215. Editorial Note
Late in the afternoon, Washington time, November 10, numerous reports of an attempted coup against the Diem government in Saigon came in on all channels of communication—naval and army attachés, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Department of State, and Central Intelligence Agency. These reports are filed primarily in three areas: Department of State, Central Files, 751K.00; Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 65 F 115, 350 Internal Political Affairs, Vietnam (GVN) November Coup, and 350 Internal Political Affairs, Vietnam-GVN-Nov. Coup (military message); and Vietnam Working Group Files: Lot 66 D 193, 83. VN 1960—Attempted Coup d’État.