and Archive at Texas Tec University
1961
letter from Diem to Kennedy 1961- memo from Kennedy - Nov 14 1961, preparation for war β
- letter from Kennedy to Diem - Dec 14 1961, expressing support β
1962
- National Security Archive INR Vietnam Study β
- Pentagon Papers on "Phased Withdrawal" plans, 1962-1964
1963
CIA prospects in Vietnam April 1963- Prados: JFK and the Diem Coup; National Security Archive with documents (already downloaded) β
from Buddhist upraisal to the CoupQuelle unbekannt, kann nicht determinieren wie seriΓΆs die Site ist- Pentagon Papers on Diem Coup (with exact timeline) β
to Lodge - Aug 31 1963 on how to deal with Diemto Lodge - Aug 31 1963 Rusks displeasure with Diemunclassified, undated cable - Sept 1963 S.V. GVN undermining war effort- NSC - Oct. 2 1963
- Taylor-McNamara report discussion, Oct 2 1963
- CIA about reaction to possible coup, Oct 6 1963
- Kennedy approves military recommendation Taylormission Oct 11, 1963
- Lodge and Diem phone - Nov 1st 1963 last call.
- phone conversation Diem β Lodge before Coup
- Kennedy on Diem Coup, Nov 6 1963
accounts
- Interview with Colby (ex CIA director) about Diem Coup
- more about Colby
- Diem coup again or here or here
ebooks
- Prados: Lost Crusader. The Secret War of CIA Director William Colby
- Jones: Death of A Generation. How the Assassinations of Diem and JFK prolonged the Vietnam War
- Jacobs: Cold War Mandarin. Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America's War in Vietnam
must find
- US Congress. Senate. Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders. 94th Congress, 1st sess. Report No. 94-465. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1975 - here.
- US Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. U.S. Involvement in the Overthrow of Diem, 1963: A Staff Study Based on the Pentagon Papers. 92d Congress., 2d sess. Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1972.
- US Dept. of State. Vietnam August-December 1963. vol. 4 of Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961-1963. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1991. (Contains a useful collection of US Government documents concerning the coup.).
- Hammer, Ellen Joy: A Death in November. America in Vietnam, 1963. Dutton, 1987. auf google ebooks nicht verfuegbar
Wikipedia
Trivia + Musings
- brief history on Diem (first election etc)
- brief history on Thieu (general who overthrew Diem)
- many photos of Diem, his speeches 1954 β 1957, kind of weird though
- Kennedy assassinated as result of Diem Coup?
Bibliography
Monographies * Bui, Diem with David Chanoff: In the Jaws of History. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999. * Herring, George C.: America's Longest War. The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975. Boston et.al.: McGraw-Hill, 2002. * Jacobs, Seth: America's Miracle Man in Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem, Religion, Race and U.S. Intervention in Southeast Asia. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2005.
Other documents * Hilsman to Lodge, State-Saigon cable 234, cablegram August 24th, 1963. * Howells, Dean W., Dorothy Avery and Fred Greene: Vietnam 1961-1968 as interpreted in INR's Production, 1969. Department of State. Esp. Chapter II: Looking for Progress. February 1962-May 1963, and Chapter III: Trouble with Diem. May-November 1963. * McCone, John: DCI Briefing on South Vietnam, July 9th, 1963. * Staaeveren, Jacob van: USAF Plans and Policies in South Vietnam, 1961-1963. USAF Historical Division Liaison Office, June 1965. * Smith, Hedrick: The Pentagon Papers. Chapter IV. The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem. May- November 1963. In: The Pentagon Papers as described by the American Press. Library of Congress, Foreign Affairs Division 1971. * The Pentagon Papers. Summaries of Documents Published in the American Press. Library of Congress, 1971.
Internet sources * Excerpts from "A Program of Action for South Vietnam," 8 May 1961. Accessed on 19/06/2008. URL = [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/doc98.htm]. * President Kennedy Letter to President Diem, December 14, 1961. Accessed on 20/06/2008. URL = [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/ps14.htm]. * Talking Paper for the Chairman, JCS, for meeting with the President of the United States on Current US Military Actions in South Vietnam, 9 January 1962. Accessed on 20/06/2008. URL = [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/doc105.htm]. * Roger Hilsman, Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Research Memorandum, RFE-27, June 18, 1962, "Progress Report on South Vietnam". Accessed on 20/06/2008. URL = [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/doc115.htm]. * Roger Hilsman, "The Situation and Short-Term Prospects in Vietnam", Department of State, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Research Memorandum, RFE-59, December 3, 1962. Accessed 20/06/2008. URL = [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/doc119.htm]. * Prados, John: JFK and the Diem Coup, November 5, 2003. Accessed 21/06/2008. URL = [http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB101/index.htm]. * The Pentagon Papers. Vol. 2, Chapter IV. The Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem. May-November 1963. Accessed 21/06/2008. URL = [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon2/pent6.htm].