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Diem Seen as Path to Saving Indochina From Reds
The United States backs Ngo Dinh Diem as the man to lead Indochina away from Communist control. Diem proposes unifying the national army, removing sectarian powers, and holding elections to form a new assembly, despite French opposition and Hoa Hao resistance. Col. Edward Lansdale leads American psychological warfare backing Diem.
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Preston Grover
Saigon
United States
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
State Department
Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Diem
Viet Nam
Comm Ts
Col
Edward Lansdale
Lansdale
Hoa Hao
America
Paul Ely
Eric Reinhardt
Paul Fly
Eisenhower
South Viet Nam