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Khanh Coup Intelligence Failure Review

United States of America · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1964

John A. McCone9 March 1964

Washington · Warfare / Military

McCone concluded that intelligence agencies had failed to anticipate the January coup by Nguyen Khanh and questioned whether warning indicators had been properly analyzed.

Names involved

John A. McCone

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