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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1969

Page

6

Berets Involved in CIA Agent Chuyen Killings Revealed

The New York article details how Thai Khac Chuyen, a suspected double agent working with Green Berets in Cambodia, was executed after CIA concerns and a late decision. He was subjected to drugs and lie tests during ten days of confinement before being killed in Nha Trang Bay.

Homer Bigart New York Abrams Bunker CIA Saigon Army Special Forces Green Berets Nhatrang Thai Khac Chuyen Chuyen The Berets Cambodia Nhatrang Bay Green Bret United States

Widow receives 6472 from U S over Green Beret case

Phan Kim Lien, widow of Thai Khan Chuyen, accepted a missing person gratuity of 6472 from the U S Foreign Claims Commission in Saigon after accusing eight Special Forces men of killing her husband. Chuyen has been missing since June 20 while with U S Special Forces in Moc Hoa Viet Nam. The Army dropped charges against the eight Green Berets last week and they denied the killing.

Saigon U.S Phan Kim Lien U.S. Foreign Claims Commission Chuyen U.S. Army Green Berets

Rivers Defended Accused, Threatened Public Hearing

Time magazine reports Rep. Mendel Rivers pressed for three Green Berets to face public hearings before his House Armed Services Committee. He urged administrative leaders to free the men, calling a court martial a mockery, while friction arose with Secretary Resor and officials weighed the move.

Rivers New York Green Berets Mendel Rivers D-S.c House Armed Services Committee Time Magazine Army Stanley Resor Defense David Packard Melvin Laird Nixon Bryce Harlow The Berets Time Harlow House

Rheault Won't Talk to Press in Quiet Weekend

Green Beret Col. Robert B. Rheault spent a quiet weekend with his family and declined to talk to reporters. He said he would travel to Washington soon to discuss the events that led to his arrest.

Brookline, Mass UPI Green Beret Robert B. Rheault Washington

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