Te^n tha^.t va`i can bo^. CS dda^`u so? (correction)
Kim Nguyen
Te^n tha^.t cu?a
DDo^~ Mu+o+`i : Nguye^~n Co^'ng
Le^ DDu+'c Tho. : Phan DDi`nh Kha?i
Mai Chi' Tho. : Phan DDi`nh...
DDinh DDu+'c Thie^.n : Phan DDi`nh Dinh (Le^ DDu+'c Tho., Mai Chi' Tho., DDinh
DDu+'c Thie.n la` 3 anh em ruo^.t).
---> Pha.m Va<n DDo^`ng (te^n tha^.t) : alias La^m Ba' Kie^.t ("Ho Chi Minh in
China" by King Chen, p. 85)
Tru+o+`ng Chinh : DDa<.ng Xua^n Khu
Tra^`n DDo^. : Ta. Ngo.c Pha'ch
Tra^`n Ba.ch DDa<`ng : Tru+o+ng Gia Thie^`u (em ruo^.t cu?a da^n bie^?u
tho+`i VNCH Tru+o+ng Gia Ky` Sanh), bi' danh : Tu+ Me'o, Tu+ A'nh
---> Vo~ Nguye^n Gia'p (te^n tha^.t) : alias Du+o+ng Hoa`i Nam ("Ho Chi Minh
in China" by King Chen, p. 85).
Vo~ Chi' Co^ng : Vo~ Toa`n
Vo~ Va<n Kie^.t (te^n tha^.t), bi' danh : Sa'u Da^n
Vu~ Ma~o : DDa<.ng Vu~ Ma~o (cha'u Tru+o+`ng Chinh DDa<.ng Xua^n Khu)
Le^ DDu+'c Anh (te^n tha^.t), bi' danh Sa'u Nam
Le^ Quang DDa.o : Nguye^~n DDu+'c Nguye^n
To^' Hu+~u : Nguye^~n Kim Tha`nh
Nguye^~n Va<n Linh : Nguye^~n Va<n Cu'c
Pha.m Hu`ng : Pha.m Va<n Thie^.n
Kim Nguyen
* Lo`ng me.
Nha.c va` lo+`i : Y Va^n
Lo`ng me. bao la nhu+ bie^?n Tha'i Bi`nh ra.t ra`o.
Ti`nh me. tha thie^'t nhu+ gio`ng suo^i hie^`n ngo.t nga`o,
Lo+`i me. e^m a'i nhu+ ddo^`ng lu'a chie^`u ri` ra`o.
Tie^'ng ru be^n the^`m tra<ng ta` soi bo'ng...me. ye^u
Lo`ng me. thu+o+ng con nhu+ va^`ng tra<ng tro`n mu`a thu
Ti`nh me. ye^u me^'n nhu+ la`n gio' ddu`a ma<.t ho^`.
Lo+`i ru man ma'c e^m nhu+ sa'o die^`u da^.t do+`.
Na<'ng mu+a so+'m chie^`u vui cu`ng tie^'ng ha't tre? tho+.
Thu+o+ng con thao thu+'c bao dde^m tru+o+`ng,
Con dda~ ye^n gia^'c me. hie^`n vui su+o+'ng bie^'t bao
Thu+o+ng con khuya so+'m bao tha'ng nga`y.
La<.n lo^.i gieo neo nuo^i con to+'i nga`y lo+'n kho^n.
Du` cho mu+a gio' kho^ng qua?n tha^n ga^`y me. hie^`n.
Mo^.t su+o+ng hai na<'ng cho ba.c ma'i dda^`u buo^`n phie^`n.
Nga`y dde^m so+'m to^'i vui cu`ng con nho? mo^.t nie^`m.
Tie^'ng ru e^m dde^`m me. hie^`n na<m tha'ng, trie^`n mie^n.
Lo`ng me. chan chu+'a tre^n bao xo'm la`ng ga^`n xa,
Ti`nh me. da^ng to+'i tra<ng nga`n ddu+'ng la<.ng dde^? nghe.
Lo+`i ru xao xuye^'n nu'i ddo^`i suo^'i ru+`ng ra<.ng tre.
So'ng ven Tha'i Bi`nh im li`m khi tie^'ng me. ru.
Mo^.t lo`ng nuo^i na^'ng vo^~ ve^` nhu+~ng nga`y co`n tho+.
Mo^.t ti`nh thu+o+ng me^'n e^m nhu+ tie^'ng dda`n lo+`i ca.
Me. hie^`n so+'m to^'i khuye^n nhu? bao lo+`i ma<.n ma`.
Kha<'c ghi be^n lo`ng con tre? muo^n bu+o+'c...ddu+o+`ng xa
Thu+o+ng con me. ha't ca^u e^m dde^`m,
Ru lo`ng tho+ a^'u qua?n gi` khi thu+'c tra<'ng dde^m.
Bao na<m nu+o+'c ma<'t nhu+ suo^'i nguo^`n.
Cha?y va`o tim con ma'i to'c cho't tha`nh ddie^?m su+o+ng.
Du` ai xa va<'ng tre^n ddu+o+`ng so+'m chie^`u ve^` dda^u.
Du` khi mu+a gio' tha'ng nga`y trong ddo+`i be^? da^u.
Du` cho phai na<'ng nhu+ng lo`ng thu+o+ng cha<?ng la.t ma`u.
Va^~n mong quay ve^` vui va^`y du+o+'i bo'ng me. ye^u.
* O+n Nghi~a Sinh Tha`nh
Nha.c va` lo+`i : Du+o+ng Thie^.u Tu+o+'c
Uo^'ng nu+o+'c nho+' nguo^`n
La`m con pha?i hie^'u
Em o+i ha~y nho+' na<m xu+a
Nhu+~ng nga`y co`n tho+
Co^ng ai nuo^i du+o+~ng.
Co^ng ddu+'c sinh tha`nh
Ngu+o+`i ho+~i ddu+`ng que^n
Co^ng cha nhu+ nu'i Tha'i So+n
Nghi~a me. nhu+ nu+o+'c
Trong nguo^`n cha?y ra.
Ngu+o+`i o+i, la`m ngu+o+`i o+? tre^n ddo+`i
Nho+' co^ng ngu+o+`i sinh du+o+~ng
DDo' mo+'i la` hie^`n nha^n.
Vi` dda^u, anh ne^n ngu+o+`i ta`i ba
Ha~y nho+' co^ng sinh tha`nh
Vi` ai, ma` co' ta ?
Uo^'ng nu+o+'c nho+' nguo^`n
La`m con pha?i hie^'u
Co^ng cha nhu+ nu'i Tha'i So+n
Nghi~a me. nhu+ nu+o+'c
Trong nguo^`n cha?y ra.
* La' thu+ gu+?i Me.
