CIA MAN'S VIETNAM ROLE EXPOSED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200410022-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 9, 1999
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: November 13, 1963
• Content Type: NSPR

LOS ANGELES TIMES NOV 1 3 1963
Approved For Release 1999/09/07 : CIA-
CPYRGHT
CPYRGHT
WASHINGTON MERRY-GOB-ROUND
CIA Man'sVietnam Role Exposed
,
Drew. ?er~rsan's column
Is written today by his as-
sociate, Jack Anderson.
BY JACK ANDERSON
e a .reas n ;oT.jVVk,
,chief John Richard "I
red c~utl~ tnam
was the .shacking discov e-
1?y that he had been
reporting to President
Diems brother, No Dinh
Nhu., : y h t op onenk
were eying about the
government.
Richaron developed a
r 1 o s.' .,.,, lationship with
vhv, d.lt i. r g Operation
Montagnard,
pa.igrl tQ. u:%n over savage
mountain tribesmen and
turn them` against the
Communist guerrillas.
\hu cut. red tape and
removed ob,;t icle, to help
the CIA r llil ,this aiid
other iilissiona. In turn.
Ricllarcison,. p)O;se,d oil to
Nhu info nlat}Qf,,
agents picked up, from
political opponents of file
of this,"and arnged for
direct' orders , fr-1 Wash-
ington stoppin,the prac-
tice. 7 I all
Lodge "` rtichardson
still could11't- agree,
vp oil " policy
toward the ruling family,
o d g e conte>;ded that
Diem and Nhu" i'er?e so
unpopular it was hurting
the war effort. Richardson
insisted there was no
lternative. but ;,to work
with the family.
In the end, ,edge de-
manded and got Richard-
on's recall.
Oklahoma football coach
3ud Wilkinson has told
riends he may tos, ill the
w1-el as director of the
residents (HurlriI on
I,~. it aI i itne; s ;,rcru;e
if a disagreerr riii, nver
.tolling ex - President
orsenhower.
.
The quietly s i n c e r.e
Vilkinson wanted t h e
ouncil to publicize Gen.
isenhower as an example
f a man in his T 0's who
ps fit by exercising.
up with White 11bu-se aid
Timohy "Ted" Reardon
who opposed any publicity
campaign that would
build up Gen. Eisenhower.
Wilkinson felt this vio-
lated a promise that poli-
tics would he kept out of
the physical fitness pro-
gram. This is one reason,
Wilkinson told friond;a,
that he may quit. the
Democratic?Part.y and 1?1111
for the Senate as a Repu b-
lican.
Atty. Gen. Robert ? en-
nedy plan%d a : nb9hy-,n.
Bobby ph one Valt recer
to ousted Berm( aide
Robert Baker is ris;i
rumors that, he. 11 , t.i14,
cane of Baker's tr'o1_ hl.
The rihis,pers had it Ihat:
Kennedy ,vas making 8;4-
ker the seal.-,r1 oat in i, ploi,
to t'i6?at'ra r; his mentor.
Vice Pre:>iuent Lj niinn
Johnson. It wasn't true,
said Kennedy, that he
wanted to force Johnson
off the ticket next
year.
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