-DECLASSIFIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE INTERAGENCY+--~ SECURITY CLASSIFICATION APPEALS PANEL. -----m E.O. 13526, SECTION 5.3(b)(3) ISCAP No. 1-DIO- 0 0 , document "'t DF.PART\11-NT OF STATE - ~~ ~~~.:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~F~OR~~~E~~- y -- ~l ' - ~- --- ----- - ; --L-'..Io'...'------1 ~! ·= DlS't: M-ls DQ( ·_ Kl!U'OL \ ' !COOSU.ro/J ' USAID Dlit· USlS DJl OSA 8 'DAO/EL'f 2 DAO/OPD S :1- POL/tm 8 POL 7 _ .¥4 nus :;; • \ I"J\iii ~: ; i ··4 -·.- :..:-· .... ... .. : -·.- . I_ .J :;:;:;·:- ·.··::. ··· :::··· ·:: ·,, ···--·--? t. -­ -.)4. ~· -Heltft/VOFORX/L.!MDIS SalgoiL A-56 2 a stro~ .pcrnao>al dblUo for-lhien NiDh. 'Dlien t4t.nh'a critics - . ~ --- ·{ ~: . _q vari~ly cb4rged h:ta vith boi.ug a lax .olllt. havi~ aiaappropriai:Cd funds. · f·..-:· . •·:~.:;;.~ - and vith beiog "in tbe pay ·of tbe GYH", S'*'l \fbo feared an ~C4Sa · · ~ - - ~~~--, - · :":i in ~tn'-lliat opposition illflD&Dee ·at An QuaAg '".oped to retIlia 'lhioo MJ.oll .,~:- ·5-_. ·,_{·" _:_.-~p...\.'1( in_-scae ~itiOil o_! tnflOOncil, bat aougltt s~ td.tb a bilttcr pers~l . -.. :'_-:-,·.-.-:{--: - ~· __-.·~ ;: ~-.. ;:;;;:;:;.:~~~ ::::::-: :~!r~~~ ·:~:~:-~·~ =~~= d__Jf~f.t . a8a~t hu., . ~er. ably aast.sted by 7encrabte lloycu -Qu,..ng. nsc . .. , , , ··.i .. I)!...... r.; Sccx:c~.nty -General and a follOw- "''lt;;derat<!"• Thien Hf.nh e.u~p,.ign.ad viC!) _ ~ .... __ · ~ .' · ·--· ~ :· ::. 1-.ur;. rously vtth '!>l'OViodlll Boddhiet figures. l1e aucec9dad · in ·.acCUQJla~iil& ' . ; ·<- 1. ·'- ~ .;,';. -:. - __. _: : for.id~i~ suppor~ on tho floor -at tho Con&Ma~ .which eventually -d~-; (. ~•..<:} .. ··1,) : ~::t! 1~ o'ver e&C .eiectiOG · (raforeuce (b))". · · · · · · • · ·.· ~-:~·::: · j: :,-~t·~: •:. '~-:;J .. ·:- ~ -_ Wich~ra~~~~IZEi~~~¥:;§~f cer~l.n ·C.Vt\Ot£ a<:C~~=c<i• a'Rtd on &- dCtnilS of thti shifting ~-r- ···:-:·. · .--•. ,f~Yri~ _-:, -: ~;,; f~~ ~.- sQDDel allcgiancca. llovi!vcr 1n broad oatli.qa !:hAl piettn:c. providad bclo<c~ f..!! •• ~. ·--:: 'i ~lw:.=: of tbe ~u reflc.cts 4 ~so bo,b.~n~.~~~,;~i~:·~·-:.~: · ~-:' ~; :._::_::2:~~~~ .lind Td ~ to tha 1(:lrtool QXclu.aion of BOdtbc!rooi-s .and. b= !lrawn·ha.rsll . ; · . :•.: : . (:· ~ .. ;;;::·:· j ·-l critiel..aa c.bittored ooutheru QXtteoaista as . n ''dgbU!St~ ·group· O,f· ·-· ·' ·. ,_: ·· : 0_ -':.. :.,:_::: ~ - ·, .: ..; rr011 "CYN P'IPf>'ll:llrr, '!bo ~ ~ is npp:trently functioning, ·.dthoosJi.it_s_.ahffctCllcd ·:· · · i: ~<'<~:: ~ •od4t4 -- .oM .year·-- ond the_cODtiJ\Oiug alliJ!iios it}' oot~n_ 'fil_ i~_li ; ~li :. ~; ·,· .