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...last just three months. Then came General Nguyen Khanh, who gave way to Harvard-trained Economist Nguyen Xuan Oanh ("Jack Owen") seven months later. Oanh had six days in office before Khanh bounced back in through the revolving door. Khanh gave way again, to Saigon Mayor Tran Van Huong, then whipped back in for a third-time rule of one month. Dr. Phan Huy Quat and his "Medicine Cabinet" had a final, halfhearted try at civilian rule before asking Ky and the generals to take over ten months...
...ouster by the Buddhists last year, had insisted on a civilian government that lacked the backing of either the army or the Buddhists-the only real forces in South Viet Nam. Last week the two forces combined, at least temporarily, and the civilian regime of Premier Tran Van Huong folded without a sound...
Blazing Swallow. The week began with the Buddhists pressing their riots against Huong and the U.S. In Nhatrang, there was a repetition of the grisly tactics the Buddhists employed in their 1963 campaign against Diem: a pretty, 17-year-old girl, Yen Phi (Flying Swallow), burned herself to death. In Sai gon, Khanh and his "Young Turk" officers-notably pistol-packing Air Force Chief Nguyen Cao Ky-decided that the time had come to dump Huong...
After hearing of Khanh's plans, Taylor decided that he and Washington had no choice but to go along, and he flew off on a previously arranged "orientation visit" to Laos and Thailand. Next day, Khanh advised Deputy U.S. Ambassador U. Alexis Johnson that Huong's ouster would be announced in half an hour over Radio Saigon. Thoughtfully, Johnson suggested that the Premier should be informed too, so he would not have to learn of his downfall via radio. Khanh telephoned Huong, notified him that he was through...
Khanh reappointed Harvard-educated Economist Nguyen Xuan Oanh ("Jack Owen") as acting Premier-a post Jack held for a full six days last year. Khanh also spoke of carrying out Huong's promised elections for a "national congress" in March...