Nha.c : Nguye^~n Hie^`n
Tho+ : Tha'i Tha?o
Me. o+i tho^i ddu+`ng kho'c nu+~a
Cho lo`ng gia` na<.ng sa^`u thu+o+ng
Con ddi say ti`nh vie^~n xu+'
DDa^u co' que^n ti`nh co^' hu+o+ng
Thu+o+ng ngo'ng ve^` que^ cu~
Go't thu` gieo tha?m the^
Ba^`y trai tha^`m ro+i le^.
Su'ng gu+o+m he.n mai ve^`
Con ve^` ta^`m dde.p lu+'a
Me. cu+o+`i vun kho'm da^u
Ma'i tranh nghe`o vu+o+n kho'i
Vu+o+`n tho+m nga't hu+o+ng cau
Me. o+i tho^i ddu+`ng kho'c nu+~a
Cho lo`ng gia` na<.ng sa^`u thu+o+ng
Con ddi say ti`nh vie^~n xu+'
DDa^u co' que^n ti`nh co^' hu+o+ng
* Nho+' ngu+o+`i ra ddi
Nha.c va` lo+`i : Pha.m Duy
1. Ai co' nghe tie^'ng ha't ha`nh qua^n xa
Ma` kho^ng nho+' thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i me. gia`
Cho+` con lu'c dde^m khuya
Ngu+o+`i con dda~ ra ddi vi` nu+o+'c
Con bu+o+'c ddi khi tro^'ng la`ng ro^.n vang
Me. ddu+a ma<'t tro^ng ve^` ngo.n co+`
Ca^`u cho ddu+'a con trai
O+? dda^u ddo' con o+i ddu+o+.c vui
Nho+' thu+o+ng con oa'n thu` loa`i thu+.c da^n
Lu'c xa nhau mong cho+` nga`y chie^'n tha<'ng
Bo'ng da'ng ngu+o+`i hu`ng anh
Ve^` a^'m lu~y tre xanh
Ve^` a^'m lu~y tre xanh
2. Ai co' nghe tie^'ng ha't ha`nh qua^n xa
Ma` kho^ng nho+' thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i vo+. hie^`n
Cho^`ng ra li'nh bie^n cu+o+ng
Ngo^`i ddan a'o cho con co`n nho+'
Em tie^~n anh ra ma~i ta^.n dda^`u tho^n
Mo^.t ho^m lu'c tra^u bo` ve^` chuo^`ng
Ro^`i em nho+' em mong
Cho+` chie^'n si~ xa xa<m la^.p co^ng
Nho+' thu+o+ng anh oa'n thu` loa`i thu+.c da^n
Lu'c xa nhau mong cho+` nga`y chie^'n tha<'ng
Bo'ng da'ng ngu+o+`i hu`ng anh
Ve^` a^'m lu~y tre xanh
Ve^` a^'m lu~y tre xanh
3. Ai co' nghe tie^'ng ha't ha`nh qua^n xa
Ma` kho^ng nho+' thu+o+ng dda`n tre? nho?
DDu`a trong na<'ng nga^y tho+
Cu`ng nhau ha't li'u lo ngoa`i ngo~
Nhu+ng mo^~i khi du+o+'i ma'i nha` me^nh mang
Ngu+`ng cho+i na<'m tay me. ho?i ra(`ng
Ra(`ng cha chu'ng con dda^u
Ve^` mua ba'nh cho con me. o+i
Nho+' thu+o+ng cha oa'n thu` loa`i thu+.c da^n
Lu'c xa nhau mong cho+` nga`y chie^'n tha<'ng
Bo'ng da'ng ngu+o+`i hu`ng anh
Ve^` a^'m lu~y tre xanh
Ve^` a^'m lu~y tre xanh
* DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~
Nha.c va` lo+`i : Hoa`ng Thi Tho+
DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~,
co' bo'ng tre, bo'ng tre che tho^n nghe`o
DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~,
co' a'nh tra<ng, a'nh tra<ng soi ddu+o+`ng ddi
DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~,
co' tie^'ng ca, tie^'ng ca tre^n so^ng da`i
DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~,
co' tie^'ng tie^u, tie^'ng tie^u ru lo`ng ai
DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~,
co' em to^i to'c xanh bay mo+ ma`ng
DDu+o+`ng chie^`u di.u na<'ng,
bo'ng em ddi a'o na^u in ddu+o+`ng tra<ng
DDu+o+`ng xu+a lo^'i cu~,
co' me. to^i run run trong ho^n hoa`ng
Lo`ng gia` thu+o+ng nho+',
nho+' dde^'n to^i, lom khom ddi ti`m con
Khi to^i ve^`, bo^`i ho^`i trong na<'ng
Tu+o+?ng ga<.p ngu+o+`i em ha^n hoan ddu+'ng ddo'n anh ve^`
Na`o ngo+` ngu+o+`i em sang ngang khi xua^n chu+a ta`n
Con ddo` na`o dda^y ddu+a em to^i va`o xa va<'ng...
Khi to^i ve^`, nghe.n nga`o trong na<'ng
Tu+o+?ng ga<.p me. to^i ru+ng ru+ng ddu+'ng ddo'n con ve^`
Na`o ngo+` me. to^i ra ddi be^n kia cuo^.c ddo+`i
Kho^ng lo+`i bie^.t ly cuo^'i cu`ng tru+o+'c khi pha^n ky`
Cha.nh lo`ng thu+o+ng nho+' nhu+~ng phu't xu+a,
phu't xu+a qua qua ro^`i.
La.nh lu`ng tu+o+?ng nho+' bo'ng da'ng ai
in sa^u trong lo`ng to^i.
DDu+o+`ng xu+a co`n ddo', na<'ng va^~n le^n,
va^~n tra<ng treo ven ddo^`i
Ma` hi`nh bo'ng cu~,
thie^'u trong to^i mo^~i khi nghe chie^`u ro+i...
* Me. to^i
Me. to^i to'c xanh nhuo^.m ba.c tha'ng nga`y
Me. to^i ddau buo^`n na<.ng tri~u ddo^i vai
Bao na<m nuo^i dda`n tre? tho+ nho? da.i
Ca^`u mong con mi`nh co' mo^.t nga`y mai
Me. to^i na<'ng mu+a cha<?ng nga.i nho.c nha<`n
Me. to^i mi?m cu+o+`i nhi`n bo'ng con ngoan
Kho^ng than kho^ng phie^`n du` la^m hoa.n na.n
Lo`ng tin con mi`nh xu+'ng tha`nh ngu+o+`i da^n
Chie^`u chie^`u, be^n lie^'p le^`u tranh
Me. to^i ddu+'ng ddo+.i dda`n con
Tru+o+'c gio' to'c tra<'ng loa xo`a
DDo^i ma<'t di.u hie^`n nhu+ be^? ti`nh thu+o+ng
Lo`ng ngu+o+`i mong u+o+'c nga`y sau
DDa`n con xu+'ng tha`nh ngu+o+`i da^n
Nhu+ng nay con dda~ ne^n ngu+o+`i
Thi` nay co`n dda^u ba` me. hie^`n xu+a
Chie^`u nay ddo^'t hu+o+ng tu+o+?ng nie^.m tru+o+'c mo^`
Nhi`n kho'i ddau lo`ng tu+o+?ng nho+' na<m xu+a
Co^ng o+n sinh tha`nh nga`y nao dde^`n tra?
