Draft Letter to President Diem

9/12/1963

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In this draft letter to President Diem from President Kennedy, Kennedy discusses the American intentions in Vietnam as well as its viewpoint on the situtation.

This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: National Security Files.

National Archives Identifier: 193383

Full Citation: Draft Letter to President Diem; 9/12/1963; National Security Files: Meetings and Memoranda: Meetings on Vietnam; Meeting Records and Memoranda, 1961 - 1963; Collection JFK-4: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: National Security Files; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/draft-letter-diem, April 27, 2025]

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