- :-: t:' ;~~--~· --~ .-:-i :.:_~' .- Tri ~g. pluo tha hostility of soutbernors IIIlO. Jool: '*~~-= ~t. _:~ ':·' ·, : . ;iS''' o-.·· .. ( ~.tc:Diioo 1 will conti~ to -k.o :J.t difficult for the USC t;o apeak ii:~tOOri- · · '. 1-f,:,.'.-;- _._ · .~ ! utively :for ~tot® fnithful. ::.'·, · ... · J~"i~ ~,'; .. : -~~·- .- s• . !he _ pre~Uge · of tho Buddhist lcll.ddtsbip And .- of tbO - ctuir~h. J.t:ze~( .· ... ,;~ ~(·0~:-: ,·.c . _. : .- hll8 auf~rod by tho ·so-cr:U!es @-ordtd llguabbli.ng· p~ _ tbe _: "PA!'~ : ~.n .t~. =f~~ : :Dl¢. ; ·:·~ - ~; -.,- -.~"'!-- ~ - .:.--; . dJ.sli.trny '.il' An Quang ramcs is 1!0 dOubt wlc~t·al: I~cocco Pal,~-- . ·. j :. :;~ . , . M -coducin~f tba ·cap.actt7 for 'coordinated -actfcia .of Q .pOt(!utinl·lY; sf.&,il.;. ·_· . .: _- :·._:_:},,. ~ d.~~-:·· · ~.~-· .:__ :.:~:-_, · t1c:u1t. el~t-i:l . the ~f.tioo. no-ve~· i...l,.: ·&qua.bbling·.at -Ari·Qwmg:_, ~, _ . l &lso· illuatratell tha continuing failure of one i.aEpOrUDt· . et~n_t -· 0£ : :·~:~. .· ->·· - .. · ·! Vtot-.se socil!ty to ·nchievo P.Olitic:Jal. ~ty llblcb• uridcr the :.::i~t) · --...l '·.. ,. · .i ~~tancea, could provide an ft.!ISet·to tbe' a.ud-c-ru.at nationalt:;~ : - _ . _ :•.:.. _:.::~ :...r~_~{·:· J. I - •"'r • .•. - • . ::: ~ -- 6. !hi:· =e~c -.ill a.U;~ · ~a~....y ~i=~o tZu cl"""~u ~ - tt...a t.,~ .Ch.a..a.~aL - ·~= '" -:.----;=-: · :~:~>- .,.;..;._ . ~ ··.,,_ vhich wcro approved at the Fifth Congrl!.&s. , · i :·;· · .. .. -·-L· .. ,>. .I --- - -~- --T·-;· ~/t«>R>tUi/LOIDIS .. c::,_·~ j, ··. : ~ - ·'· 1 l l · l . _;... ·­ .--.:··. -_!~·- •. :-~ L .. -- - )oil 'l <i •' ·­ -4 l ·.. I Sa~ A-56 j I ~/HOMRHr~IS 3 . •1' ':. ! ... \ -,._ :. r:~ 7 ·-- ~_=itt:vd acpantciy aa roferaw:e (c) iB btograptd.c dnt.a on the l\e~t ..~s.p Secular CouucU. lu addition, thls 4irgrzs;. !onrard.o as ~,;~: ~ ... ltfj;'1' ~losnue ·1, 2 3 1!1114 4 ~t8 t.s.au&d follouina the eootrcas by ~-·":"_ . 1 ~:.: ~~{>i:' 7 thti _pro-Tbien HiJib fActiOD j 4S enclos1iXo· Sa & lltatelll!lllt of .thQ <Jui~-c} ~$ _ !! !lt.;i~~d ,foroa" - poeit~ ; -- alao l)"blt.ehed by a 'r:hi.co_H~ auppor-t.U; and < ~ encloaura. ~~-- ~ listing of tllo DCV ~~ ~ulAr . ~1.1 appointed­ by thO Sopi-a:c Patt'l.ueh by edict OCl Ja-ouary 11, 1974. _ ­ Eod - kcltground and . S'~!'J ~t ....··.·•· ~~}~~.1 : \..~a - . J 8. · A Prasile £ero.J1Jc. As tbo ~~ 10 ~Poninl! ~ta for. tb& - - - . ~~.-- - · : ~ - J . Fift~ 51-A1DllSa1 Congress ·of the United :&.ddhitil: A.Ss~iatf.on ·· eo"-SX'es 8 l ~ ~) arw ~~Carer, the ~ign agaioet Acting ROctor 'JMon Kin~ grow I·-· ·: ~ 0-.J-·-·~ ;.'I . .":·~~ 1110ro i.ioteosn, Oo Hovcsb~ 29 a pt!_tition \IllS circulated by ' the ·· eaut~n ..... :.:-:·40: -- -. ~ j\N r. i ~ fllCtiO'A lod by V~illlrnh\et; Ho Ciac~ l'bap Tri @d ~ . Huc,-., aidcd ,; by...,...... ._c_-o_:"·+--- ~,-- - ---- •. _-_ ::? I 2t~; · Sanat-n Vu Van Kau ,_nj Doput~ Ueu Woag nw and Hoang Phuc, ·the - -...::.......:. ... [: . - . ,. ­ petitioat ~~~~ - ooothcxn V~rable Thien ~ ·ei;· et:iiiiid h _ opp(,Si.'d~.P - to LC· • : ~~ ' __·,·'_:.•_:_;_/}, l':._ ..__ ~!::1:~~~{:lharo WAit -also- preis~~h~~~~ng · apcculatiou aboot~ · =n:~:~~lfou~~il~~~~~~~a possibly .oro prOAinont, .rola:-·. ·· :·_: :::_-_._._-_·_ : 1;_~:-:r·~•·.:;:·_..; ~_-··_ :_·_,;.f,;~ -;~--:·,.._:;___ for . ebo ._.v~~t>l.e ~ Qu4ni:. _ · 1 - ~- - ----- . 9. ·.. A.ceOr~int to FYS ·33.082, Dec-~ &, 197Jr lbieu Jioa, .-- Tri: q.k~g · and Thlea. l:Uqh iu ~rly l>cc:aWOT -.:oac:h~ a t013tatlve co;;protis_o -.'•for ··· tho lla.Jte -of. Churcb vaity": tba post of Roctor voul<l go t-o . 'Ihlen Hoi!. _... _ ... Vito :ltllcn aed·Tri Quaog boiog &<!!corded .equivalent DOllly.:creat:ed -_=;:. - :..:~': . ! Ht!m ·-· .;.:;.... -...: ... ~iti1liia as Advuora. · thien Mlllh's· oocdit:ion··for.t:M.a vtls :tliat. hls -- • -~, ! c:olleaf;ue llayeo qU&ng rotain .s~ tnt\~nt.ial - post. cf;tl)Cr _ij. -~~ t ary General or -JM!rb.apa as First Deputy - ~ctor . 'itte compTOki&e .p~ed f ngilc, hotto.Vt=r, f()t: tbc tollo\l'ing rQasoDa ;·, r4te 0: llO:\ - ~ oad~r · conHuil~ng · . .· - ~ ':: -~, ., · ,_: ·:\ S>t:Cii&urc fioa aoutbc!-r-nen IJJICi ot:bora to ·exclud!i 11-•lcn· ~tinb ~ .- ¥D1on Qti!,lng - k ·:! .-;; :·, - · Mt:f.i-cly• Ve:JOr4ble ate· Mnuan . a noY~ner - aDcJ lUl- 8liBOci4Ul of :fi-1 Quaot, ···· :·- - ---~ - -- · t,__,;,_. .- - ~· ··:1 .·.--.....,,_ I ws aLso've.b~ntly opposed t~ retoiat.i!g ru~ ·· tu.lh _ or ~~~--~·~ -og : Ju : - ~ -~- - ,.. - ~ "-.~ ~ ~~:;- :~::.:. :~. --' . -~-... •·. -' ~- --: ~ IV\Y pos i tion of influence 4M \IU . ~cp()rtedly i!o:angry at ·tJ:iil ,cOI!IilrOidae:;:...·. ::::__ .._.7_:::__ - ~_,.:.:._..--o· -- · _ ·­ -that :t-o thrca~__to -~£¥..his _...eDtor ~1. ~: ~ ~ ~- ~ J!IIy~-' Qti4i)g .- -- ,.. - ! +_: · ~" ·gil1n1Dg ccnfidcmea· i:b.at i}t:'Ovincinl :support IUsht just_be· .~uf~~ie_ ~ _ -. __ _,_ f o_,. -~--~ ~~-. ·· · ' ~ '; :~~-~~-~~ to C4p:y the day for lbf.on HiDb ·after ~ll, ~Qee · JoakiD.g ~Y : .~Il.C:OSBi<I<IIO r•. :. ~ -'· , leaa UoeasS.&ry, Although. 'lbie--a. !IDa f.t.tc-ndcd ll uegotfatJt13 Sea"d()ll; With . l ... - . -.. - ·>' tri Qoant; 1 'lhien Hi:nh and '1Xi 'Ihu 011 l)e~ ·- 7,- be.~ dcacribQtJ _- l'IS -r· ~ - .., "angry"· and "vl.lllas: to go it- al01le" by oao aour~. .- -: . ~ - . : --·· l~, .-.:..,...,._ .... ­ 1 ~ .. --: ; 10. ~ Supres.o Patri.areh 1! OL~Ye . 0= ~... ;,- 06 ciie eve of t --. -. ..-:·-; -;-.~~ tbe llDOtbo\" tbc r . .. ·. -. ~ Coagre..as. '.eoti~ .of llonio\" ~nze.e itu --eoriv~ ~at r ,:. which a Directive froa the Sup~ · fatrJ.arcb vas. read ~- tt··vJ.tl' bC rci.:_ . ' ··. :- · -7~ edle4 that the Pat'rtareh1 95·y~r-ol.d lluo Vencr~lc G_iac Kb!ci;l ~ Md i . ·- -~~ ~- :.. ~ ~~ elcctQd ~~ Ju ly 19/1 (aoe ·reteroDee (e)) • . Appointed then · as - ~is . j. chlef As&iatant vas the Ycmenlbl~ 'l:rl 'lbu, a respected ~traL V:Letoa-so r booze ~c a.saig!wcnt vU rapottedly to inf liH!DCe t:bc ~trLnch ' aloog ·· -­ J l ines ac.eaptable to !:ri Quant. !be Patrl&rcb<ll- l>ire.cti·ve read to t~ I ~/RlRJD(LniDIS . ' ·,: , ,_ __._;· --.: ~ · ' . - ~ ·:·. :'·; ~ -­ ... ·;,. 1':_. L _j un._ j·"-·· ~ ­ .., _ ~ ~ · Saigon A-.56 . ,. ~ .-: i 4 i•· .. .:· •• .I -~ ·- •... ::-·· ... ~ ; !:'- I -~-~ - -­ ·..~ ·---: ~ ;.. ~ i - c·------~ ­~ -~·~ .::S A. r:l.i:~t 'ih.iwa iiuc U 'ltit~l.D~; r~ - ~.. ~r:~-­ B. Ret-4111 all io~ot lltgh s-lAr-CoUDC-11 .cabors CJQ the Oooundl; ~-- \.~ ·:-"': .:0~ -: 11. :~::·::::f::::it.:::=.:~::v: :ha• ······ J ~f~;~,<i loaa thllll a<ltiafa.e.t....,..., in th3.t it dcAied thc-- no:st--of ~tor · to- -- ·rtaea··-' -- -- -'i :·u,(;--:.-' IUQh; lllld could be ;;;~ to hrtbor do;mgrsdo Wa froet biB ioctnlbcney- _ ·l _ ·: - ~ i\Ot ~-;· ·__J a3 First Deputy Rector, Vie~ by tbc &OGtbel'Nlra, tjte l'attiArchol r· .- .-,-... --·• ~ advico vas _.'lleo ws.s than perrcet. in that it frcn.:c tbe c0111p0sidoa - - : . ~ 1--~}~-::- •; of the: ·usc t.o its b4aieally unaou~tcru and: io-- tbe.ir-- vteu- uo:roprosent~~o- .- - --- - _ ;_.-., _. ~ - :·· ., -. ~ tivo, eollf1gur4tion (!2ecpt of courao for priZe of ttl6 post of Et-Cetoi::)~ -- --- -- - : · -~;r_ c<:/ = -: -!· 11. '!be C()!!!)ri:also Fa1la Apart. The eo.igTess :_opo-00-d ~r -- to -wt.cl1 --·· : ~ - - _ 1· · · !l~(\J t- ; " ~j ·.·.·--· Tri Quang· to tho c:bllb:, .·'!hia. &ave ri&a to 1110m ·press · epccul~lt"ion ' - tb~ t: ·- - --" - · _ ~- l' --. -·i ~5 v !:_~; he aitbt e>tertc fr- the ~~~~ vith .:>re oporet:tve· rcspor.aibilitica.--:----::: • • l : ,,, porbaps even Vith tile lectorshi~>.