Me. o+i con nguye^`n nho+' lo+`i me. khuye^n
* La' thu+ ngu+o+`i li'nh chie^'n
Me. o+i, lo+`i ta^m thu+ go'i tro.n ti`nh con vie^'t tu+` chie^'n tru+o+`ng
Me. o+i, sa^`u lo chi to'c gia` ba.c pho+ so't xa lo`ng coMe. o+i, dda`n em
tho+ va<'ng ngu+o+`i anh trai co' co`n kho'c hoa`i
Me. o+i, vo+. hie^`n con co' co`n cha<m lo luo^'ng khoai tha'ng nga`y
DDo+`i li'nh tha^n con ne^` chi
So't me. gia` chie^`u que^ gio' ddo^ng sa^`u
Va` nho+' thu+o+ng thu+o+ng ngu+o+`i em
Cu+o+'i nhau ve^` cho^`ng ddi li'nh mie^`n xa
Me. o+i, ca^`u xin cho xo'm la`ng que^ hu+o+ng xo'a mo+` chie^'n tru+o+`ng
DDo^`ng ba`o ta cu`ng thu+o+ng nhau xo'a ha^.n thu` ddi la^'p ddi ddu+o+`ng
ranh gio+'i
Me. o+i, va` con trai cu?a me. nga`y mai se~ ve^`, se~ ve^`...
Me. o+i, me. hie^`n o+i cho+' buo^`n vi` con nu+o+'c non chu+a tro`n...
Kim Nguyen
Mendenhall's report is totally different. He talks about the standstill
of the civilian government and the people fearing and hating Nhu. He
predicts that there will be possibly a religious war or the people will
lean to communists... Nhu must go if one wants to win over communists.
Due to difference between two reports, Kennedy asks :" Is that both of you
come back from one country ?". Krulak answers :"Mr Mendenhall visits
cities of Vietnam; I go to rural areas of Vietnam where the war occurs."
The contradiction of two reports causes a debate between two sides, for
and against Mr Diem. Ambassador Nolting says the government of Saigon
overcomes the hatred and terror of 1961 and survives while the war against
communists is in good progress. George Bundy, security advisor, says
:"One can't compare like that because 1961 was the year of terror and
hatred against Vietcong, but now of opposing Diem."
At that moment, Michael Forrestal introduces Rufus Phillips to Kennedy and
his advisors. Phillips was once in the military delegation of General
Landsdale; he returned to Vietnam in 1962 to work with vice-director of an
economic aid organization for rural areas.
Phillips says that he agrees with Cabot Lodge to let General Lansdale
return to Vietnam and use his influence to neutralize Nhu, but Hilsman
answers that detente policy towards Mr Diem's government has been put in
the memorandum already rejected by Washington.
These "activists" in Washington don't object Lodge about his "colonialist"
behavior, but also don't want to cut tie with Mr Diem; they have sent a
message to Lodge telling him to discuss with Mr Diem and let Lodge decide by
himself.
John Mecklin is the last man to report to Kennedy; he shows pessimism
about Mr Diem's regime and this can hurt the effort of a war against
communists. However, he suggests not to cut aid, but should use the
military to topple Mr Diem and ameliorate that war against communists.
This suggestion is rejected. Fed up with the Korean war, Kennedy says
that a majority of military advisors oppose using American Army to fight
against the guerilla war in Asia and an old ally.
At last, Kennedy orders to study ways to cut economic aid to SVN. He is
also frustrated about division among his men.
In Saigon, there is also another division between Cabot Lodge and General
Harkins about the meeting 10/9/1963 at the White House. Harkins says that
Krulak's report is correct, but Lodge sends a message to Washington
suspecting validity of optimistic observations of young generals. Lodge
suggests to cut aid totally, but Kennedy is afraid that this would hurt
the fight against communists and force Mr Diem to surrender to U.S. As a
result, losing all political authority, Mr Diem can find a compromise
with communists as Mr Nhu once suggested. Kennedy wants to build a
pressure on Mr Diem so that the latter will eliminate Mr Nhu and change
the current policy. On 17/9/1963, Kennedy orders Lodge to make a plan to
urge Mr Diem to change the policy before a coup d'etat can be used.
However, Lodge insolently tells Mr Diem to see him instead. Seeing no
other solution than a coup d'etat, Lodge sends a message to Dean Rusk
that,"I believe that we should continue contacting Big Minh and urge him
to act if he wants."
Kennedy is so feeble that he is tricked by Cabot Lodge. Once more,
Kennedy sents an investigative delegation to Vietnam with Defense Minister
McNamara and general Maxwell Taylor to estimate the progress of the war
and future steps.
During 10-day stay, McNamara and Taylor go investigating all war areas.
Taylor agrees with general Krulak that the war against communists is in
good progress... The report McNamara-Taylor shares optimism of the Pentagon
about the progress of the war and pessimism of the State Department about
the political situation. The delegation suggests creating a pressure by
cutting aid as a neutral measure rather than by overthrowing Mr Diem.
The report shows that there is no proof about the rumor that Mr Nhu can
negotiate with communists. It also explains that the Special Force is kept in
the capital not to attack pagodas but to protect Mr Diem.
The report is approved on 2/10/1963. Next, aid cut will be the one of 14
millions dollars for Saigon Hydroelectricity... This is also what General
Duong Van Minh has waited for a long time.
Colby suggests with CIA director McCone letting him go to Saigon to
convince Mr Nhu to leave Vietnam. McCone presented this idea to a higher
level but it was not accepted. Next, McCone personally comes to see
Kennedy and Robert Kennedy to dissuade them from using coup d'etat. He
says that CIA did study and find none can replace Mr Diem and that if Mr
Diem is overthrown, there is not only one coup d'etat, but many more to
come... Next, McCone tells David Smith of CIA in Saigon not to support
assassinating Mr Diem and involve in the affair.
General Taylor and director McCone say that a defeat is not due to the
danger of a coup d'etat and if there is a success, the effort of a war
against communists will come to standstill because of lack of experience
of the new government. The whole administrative machine of SVN will be
interrupted and all heads of provinces under Mr Diem would be all
replaced.
At the time, Mr Nhu's close friends informs Mr Nguyen Tran that Mr Diem agrees
to let Mr Nhu go. Mr Cao Xuan Vy is asked by Mr Nhu about the address of a
hotel Mr Vy boarded before when he has taken a trip to Tokyo. Mr Nhu also
calls in his friends like Nguyen Cao Thang, Nguyen Buu and Cao Xuan Vy in order
to say goodbye. At that moment, Bishop Thuc just arrives; seeing Mr Nhu leave,
bishop Thuc says :"Don't go anywhere". Then, Mr
Nhu stays and the coup d'etat occurs.
