Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume I, Vietnam, 1964

Changes in the Government of South Vietnam, August 11–September 5: Document List

Document 309: Memorandum for the Record by the Commanding General, U.S. Army Mobility Command (Sibley)

Saigon, August 14, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 68 F 8. Top Secret. Sibley had been Deputy Chief of the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group in Vietnam in 1961.

Document 310: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 11, 1964—6 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Top Secret; Exdis. Repeated to CINCPAC, the White House, CIA, and the Department of Defense. According to another copy, this telegram was drafted and initialed for Taylor by Johnson. (Ibid., Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 68 F 8)

Document 311: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, August 11, 1964—7:51 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Confidential; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Forrestal and cleared in substance with William Bundy. Repeated to CINCPAC.

Document 312: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 12, 1964—11:35 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC. Although the source text is a Department of State telegram form, the internal structure and references in the telegram (see footnote 2 below) show that it is the text as repeated to CINCPAC.

Document 313: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the President

Washington, August 13, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Aides Files, McGeorge Bundy, Meetings on Southeast Asia, Vol. 1. Top Secret.

Document 314: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the President

Washington, August 14, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Aides File, McGeorge Bundy, Memos to the President, Vol. VI. No classification marking.

Document 315: Telegram From the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Sharp) to the Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (Westmoreland)

Honolulu, August 14, 1964—5:51 p.m.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 319, HQDA Message Center, Reel 11885. Secret; Limdis.

Document 316: Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara)

Washington, August 14, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/ISA Files: FRC 69 A 7425, Vietnam 381. Secret.

Document 317: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 15, 1964—11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC.

Document 318: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 17, 1964—9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Top Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to the White House, the Department of Defense, and CINCPAC. According to another copy, this telegram was drafted and initialed by Taylor. (Ibid., Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 68 F 8)

Document 319: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 18, 1964—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 68 F 8. Top Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Taylor. Repeated to CIA, the Department of Defense, the White House, Vientiane, and CINCPAC. Also printed in Pentagon Papers: Gravel Edition, vol. III, pp.545–548.

Document 320: Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Desk Officer of the Vietnam Working Group (Furness) and the Vietnamese Charge (Rau)

Washington, August 21, 1964.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret. Drafted by Furness on August 25.

Document 321: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 22, 1964p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC.

Document 322: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 24, 1964—9:20 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, SOC 12 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 10:42 a.m.

Document 323: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, August 24, 1964—6:51 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Forrestal and cleared with William Bundy and McNaughton. Repeated to CINCPAC and Munich.

Document 324: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 25, 1964—4 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Vietnam Country File, Cables, Vol. XVI. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 7:38 p.m., August 24.

Document 325: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 25, 1964—8 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 VIET S. Secret; Flash; Limdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 9:18 a.m.

Document 326: Telegram From the Central Intelligence Agency Station in Saigon to the Agency

Saigon, August 25, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Vietnam Country File, Cables, Vol. XVI. Secret. Neither the time of transmission nor receipt is legible on the source text. The CIA sent copies to the White House for Thomson at 10:39 a.m., to the Department of State for Forrestal, and to DIA for Carroll. The source text is the White House copy.

Document 327: Summary Notes of the 541st Meeting of the National Security Council

Washington, August 25, 1964, 12:35 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NSC Meetings, Vol. 3, Tab 23 Top Secret; Sensitive; For the President Only. Drafted by Bromley Smith.

Document 328: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 26, 1964—11 a.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to the Department of Defense, CIA, the White House, and CINCPAC for POLAD. Received at 12:16 a.m.

Document 329: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Spain

Washington, August 26, 1964—5:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 7 US (LODGE). Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Breckon, cleared with William Bundy, and initialed by Forrestal.

Document 330: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 27, 1964—5 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 13–2 VIET S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to Bangkok, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Manila, Tokyo, London, Paris, Rome, and CINCPAC.

Document 331: Memorandum From the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (McNamara)

Washington, August 27, 1964.

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: FRC 69 A 926, 381 Southeast Asia. Top Secret; Sensitive. Also printed in Pentagon Papers: Gravel Edition, vol III, pp. 550–552.

Document 332: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 28, 1964—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 VIET S. Secret; Flash; Limdis. Also sent to the Department of Defense, CIA, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC and Rome.

Document 333: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, August 31, 1964—7 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Top Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Also sent to the Department of Defense, CIA, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD. Received at 10:38 a.m. According to another copy, this telegram was drafted by Taylor. (Ibid., Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 68 F 8)

Document 334: Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Washington, August 31, 1964—7:55 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by William Bundy and cleared in draft with Forrestal and in substance with Rusk, McNamara, and McGeorge Bundy. Repeated to CINCPAC.

Document 335: Memorandum From the President's Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy) to the President

Washington, August 31, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Aides File, McGeorge Bundy, Memos to the President. Secret. Also published in Declassified Documents, 1979, 107C.

Document 336: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, September 2, 1964—9 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 27 VIET S. Secret; Limdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to Bangkok, Vientiane, Phnom Penh, Paris, London, Manila, Tokyo, and CINCPAC. Also published in Declassified Documents. 1979, 94D.

Document 337: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, September 2, 1964—11 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15–1 VIET S. Secret; Flash; Exdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC. Received at 12:08 p.m.

Document 338: Telegram From the Embassy in Vietnam to the Department of State

Saigon, September 4, 1964—3 p.m.

Source: Department of State, Central Files, POL 15 VIET S. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Also sent to CIA, the Department of Defense, and the White House and repeated to CINCPAC.