Office of the Historian

III. Beginning of the Buddhist Crisis, May 9-June 16, 1963:
Incident in Hue, the Five Buddhist Demands, Use of Tear Gas in Hue, Self Immolation of Quang Duc, Negotiations in Saigon To Resolve the Crisis, Agreement on the Five Demands

142. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 1, 1963, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Confidential; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC.

143. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, June 1, 1963, 1:59 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Wood and cleared by Rice and Hilsman. Repeated to Bangkok and to CINCPAC for POLAD.

144. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 3, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Confidential; Operational Immediate. Repeated to CINCPAC.

145. Current Intelligence Memorandum Prepared in the Office of Current Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, June 3, 1963.

Source: Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Vietnam Country Series, 6/63. Confidential; No Foreign Dissem.

146. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 4, 1963, 4 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate. Repeated to CINCPAC.

147. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, June 3, 1963, 5:30 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Secret; Operational Immediate. Drafted by Heavner and cleared by Wood and Hilsman. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.

148. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, June 3, 1963, 6:46 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27-10 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Heavner and cleared by Wood and Hilsman. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.

149. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 4, 1963, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC. Passed to the White House, OSD, Army, Navy, Air Force, and CIA.

150. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 4, 1963, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC.

151. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 4, 1963, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC. A note on another copy of this telegram indicates that the President was briefed on its contents. (Kennedy Library, National Security Files, Vietnam Country Series, 6/63)

152. Letter From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Murrow) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Hilsman)

Washington, June 4, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Vietnam Working Group Files: Lot 67 D 54, INF-Information Activities (Gen). Secret.

153. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 5, 1963, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 26 S VIET. Top Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution.

155. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 6, 1963, 1 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Top Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution.

156. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 7, 1963, 9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 19 US-S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC.

157. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 8, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limited Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 7:20 a.m.

158. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, June 8, 1963, 12:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Wood and cleared by Hilsman. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.

159. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, June 8, 1963, 5:37 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Heavner and Wood and cleared by Hilsman. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.

160. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 9, 1963, 1 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 2:47 p.m., June 8.

161. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 9, 1963, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limited Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 9:16 a.m.

162. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 10, 1963, 6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution: Repeated to CINCPAC.

163. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 11, 1963.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Unclassified; Operational Immediate. Repeated to CINCPAC. The time of transmission is not given on the source text. The telegram was received at 12:08 a.m.

164. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 11, 1963, noon.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Confidential; Operational Immediate. Repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 2:21 a.m.

165. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 11, 1963, 5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 7:37 a.m.

166. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 11, 1963, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Priority. Repeated to CINCPAC.

167. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, June 11, 1963, 11:03 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Wood and Hilsman and cleared in draft by Harriman. Repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.

168. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 12, 1963, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Confidential; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution. Repeated to CINCPAC.

169. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 12, 1963, 8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET. Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution.

170. Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, June 13, 1963, 7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 14-1 S VIET Secret; Operational Immediate; Limit Distribution.

171. Minutes of a Meeting of the Special Group for Counterinsurgency

Washington, June 13, 1963, 2 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Special Group Counterinsurgency Files: Lot 68 D 451, Special Group (CI). Secret. Drafted by Dingeman who is not listed among the participants.