4 days before the National Day (26/10/1963), General Harkins, head of MACV
(Pha'i Bo^. Co^' Va^'n Qua^n Su+. My~ o+? VN) meets General Tran Van Don
and tells him that he opposes a coup d'etat. Stunned, Mr Don calls
Conein who in turn says that that's Harkins' own idea.
Started up from this, Kennedy sends a message to Lodge telling him to show
Harkins all offical messages about Vietnamese coup generals' organization
of a coup d'etat. After reading them, a frustrated Harkins sends
consecutively 3 messages on 30/11/1963 as follow :
- "Last week, I said that I would stay out of the coup d'etat. Lodge
promised to let me know the plot, but he didn't. I am mad because the
plan of General Tran Van Don will be executed."
- Harkins objected Lodge's unfavored report about the military situation
to Washington and this Lodge didn't let him know. He confirmed that he is
against a coup d'etat.
- Harkins knows very clear about Vietnamese generals when Cabot Lodge doesn't
know them well; due to this, Harkins is against the coup d'etat. Harkins says
: I got many contacts with these generals and find out that none of them having
a determination can replace Mr Diem, at least to the way of confronting
communists. Obviously, none of them has capability to take the power."
However, he says to General Taylor that he is not Mr Diem's man. He recognizes
that Mr Diem has many mistakes, but one must convince him to change. He
continues :"Whether it is right or not, we support him for 8 years of
difficulty. I think that it is nonsensical to overthrow, kick and eliminate
him."
1/11/1963
General Tran Van Don meets Conein at Tan Son Nhat airport and invites him to
Nha Trang for a talk. Here, Don let Conein know that coup generals are ready
to act because they have attracted General Ton That Dinh to their side; Dinh is
commander of the 3rd Military Corps and governor (To^?ng Tra^'n) of Saigon-Gia
Dinh; Dinh has been discontent because he was not promoted after he has helped
crush the Buddhist riots and "foreign adventurers". General Tran Van Don has
exploited this from Dinh for many months.
Mr Do Mau also writes that at mid-night he goes to Ton That Dinh's house to
kneel down before Dinh to beg him to participate in the coup d'etat. It's Do
Mau to urge Mr Diem to withdraw the Special Force out of Saigon by lying to Mr
Diem that it is needed to confront intruding communists. This Special Force
has been cut U.S. aid, but they still stay in Saigon to
protect Mr Diem until Mr Do Mau tricks Mr Diem.
General Tran Thien Khiem, "god-son" of Mr Diem, let him know that there
is a conspiration of a coup d'etat, but Mr Diem doesn't believe this.
Next, Tran Van Don and Ton That Dinh come to Gia-Long Palace to present
him a plan of renovating the government and suggest a dismissal of Mr
Nhu.
On 24/10/1994, knowing that Lodge and his wife are going to Dalat for a
leave, Mr Diem lets Truong Cong Cuu (Tru+o+ng Co^ng Cu+`u) to tell Lodge
that they shouldn't be outside alone due to security reason. He invites
the couple to fly to Dalat on Sunday so that they can attend the
inauguration ceremony at the Atomic Center of Dalat and stay there with
him.
At a dinner of the Sunday evening, Mr Diem talks about a rumor to assassinate
Lodge and says that is nonsensical because he has the
vital duty to keep Lodge safe.
Close to 1/11/1963, Kennedy complains with Robert Kennedy that Cabot Lodge
refuses to show openness to Mr Diem.
Rebellious generals plan to kidnap Messrs. Diem-Nhu at a military parade
on the National Day 26/10/1963, but it fails because all guns in the area
must be emptied of cartridges during this occasion.
On the same day, through a go-between Conein, Tran Van Don meets Lodge at
Tan Son Nhat airport. Don complains, "The spirit of the army declines
gravely due to the Buddist incident". When Lodge answers that he is
willing to help, Don says : "Ambassador has enough means. What we need is
support of U.S. if we are successful. Don't interfere in this because it
is an internal matter of the Vietnamese !"
On 28/10/1963, Don phones Conein to his office to let Conein know about
the day of the coup d'etat and informs the U.S. 4hrs before the coup. Don
also requests Lodge not to go to Washington on 31/10/1963 because he is
afraid that Gia-Long Palace will have suspicion.
Although Lodge confirms that there would be a coup d'etat, but Washington
is still worried; they send one message to Lodge telling him to dissuade
rebellious generals except that Lodge is sure 100% that the coup d'etat is
well accomplished. Next is the second message :"We don't accept that we
have no right to postpone or dissuade the coup d'etat. Lodge answers
:"It's too late. The matter is in the hands of Vietnamese generals. They
don't want us to interfere. They don't want our help even...weapons...They
want to direct it. Washington says that it wants to step aside; then do it."
Lodge's message makes William Colby, CIA head of the Far-East Affairs,
criticizes : "Yes, that is a coup d'etat by Vietnamese generals. But I think
basic things are decided in Washington because few weeks before, in a press
conference, President says that it is essential to have new personnel in the
Vietnamese government and this was related to Messrs. Diem-Nhu..."
On the other hand, in a secret message sent to George Bundy, national security
advisor, Lodge confirms clearly :"Saigon CIA carry decisively all my
directives. I myself check every contact between General Don and Conein who
executes my orders in any case."
After the coup d'etat, Lodge talks about U.S. arrangement as follows
:"...It is equally the ground in which the coup seed grew into a robust
plant was prepared by us and that the coup would not have happened as it
did without our preparation."
Later, when General Tran Thien Khiem becomes ambassador to U.S., he admits
that the organization of the coup d'etat is to please the Americans, "We
think that president Kennedy wants so. It's the only way to save the
effort of the war against communists. We think that U.S. cutting military
aid means telling us to do so..."
In "The Ten Thousand Day War" by Michael Maclear, 1981, p. 81, the Vietnamese
generals effectively regarded the coup as American-ordered, and it was staged
only when the generals knew they would inherit American aid. Mr Diem's press
secretary, Ton That Thien, quotes one of the coup leaders,
General Kim, on his motivations :"I ask him afterwards because I considered
him loyal to president Diem. And General Kim said "The Americans told us to
choose between Mr Diem and American Aid. We had no choice."
Few days before the coup d'etat, informed by Mr Ngo Dinh Can who says that
Mr Do Mau betrayed him. Mr Diem tells General Khiem who already sided to the
coup generals to arrest Mr Do Mau; Khiem lies Mr Diem that he did so.
In his diary, attache' Do Tho writes that knowing there is a coup d'etat,
at 1h45 pm of 1/11/1963, Tho drives to the Gia Long Palace. Recognizing
that he is only a Buddhist among 4 attache' officers and Mr Do Mau's
nephew, Do Tho asks if he is trusted he will volunteer to stay next to Mr
Diem because another attache', captain Le Cong Hoan, is married with one
kid. Mr Diem agrees and from then on he follows Messrs. Diem-Nhu who
leave Gia-Long Palace to Ma Tuyen (Ma~ Tuye^n)'s house in Cho Lon, then go
to the church "Father Tam". The group organizing the coup d'etat send
some officers to "receive" the two.
