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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-204-011
This file contains Department of State telegrams regarding relations between the United States and South Vietnam (officially known as the Republic of Vietnam). Topics include U.S. economic aid; the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President Ngo Dinh Diem and Ngo Dinh Nhu, the President's brother and chief advisor; leaks to the press; and the response of the South Vietnamese government to demonstrations by Buddhists and students.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-198-005
This folder contains telegrams to and from the United States Embassy in Saigon, Vietnam regarding demonstrations by Buddhists and students and the subsequent imposition of martial law, the political climate in South Vietnam surrounding President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem and his chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, and censorship of outgoing press by the South Vietnamese government. Also included in this folder are telegrams summarizing meetings between Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, and President Diem.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-316-009
This folder contains telegrams, memoranda, and summaries of meetings regarding United States policy towards Vietnam and the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem; the influence of Ngo Dinh Nhu, advisor to President Diem, and his wife, Madame Nhu; and military effort against the Viet Cong. Also included in this folder are excerpts of interview transcripts between President John F. Kennedy, David Brinkley and Chet Huntley of the Huntley-Brinkley Report, and Walter Cronkite of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) Evening News.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-198-002
This folder contains Department of State telegrams regarding South Vietnam. Topics include religious persecution and demonstrations by Buddhists, the political climate and President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem, and military actions against the Viet Cong. Also included are a report by Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Robert Manning and memoranda of conversations between Assistant Secretary Manning, President Diem, chief advisor Ngo Dinh Nhu, and other officials discussing the relations between United States journalists and Vietnam.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. National Security Files
JFKNSF-195a-004
This folder contains Department of State cables and memoranda regarding the conflict in Vietnam. Topics include United States military involvement; defoliant operations; guidelines for U.S. media coverage; mobile medical teams; the Strategic Hamlet Program; guerilla warfare and Viet Cong activity; and an attack on the palace of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of South Vietnam.