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363-04791.pdf
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Digital Object Identifier
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363-04791
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Title
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New Saigon Government - Generals' Balancing Act; New Saigon Regime
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Description
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Article published in the New York Herald Tribune about Nguyễn Cao Kỳ's new administration in Saigon, pages 1 and 4
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Date
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1965, Jun. 20
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Subject
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Nguyễn, Cao Kỳ, 1930-2011; Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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Coordinates
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Container
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B4, F6
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Format
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newspaper clippings
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
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extracted text
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A
EUROPEAC'I
JUNE
20,
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P UBL I S H E D
DA ILY
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1965
N{W -Saig-on GovertlmentGenerals' Balancing- A ct
than three months, If that long. Few expect a permanent
marriage.
,
A Speci al Correspondent
The 34-year-old Gen. Ky., one of the military's "Young
SAIGON.
Turks" who has cut a figure here In the black flying suit
The new Vietnamese government taken over yesterday and lavender ascot he wears on combat missions, took over
by the dashing Air Force Commander Brag. Gen. Nguyen ~he Premiership yesterday in a ceremony at the Dien Honr
Cao Ky-regarded here as a tenuous compromise regime- Conference Hall on the banks of the Saigon River• •
In an acceptance speech he warned that the situation
appears to represent an interlude which one politician
is "critical and our enemy is cunning." He called for
called "the monsoon honeymoon."
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As the monsoon rains begin here, bringing with a austerity by the people and added:
"I hope in a few months to be able to return power t.o
pressing of the Communist Viet Cong military offensive,
some Vietnamese political sources predicted the new a civilian government at which time I will go back to the 1
More on SAIGON-P 4
government-the ninth In 20 months-will last no more
By Bev erly Deepe
......
w Saigon Regime
(Continued from page one)
Air Force. I am just a pilot. As a pilot I don't like politics.
But the generals have picked me because they have confidence in me. They picked me more to risk my life than
as an honor."
Gen . Ky succeeded Phan Huy Quat, who quit a week ago
in favor of the military after a dispute with Chief of State
Phan Khac Suu over cabinet changes and . In the face of
opposition from religious elements. Mr. Suu also i;esigned.
Ech ing the same sentiments as Gen Ky, was Maj.
Gen Nguyen Van Thieu, former Defense Minister In the
Quat government, now head of a 10-man National Leadership Committee-of generals-a post corresponding to Chie{
of State.
After pledging to fight t.o the end the Viet Cong, Gen
Thieu turned to the problem of corruption In government,
a weakness of successive Vietnamese regimes.
"We have observed with our own eyes, or have ourselves been victims," Gen. Thieu said, "of such contemptible acts as profiteering, theft, swindling, bribery, oppressing the weak, shirking responsibility while receiving government pay, misappropriation of public funds, illegal
transfers of funds to foreign countries, sabotaging the national economy, cornering the market, hoarding goods and
speculation on food, medicine and other prime necessities.
"Today, before all the people, we solemnly vow that all
those guilty of such offenses to the nation will be punished he declared. Observers concluded he meant public
executions by firing squad.
Also at the ceremony were the 16 new cabinet ministers
-14 of them civilians. The civilians were dressed In white
shirts with no ties-a type of uniform symbolizing their
statue as members of a war cabinet.
In another display of the new esplrit de corps, the
new rrglme threw out the previous seal of office-a spray
of bamboo shoots resembling a Chinese painting. In Ifs
place they adopted a great white eagle-symbolic of Gen.
Ky's position with the Air Force:
Gen. Ky, who has figured in several 9oups and countercoups since the assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem
in November, 1963, was not ,a favorite of the United States
Embassy here . But the U. S. apparently bowed to the will
of the military.
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But already there were rumblings.
The Buddhist leadership, many pro-neutralist, hasprivately voiced opposition to any military government.
According to reliable sources, students in Buddhist stronghold areas held meetings last week to decide whether to
dmonstrate .against the new government.
Leading pro-Buddhist politicians refused to serve 1n .
the new government. Some Catholic religious leaders are
also privately voicing opposition to a military government.•
And Gen. Ky in the past has been identified with theBuddhists military officers, especially former strongman Lt.
Gen. Nguyen Khanh.
The new ministers, scheduled to be formally installed'
tomorrow, will demonstrate the fact that the m!Iitary will '
have more and more power, but It will be wielded over a
shrinking anti-Communist domain.
The Viet Cong have spectacularly increased their military control of th epopulation and Communist subversives
have gradually assumed more political control 1n the
Saigon arena.
The new government structure represents an inordinately complex series of checks a=:.d balances, which
actuaII-s: pitch the pro-neutraUst Buddhist leaders against
the anti-Communist Catholics and the military against the
civilian politicians.
Atop the new government are the more than 20 generals and commanders who form the General Council of
the Armed Forces-Its base of power is the raw force of
guns and soldiers.
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The executive committee of the Council is the 10-man
Leaders~ip Committee- roughly, a legislature- headed by
Gen . Thieu. One of the members is Gen. Ky, who actually
holds the job as commissioner-general in charge of executive affairs. The important secretary general post in the
Committee is held by Maj. Gn. Pham Xuan Chieu. Under
Gen. Ky are sub-commis10ners and ministers.