Kim Nguyen
Theo SGN 26/4/96
Nu+~ ky' gia? Thu Cu'c cu?a ba'o Phu. Nu+~ cu?a VC mo+'i tu+o+`ng thua^.t
mo^.t vu. a'n ddang la`m xo^n xao du+ lua^.n, ddo' la` mo^.t vu. a'n gie^'t
ngu+o+`i chu+a co' ba<`ng co+' chi'nh xa'c, nhu+ng nghi cca dda~ bi. to`a
tuye^n a'n tu+? hi`nh. Ca^u chuye^.n xa?y ra nhu+ sau :
Nga`y 29/11/1986, mo^.t co^ ga'i te^n N.N.H. bi. da^m che^'t ta.i Pho`ng Ba?o
Ve^. cu?a Xi' Nghie^.p Sa<'t Tra'ng Men. Na.n nha^n bi. dda^m ta^'t ca? 59
nha't ba<`ng lu+o+?i le^ ca<'m dda^`u su'ng cu?a nha^n vie^n ba?o ve^.. Chi?
10 nga`y sau, co^ng an ba<'t mo^.t ngu+o+`i co' te^n la` Pha.m Minh Cha'nh,
co^ng nha^n cu`ng la`m trong xi' nghie^.p no'i tre^n, dde^? ddie^`u tra va`
ke^'t lua^.n anh na`y la` thu? pha.m. Ly' do la` khi la^'y da^'u tay ta^'t ca?
co^ng nha^n trong xi' nghie^.p thi` anh na`y run ra^?y va` co' ve? so+. se^.t.
Ke^'t qua? cho tha^'y to'c thu ddu+o+.c ta.i hie^.n tru+o+`ng va` to'c cu?a
Pha.m Minh Cha'nh gio^'ng nhau. Ta.i co+ quan ddie^`u tra, Pha.m Minh Cha'nh
dda~ nhi`n nha^.n dda~ cu`ng vo+'i te^n DDa?ng na`o ddo' gie^'t co^ H.. Nhu+ng
co^ng an kho^ng ti`m ddu+o+.c te^n DDa?ng. Nga`y 27/4/1989, Pha.m Minh Cha'nh
ddu+o+.c ddu+a ra To`a A'n Nha^n Da^n Tha`nh Pho^' xe't xu+?. Cha'nh ke^u oan
va` khai dda~ nha^.n to^.i ta.i co^ng an vi` bi. dda'nh ddau qua', chi.u kho^ng
ddu+o+.c ne^n pha?i nha^.n to^.i, cho+' tha^.t su+. anh kho^ng bie^'t te^n
DDa?ng nao` he^'t va` cu~ng kho^ng he^` gie^'t co^ H.. Ma<.c da^`u va^.y, To`a
va^~n tuye^n a'n tu+? hi`nh. Cha'nh dda~ kha'ng a'n.
Nga`y 18/9/1989, To`a Phu'c Tha^?m xu+? la.i va` y a'n cu?a To`a du+o+'i. Vu.
a'n ddu+o+.c du+a le^n To`a A'n Nha^n Da^n To^'i Cao. Nga`y 9/6/90, To`a na`y
tuye^n bo^' hu?y a'n va` giao cho Vie^.n Kie^?m Sa't Nha^n Da^n mo+? cuo^.c
ddie^`u tra tro+? la.i, vi` trong ba?n a'n co' dde^` ca^.p dde^'n vie^.c la^'y
ddu+o+.c ma^~u to'c trong tay na.n nha^n va` khi xe't nghie^.m, tha^'y ra<`ng
to'c na`y chi'nh la` to'c cu?a Cha'nh, nhu+ng trong ho^` so+ kho^ng co' gia^'y
to+` gi` cho bie^'t dda~ thu ddu+o+.c to'c trong tay na.n nha^n va` cu~ng
kho^ng he^` co' bie^n ba?n gia?o nghie^.m to'c.
Nu+~ pho'ng vie^n ddu+a ra mo^.t chi tie^'t kha'c la` co' ba<`ng chu+'ng
tru+o+'c khi xa?y ra a'n mang nu+?a tie^'ng, Pha.m Minh Cha'nh o+? mo^.t no+i
ra^'t xa va` dda<.t ca^u ho?i ra<`ng chi? trong vo`ng nu+?a tie^'ng Pha.m Minh
Cha'nh co' ddu? tho+`i gian dde^? dde^'n no+i pha.m pha'p hay kho^ng. Ngoa`i
ra, te^n DDa?ng na`o ddo' ma` Pha.m Minh Cha'nh dda~ khai trong thu+.c te^'
kho^ng he^` co', vi` kho^ng ai hay bie^'t gi` dde^'n te^n na`y ca?. To`a a'n
dda~ ke^'t a'n Pha.m Minh Cha'nh ve^` to^.i gie^'t ngu+o+`i cu+o+'p cu?a trong
khi ca'c ddo^` trang su+'c quy' gia' tre^n mi`nh na.n nha^n va^~n co`n nguye^n
ve.n, ngoa.i tru+` chie^'c cassette bi. ma^'t.
To`a a'n dda~ dda<ng ky' cho ta'i xe't la.i vu. a'n nhie^`u la^`n, nhu+ng
dde^`u ddu+o+.c hoa?n la.i. Ky' gia? Thu Cu'c dda~ ddi ti`m gia ddi`nh Pha.m
Minh Cha'nh dde^? ho?i han thi` me. cu?a Cha'nh cho bie^'t ba` dda~ va<.n ho?i
Cha'nh nhie^`u la^` nhu+ng Cha'nh mo^.t mu+.c no'i anh kho^ng gie^'t co^ H..
Ba` no'i tru+o+'c dda^y ba` kho^ng he^` tin tha^`n tha'nh gi`, nhu+ng tu+`
nga`y tin Cha'nh bi. ba<'t, no+i na`o nghe co' tie^'ng linh thie^ng, ba` cu~ng
dde^`u mo` to+'i dde^? ca^`u xin cho vu. a'n cu?a con ddu+o+.c sa'ng to?. Co'
ho^m ba` nghe tin con ba` dda~ bi. ba<'n, ba` ddi ti`m xa'c con nhu+ng kho^ng
tha^'y. Nghe ca^u chuye^.n na`y, ky' gia? Thu Cu'c dda~ vie^'t mo^.t ba`i
pho'ng su+. co' dda^`u dde^` la` "Ti`m con trong tru+o+`ng ba<'n" ga^y xu'c
ddo^.ng cho ddo^.c gia?, nhie^`u ngu+o+`i ddem tie^`n to+'i bie^'u gia ddi`nh
Cha'nh.
Nga`y 26/6/95, To`a ddem vu. na`y ra ta'i xe't. Ta.i phie^n to`a, Cha'nh
va^~n tie^'p tu.c ke^u oan va` khai bi. dda'nh ddau ne^n nha^.n to^.i bu+`a.
