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Khánh and his fellow plotters exploited this to spread rumors that Minh 's junta was about to make a deal with Hanoi and then gained the support of the US , most notably through the chief of military forces in Vietnam , General Paul Harkins , who supported Diệm and opposed Minh 's November coup .

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