Vinh-The
Lam, M.L.S.
Librarian
Emeritus
University
of Saskatchewan
CANADA
7-12-66.— Dân-biểu Trần Văn Văn bị
hai thanh niên cưỡi Honda bắn tử-thương, hồi 9 giờ sáng nay trước nhà đường
Phan Thanh Giản, Sài Gòn. Một hung thủ bị
bắt.
(Translation:
Deputy Trần Văn Văn was shot dead by two young men riding a Honda at 9 a.m. in
front of his house on Phan Thanh Giản Street, Saigon. One of the assassins was arrested.)
(Source:
Đoàn Thêm. 1966: việc từng ngày
(1966: chronology), p. 220.[1]
The assassination of Mr. Trần Văn
Văn, Deputy of the Constituent Assembly (CA), on December 7, 1966, was an
important political event, causing a lot of debates at that time. The Nguyễn Cao Kỳ government accused the Viet
Cong for this terrorist act and sentenced to death the assassin caught on
spot. The media, even Deputy Trần Văn
Văn’s family, thought that Mr. Văn had been eliminated by the government for
his constant opposition to it. Now,
after more than half a century, based on various sources of documents, this
author is trying to know the truth of this affair.