Pha^`n tha^?m va^'n ra^'t ca<ng tha<?ng, nhu+ng kho^ng bo^.c lo^. ddu+o+.c
ti`nh tie^'t na`o mo+'i. Nu+~ Ky' gia? Thu Cu'c no'i ra<`ng trong suo^'t
phie^n to`a, co^ luo^n luo^n ca^`u xin linh ho^`n cu?a na.n nha^n cho co^ mo^.t
da^'u hie^.u gi` dde^? co^ bie^'t ngu+o+`i ddang ddu+'ng tru+o+'c va`nh mo'ng
ngu+.a co' to^.i hay kho^ng. Co^ ba?o kho^ng bie^'t co^ dda~ tro+? tha`nh "me^
ti'n" tu+` bao gio+`.
Trong lu'c to`a ddang nghi. a'n, co^ lang thang ngoa`i ha`nh lang thi` bo^'
cu?a Cha'nh to+'i nha<'c co^ ta.i sao la^`n na`y kho^ng tha^'y To`a nha<'c
dde^'n mo^.t chie^'c ra<ng lu+o+.m ddu+o+.c ta.i pha.m tru+o+`ng. DDe^'n dda^y
co^ mo+'i nho+' la.i chuye^.n ca'i ra<ng. To`a va^~n tuye^n a'n tu+? hi`nh.
Khi Cha'nh ddi ra, co^ nhi`n va`o mie^.ng Cha'nh thi` tha^'y bi. ma^'t mo^.t
ca'i ra<ng. Co^ nghi~ co^ dda~ la^`m, Cha'nh la` thu? pha.m tha^.t su+.. Sau
ddo' co^ xin xem ho^` so+ vu. a'n dde^? xem chuye^.n ca'i ra<ng gia?i quye^'t
nhu+ the^' na`o. Tho+ ky' To`a a'n no'i pha?i co' y' kie^'n cu?a la~nh dda.o
To`a A'n mo+'i ddu+o+.c xem, ma<.c da^`u a'n dda~ tuye^n. Cha'nh an no'i vu.
a'n kho^ng co' gi` bi' ma^.t, nhu+ng pha?i ddo+.i khi a'n co' hie^.u lu+.c,
tu+'c he^'t 15 nga`y kha'ng ca'o, mo+'i cho xem ddu+o+.c. Co^ ca^`u vie^.n
lua^.t su+ cu?a Cha'nh, nhu+ng To`a cu~ng kho^ng cho xem. Ba^'t cho+.t, chi?
va`i nga`y sau, mo^.t ngu+o+`i dda~ ddem la.i cho co^ ba?n sao ta^'t ca? gia^'y
to+` trong ho^` so+ vu. a'n ma` kho^ng ddo`i mo^.t ddie^`u kie^.n na`o. Co^
xem la.i chuye^.n ca'i ra<ng thi` tha^'y mo^.t gia^'y chu+'ng nghie^.m cu?a
Khoa Gia?i Pha^?u Be^.nh Vie^.n Cho+. Ra^?y no'i ra<`ng ddo' la` ca'i ra<ng
cu?a mo^.t phu. nu+~ du+o+'i 25 tuo^?i va` Ban Gia'm DDi.nh Y Khoa no'i ra<`ng
Cha'nh dda~ bi. la`m ma^'t mo^.t ca'i ra<ng da^'u ve^'t co`n mo+'i, kho^ng
pha?i la` ca'i ra<ng ta.i hie^.n tru+o+`ng.
Ca< cu+' va`o ho^` so+ thu lu+o+.m ddu+o+.c, ta'c gia? dda~ vie^'t mo^.t ba`i
tre^n ba'o Phu. Nu+~ so^' ra nga`y 18/7/95 no'i ve^` nghi va^'n cu?a vu. a'n.
DDe^'n tha'ng 10, ro^`i tha'ng 11 va` tha'ng 12/95, To`a A'n Nha^n Da^n To^'i
Cao dde^`u co' li.ch tri`nh ddu+a vu. na`y ra xu+?, nhu+ng ro^`i cu+' hoa?n
la.i.
Cho dde^'n nay, ba'o Phu. Nu+~ chu+a tho^ng ba'o To`a To^'i Cao cu?a VC dda~
ta'i tha^?m vu. a'n na`y nhu+ the^' na`o. Ca'c nha` pha^n ti'ch lua^.t pha'p
no'i ra<`ng qua ba`i tu+o+`ng thua^.t, chu'ng ta tha^'y ca? nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i
xu+? a'n, lua^.t su+ bie^.n ho^. kho^ng co' mo^.t y' nie^.m ro~ ra`ng ve^`
ba<`ng chu+'ng to^.i pha.m va` nguye^n ta<'c xe't xu+?, ho. chi? du+.a va`o
dde^` nghi. cu?a Ban No^.i Chi'nh dde^? tuye^n a'n ma` tho^i, trong khi co'
nhie^`u da^'u hie^.u cho tha^'y co^ng an dda~ dda'nh dda^.p dde^? e'p cung.
Co^ng an la.i ddo'ng vai tro` quan tro.ng trong Ban No^.i Chi'nh, ne^n nhu+~ng
dde^` nghi. cu?a Ban na`y thie^'u co^ng bi`nh va` vo^ tu+. Ho^` so+ xe't xu+?,
khi ddu+a ra tru+o+'c to`a va` ca? ngay sau khi tuye^n a'n, va^~n co`n ddu+o+.c
"giu+~ bi' ma^.t", lua^.t su+ cu?a bi. ca'o cu~ng kho^ng ddu+o+.c tham kha?o
tu+o+`ng ta^.n, chi? tro^ng ca^.y va`o ba'o chi' dde^? minh oan. DDie^`u na`y
cho tha^'y To`a A'n cu?a VC kh^ng ddu? tri`nh ddo^. lua^.t pha'p va` khi xe't
xu+? kho^ng theo co^ng ly', tu+'c lua^.t pha'p, ma` chi? ca<n cu+' va`o ca'c
hu+o+'ng da^~n cu?a co^ng an.
Cuo^'i ba`o ba'o, ta'c gia? ghi : "Ba^y gio+` to^i so^'ng vo+'i mo^.t ddie^`u
co' thu+.c ma` to^i se~ pha?i luo^n luo^n dda^'u tranh cho no', ddo' la` khi
kho^ng ddu? chu+'ng co+' dde^? ke^'t to^.i mo^.t con ngu+o+`i, co^ng ly' ddo`i
ho?i pha?i tha bo^?ng anh ta, ke^? ca? khi "bie^'t" anh ta chi'nh la` thu?
pha.m. Bo+?i co^ng ly' pha?i ddu+o+.c ba?o dda?m, kho^ng bao gio+` bi. ve^'t
nho+ vi` dda~ tha^'m ma'u cu?a ngu+o+`i vo^ to^.i Linh ho^`n ngu+o+`i che^'t
-- ne^'u co' -- cha<'c cu~ng se~ vui lo`ng. Vi` co^ng ly'".
Kim Nguyen
* Ca'i gia' pha?i tra? :
To^i vu+`a lo'p ngo'p bo` le^n to+'i bo+` so^ng, ga<.p ngay te^n Chua^?n u'y
La<ng, Si~ Quan An Ninh cu?a tra.i ddang ca^`m tro+? ngu+o+.c dda^`u ca^y su'ng
AK ddu+'ng chu+.c sa<~n. Khi to^i bo` le^n vu+`a ddu'ng ta^`m, ha<'n do.ng
ba'ng su'ng cu+.c ma.nh va`o giu+~a ngu+.c to^i, to^i nga~ la<n xuo^'ng
nu+o+'c. DDo' la` cu' dda'nh mo+? ma`ng cho mo^.t tha?m ki.ch sa<'p die^~n ra
trong da^y la't. Te^n Thu+o+.ng si~ Hoa`n du`ng "xa` no" tho.c va`o lu+ng
ba<'t to^i leo le^n bo+`. Te^n La<ng va^~n ddu+'ng cho+` to^i, nhu+ng la^`n
na`y kho^ng dda'nh nu+~a ma` tu'm to'c ke'o le^n bo+`. Vu+`a bo` le^n to+'i
bo+` to^i tha^'y mo^.t dda'm ngu+o+`i ddo^ng ddu'c ddu+'ng ga^`n ki'n ca?
ddo^`i sa<'n mo+'i lu' le^n cao chu+`ng ho+n gang tay. Ca'ch ddo' kho^ng xa,
mo^.t toa'n chu+`ng 10 te^n ca'n bo^. ddang va^y quanh anh Tie^'p dda'nh dda^'m
tu'i bu.i. Vu+`a tro^ng tha^'y to^i, mo^.t bo.n kha'c xo^ng va`o ngay. To^i
cu~ng pha?i chi.u so^' pha^.n nhu+ anh Tie^'p. Lu'c ddo' anh Thuye^n o+? dda^u
to^i kho^ng bie^'t.
Nhu+~ng cu' dda^'m dda^`u tie^n la`m to^i ddau ddie^'ng ca? ngu+o+`i, nhu+ng
chu'ng dda^'m dda' mo^.t lu'c thi` to^i kho^ng co`n nghe ddau ddo+'n gi` nu+~a
ma` nghe nhu+~ng tie^'ng phi`nh phi`nh nhu+ ai ddang dda' banh do^.i vo^
tu+o+`ng. To^i kho^ng co`n bie^'t ca?nh va^.t chung quanh, nha<'m ma<'t ca<'n
ra<ng chi.u ddo`n, kho^ng he^` ke^u la mo^.t tie^'ng. DDa'nh dda^.p cha'n
che^, ho. dda^?y to^i ve^` phi'a tra.i. Mo+? ma<'t ra to^i kho^ng co`n tha^'y
anh Tie^'p o+? dda^u nu+~a. To^i loa.ng choa.ng le^ bu+o+'c ddi tru+o+'c,
mo^.t lu~ ca'n bo^. o^`n a`o theo sau. Ga^`n to+'i ca^`u va'n ba<'c qua con
suo^'i ca.n ga^`n tra.i mo^.c, te^n Thu+o+.ng si~ Kha?i la` mo^.t vo~ si~
hua^'n luye^.n vie^n vu~ thua^.t cho ca'n bo^., ddang ddu+'ng thu? the^' o+?
phi'a tru+o+'c cho+` to^i to+'i. Khi vu+`a ddu'ng ta^`m, ha<'n nhu'ng ngu+o+`i
nha?y vo.t le^n cao, to^'ng nguye^n go't cha^n va`o ma<.t to^i khie^'n to^i
lo^.n nha`o xuo^'ng ca'i suo^'i ca.n o+? ga^`n ddo', ma'u mu~i va` ma'u mie^.ng
cha?y ra le^nh la'ng. Pha?i co^ng nha^.n dda^y la` mo^.t cu' dda' ra^'t dde.p,
ddu'ng ba`i ba?n va` co' ddu+o+.c re`n luye^.n. Bi. cu' na`y, to^i ca?m tha^'y
tha^'m thi'a ho+n la` bi. tra^.n dda'nh dda^'m vu+`a ro^`i cu?a nhu+~ng con
ngu+.a non ha'u dda'. Lu'c ddo' to^i va^~n co`n ti?nh nhu+ng cho+.t nghi~ la`
pha?i gia? vo+` che^'t, ba<`ng kho^ng se~ che^'t tha^.t. To^i na<`m ye^n ba^'t
ddo^.ng. Bo.n ca'n bo^. ddu+'ng tre^n bo+` go.i giu.c, to^i cu~ng na<`m ye^n.
Co' ma^'y te^n nha`o xuo^'ng dda'nh tie^'p, to^i cu+' ma<.c ke^. va` na<`m
ngu+~a ra nhu+ mo^.t xa'c che^'t. Co' le~ chu'ng tu+o+?ng to^i dda~ che^'t
ne^n go.i 2 anh Tra^.t Tu+. Thi va` Pha't xuo^'ng suo^'i ke'o to^i le^n va`
mang ve^` tra.i.
* Bu`i DDi`nh Thi nha^.p cuo^.c :
Bu`i DDi`nh Thi va` Tru+o+ng Va<n Pha't, mo^~i anh mo^.t be^n na<'m la^'y co^?
tay to^i ke'o le^ ve^` tra.i, lu+ng va` mo^ng to^i le^'t tre^n ddu+o+`ng dda'
cu.c, ddau ddo+'n kho^ng chi.u ddu+o+.c, nhu+ng bie^'t la`m gi` ho+n ? Chu'ng
ke'o to^i tha<?ng vo^ sa^n tra.i, va^'t na<`m ngu+?a tre^n ne^`n xi ma<ng cu?a
ho^.i tru+o+`ng. Na<`m ye^n mo^.t cho^'c, to^i me^ ddi kho^ng co`n bie^'t gi`
nu+~a. Cha<?ng bie^'t me^ man nhu+ the^' bao la^u vi` to^i dda~ ma^'t y'
nie^.m ve^` tho+`i gian. Lu'c cho+.t ti?nh la.i, to^i mo+? ma<'t ra tha^'y
Bu`i DDi`nh Thi ddang ca^`m so^ nu+o+'c la.nh gio^.i le^n ma<.t to^i. Vu+`a
tha^'y to^i ti?nh la.i, anh ta vo^.i dda<.t ca'i so^ xuo^'ng va` nhanh nhu+ con
ho^? so+. con mo^`i vuo^.t cha.y ma^'t, nha?y cho^`m le^n, 2 tay tu'm la^'y
mo^.t ca'nh tay to^i ke'o tha<?ng le^n, ddo^`ng tho+`i du`ng go't cha^n dda.p
mo^.t ca'i ddie^n cuo^`ng va`o ngu+.c, va`o bu.ng to^i, mie^.ng anh ta su`i
bo.t me'p, nghie^'n ra<ng tro+.n ma<'t no'i nhu+ muo^'n hu.t ho+i :"DD. m. ma`y
Le^~, a<n co+m kho^ng muo^'n ma`y muo^'n a<n cu+'t, ma`y muo^'n che^'t tao cho
ma`y che^'t !".
