Original Repository: Michigan State University Archives & Historical CollectionsWesley R. Fishel Papers (UA 17.95)Box 1184, Folder 20

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Physical Location: Box 1184, Folder 20; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections,

Existence: 17 February 2 1962
Existence: Majority of material found within 17 February 2 1962

General Note: Wesley R. Fishel reports to president John Hannah President Diem's decision to terminate the University's contract program in Vietnam. Fishel describes Diem's dissatisfaction with the MSU personnel's critique of his government, and explains Ngo Dinh Nhu, Madame Nhu, and Secretary of State Nguyen Dinh Thuan's influences on the Diem government. Fishel explain's his pessimism in the fate of South Vietnam based on the decline in economic programs,the consequences of the increase in American military, and threats of Viet Cong offensive.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-53-116-UA17-95_000082

Citation: Letter from Wesley R. Fishel to President John Hannah, 17 February, 1962, 6-20-53-116-UA17-95_000082. 17 February 2 1962, Box 1184, Folder 20; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-53-116-UA17-95_000082, Accessed 07 Jun 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 6-20-53-116-UA17-95_000082, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive