The controversial August 24, 1963 cable to incoming Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge
A. indicated that the U.S. would back a coup if Diem refused to depose his brother Nhu.
B. urged that American advisers be permitted to take part in combat.
C. strongly reaffirmed unqualified American support for the Diem government.
D. called for Lodge to press Diem mildly for democratic reforms.
E. argued that the U.S. needed to end its commitment to South Vietnam.
Answer: A
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