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Viewing cable 08HOCHIMINHCITY625, UBCV PATRIARCH'S FUNERAL HELD SUCCESSFULLY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08HOCHIMINHCITY625 2008-07-11 08:28 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Consulate Ho Chi Minh City
VZCZCXRO4468
PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHNH
DE RUEHHM #0625 1930828
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 110828Z JUL 08
FM AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4628
INFO RUEHHI/AMEMBASSY HANOI PRIORITY 3126
RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHHM/AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY 4855
UNCLAS HO CHI MINH CITY 000625 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS, DRL/AWH AND DRL/IRF 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM
SUBJECT: UBCV PATRIARCH'S FUNERAL HELD SUCCESSFULLY 
 
REF: A) HCMC 619   B)HCMC 608 AND PREVIOUS 
 
1. (SBU) Summary. July 11 funeral observances organized by the 
banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) for their 
deceased patriarch, Thich Huyen Quang, proceeded without 
incident, albeit amid tight security.  The funeral was attended 
by representatives of both the UBCV and the 
government-recognized Vietnam Buddhist Sanga (VBS) as well as by 
many others, including the press.  UBCV contacts said that 
condolence wreaths sent by international press and other 
supporters were on display.  The Patriarch's successor will 
likely be named on the traditional Buddhist 49-day death 
anniversary. End Summary. 
 
UBCV, VBS, Police and Press All in Attendance 
--------------------------------------------- 
2. (SBU) UBCV Monk Thich Chon Tam told post that the three-hour 
funeral for former UBCV Patriarch Thich Huyen Quang proceeded as 
planned on July 11th and the event "went smoothly."  In addition 
to senior UBCV monks, the head of the HCMC VBS Executive 
Council, Venerable Thich Tri Quang, as well as many other VBS 
monks from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, also attended the 
ceremony.  UBCV monk Thich Khong Tanh said many VBS monks came 
to pay respects to the Most Venerable as "he was their teacher 
as well." 
 
3. (SBU) Plainclothes policemen were posted inside and outside 
Nguyen Thieu monastery and some monks from the provinces 
recognized policemen present from their localities.  Several 
provincial monks previously prevented from traveling (ref A) 
reported they managed to make it to Binh Dinh in time for the 
funeral after all and UBCV contacts said the authorities "did 
not do anything to openly prevent the ceremony."  Despite the 
broad turn out, rivalries persisted; UBCV monk Thich Khong Tanh 
reported that UBCV leaders closed ranks around the coffin in 
order to prevent non-UBCV members from "squeezing in." 
 
4. (SBU) UBCV contacts also noted that many reporters were 
present and that condolence wreaths sent from Radio Free Asia, 
members of the Buddhist community in the U.S. and Bloc 8406 were 
displayed.  UBCV monks said some "disguised men" snuck into the 
monastery to steal the wreaths, but were caught and thrown out. 
 
GVN Vowed Not to Interfere 
-------------------------- 
5. (SBU) At a July 10 press conference, MFA Spokesperson Le Dung 
rejected Human Rights Watch's claims that the GVN had interfered 
with Quang's funeral, noting that "as a citizen and a Buddhist 
follower," senior UBCV monk Thich Quang Do is "within his 
rights" to attend.  Le Dung also reiterated the GVN's position 
that the UBCV is not an officially recognized organization. 
Consistent with the GVN's stated policy of non-interference, 
Post received approval for an officer to attend the funeral from 
the HCMC External Relations Office (ERO--the local office of the 
MFA) late in the afternoon on July 10. (Note: Officers stationed 
at ConGen HCMC are required to file a DipNote five work days 
prior to provincial travel, but the ERO approved this request in 
just over 24 hours.)  Unfortunately, it was logistically 
impossible for an officer to make the trip to Binh Dinh at that 
point. Even if the GVN had approved the travel almost 
immediately, flights from HCMC to Binh Dinh were already fully 
booked. 
 
Next Steps for the UBCV 
----------------------- 
6. (SBU) Senior UBCV monks did take a moment prior to the 
funeral to kneel before Quang's coffin and pledge to fulfill the 
former Patriarch's wishes to restore the UBCV to the same level 
of popularity the organization had before 1975.  Post is 
expecting the announcement of the Fifth Patriarch to take place 
during observances marking the traditional Buddhist 49-day death 
anniversary for Quang in August. 
 
7. (U) This cable was coordinated with Embassy Hanoi. 
 
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