Lu'c ddo' na<`m ngu+?a nhi`n le^n, to^i ba<'t ga<.p ca<.p ma<'t cu?a Bu`i
DDi`nh Thi, mo^.t hi`nh a?nh ma` to^i co`n ca?m tha^'y kinh ha~i cho to+'i
gio+`, mo^.t ca<.p ma<'t ddo? nga^`u nhu+ ma'u, 2 tro`ng con ma<'t lo^` lo^. ra
ngoa`i nhu+ ma<'t cu?a mo^.t ngu+o+`i treo co^? tu+. tu+? ma` vi` bo^?n pha^.n
co' la^`n to^i dda~ chu+'ng kie^'n. Chu+a bao gio+` va` to^i nghi~ la` cu~ng
cha<?ng bao gio+` to^i tha^'y ddo^i ma<'t cu?a ai nhu+ ddo^i ma<'t Bu`i DDi`nh
Thi lu'c ddo'. DDa'nh dda^.p cha'n che^, anh ta bo? to^i na<`m ye^n. Sau na`y
to^i mo+'i bie^'t anh ta bo? to^i quay sang "tha<m" 2 anh DDa<.ng Va<n Tie^'p
va` Nguye^~n Sy~ Thuye^n ddang na<`m ra?i ra'c ga^`n ddo'. To^i la.i ddi va`o
co+n ho^n me^ la^`n nu~a. Khi ti?nh la.i, to^i tha^'y Bu`i DDi`nh Thi ddang
ca^`m 2 cha^n to^i ke'o le^ le^n ca'c ba^.c thang ddu'c ba<`ng xi ma<ng tu+`
sa^n ho^.i tru+o+`ng le^n khu kie^n giam. Lu+ng va` dda^`u to^i va cha.m va`o
ca'c ba^.c thang (12 ba^.c) la`m to^i bu+`ng ti?nh la.i va` nho+` ddo' to^i
mo+'i chu+ng kie^'n ca?nh tu+o+.ng ha~i hu`ng kha'c : Ca?nh DDa.i u'y Bu`i
DDi`nh Thi gie^'t che^'t Thie^'u ta' DDa<.ng Va<n Tie^'p !
(co`n nu+~a)
Tin Thanh Le
Dear Kim,
Thank you much. 'Got to find and read that book.
tinle
In <Dr9xJ...@emr1.emr.ca> kng...@emr1.emr.ca (Kim Nguyen) writes:
>
>Te^n tha^.t cu?a
>
>DDo^~ Mu+o+`i : Nguye^~n Co^'ng
>
>Le^ DDu+'c Tho. : Phan DDi`nh Kha?i
>
>Mai Chi' Tho. : Phan DDi`nh...
>
>DDinh DDu+'c Thie^.n : Phan DDi`nh Dinh (Le^ DDu+'c Tho., Mai Chi'
Tho., DDinh
>DDu+'c Thie.n la` 3 anh em ruo^.t).
>
>---> Pha.m Va<n DDo^`ng (te^n tha^.t) : alias La^m Ba' Kie^.t ("Ho Chi
Minh in
Ngo.c A^?n
In article <Dr9xM...@emr1.emr.ca>, kng...@emr1.emr.ca (Kim Nguyen) wrote:
> * Lo`ng me.
(............. )
> kng...@emr.ca
Me. gia` nhu+ chuo^'i ba hu+o+ng
Nhu+ xo^i ne^'p mo^.t, nhu+ ddu+o+`ng mi'a lau.
(Ca dao)
Ngo.c A^?n
In article <nguyenb-1305...@138.80.64.13>,
ngu...@darwin.ntu.edu.au (Ngo.c A^?n) wrote:
SA`NG GA.O
Me. ra('c hoa`ng ho^n theo ngo.c tra('ng
Ca'm bay phu+o+?ng pha^'t quye^.n hu+o+ng cau
Nghie^ng nghie^ng bo'ng xe^' sau lu+ng me.
Ga.o tra('ng nhu+ ma`u to'c tra('ng phau.
Thuo+? be' ve^` que^ a(n ga.o gia~
DDa('ng cay nu+o+'c ma('t tro^.n mo^` ho^i
Mu`i tho+m go^'c ra. tho+m hu+o+ng kho'i
Con lo+'n la^`n theo so^' tuo^?i ddo+`i
Tu+` khi xa xu+' le^n ddo^ thi.
Tie^'ng ma'y re^`n vang a't tie^'ng cha`y
Co^?ng ki'n tu+o+`ng cao dda` khua^'t la^'p
Bo'ng ngu+o+`i sa`ng ga.o cuo^'i cha^n ma^y.
Ca'i gi` co`n la.i tre^n sa`ng ga.o
La` ha.t kim cu+o+ng : ha.t ga.o tro+`i
Pha^'n ca'm bu.i ddo+`i bay la^~n lo^.n
Me. o+i ! Co+m tra('ng bo+?i mo^` ho^i.
Suo^'t ddo+`i cu+.c kho^? ddo+`i la`m da^u
Cay dda('ng chi'n mu`i no^~i kho^? ddau
Lu+`a lo.c a^n ti`nh theo ho^.t tho'c
Tra'i bo^` ho`n la^~n ha.t tra^n cha^u.
La^u qua' con the`m a(n ga.o gia~
The`m mu`i su+~a ngo.t : su+~a con so
The`m dde^m tra(ng sa'ng cha`y khua co^'i
La`m ru.ng Ha(`ng Nga xuo^'ng vu~ng tho+.
Chie^`u na`o con ddu+'ng be^n ha`ng tru'c
Tha^'y to'c me. ro+i giu+~a na('ng ta`
To'c tra('ng na(`m cho^n trong ga.o tra('ng
Me. ngo^`i nha(.t to'c mo+'i hay gia`.
Ca'i tho+`i tho+ da.i kho^ng co`n nu+~a
Ca't bu.i mo+` bay kha('p ne?o ddo+`i
Ga.o cho+. dda~ phai mu`i go^'c ra.
Men ddo+`i dda('ng la('m Me. hie^`n o+i !
La^u qua' nho^'t ddo+`i trong ngo~ he?m
La^`u cao che khua^'t a'ng ma^y tro^i
Me. o+i ! DDa^u hu+o+'ng ve^` Que^ Me.,
Na('ng nhuo^.m hoa`ng ho^n dda~ ta('t ro^`i.
Kie^n Giang (3 gio+` khuya dde^m 22/8/62)
tri'ch tu+` ta^.p tho+ "Lu'a Sa. Mie^`n Nam"