 One of the specific and unspoken aims of this proposed policy was to remove Generals Minh , Trần Văn Đôn , Lê Văn Kim and Mai Hữu Xuân from the military . This quartet , along with Tôn Thất Đính , had been the leading members of a junta that overthrew President Ngô Đình Diệm in November 1963 . The generals who deposed Diệm did not trust Khánh because of his habit of changing sides , and Khánh was angered by their snubs . Khánh put Don , Kim , Xuan and Dinh under arrest in Da Lat after his January coup , claiming they were about to make a deal with the communists , a falsehood to cover up his motive of revenge . These four thus became known as the " Da Lat Generals " . Khánh later released them and placed them into meaningless desk jobs with no work to do , although they were still being paid . Khánh did this as he thought the Young Turks had become too powerful and he hoped to use the Da Lat Generals as a counterweight . All this time , Minh had been allowed to continue as a figurehead chief of state due to his popularity , but Khánh was intent on sidelining him too . The Young Turks were fully aware of Khánh 's motives for rehabilitating the Da Lat Generals , and wanted to marginalize them . In public , Khánh and the Young Turks claimed the Da Lat Generals and Minh , who had returned from his overseas tour , had been making plots with the Buddhist activists to regain power . 
 One of the specific and unspoken aims of this proposed policy was to remove Generals Minh , Trần Văn Đôn , Lê Văn Kim and Mai Hữu Xuân from the military . This quartet , along with Tôn Thất Đính , had been the leading members of a junta <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>that</mark></a>overthrew President Ngô Đình Diệm in November 1963 . The generals <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>deposed Diệm did not trust Khánh because of his habit of changing sides , and Khánh was angered by their snubs . Khánh put Don , Kim , Xuan and Dinh under arrest in Da Lat after his January coup , claiming they <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> about to make a deal with the communists , a falsehood to cover up his motive of revenge . These four thus became known as the " Da Lat Generals " . Khánh later released them and placed them into meaningless desk jobs with no work to do , although they <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> still being paid . Khánh did this as he thought the Young Turks <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> become too powerful and he hoped to use the Da Lat Generals as a counterweight . All this time , Minh <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> been allowed to continue as a figurehead chief of state due to his popularity , but Khánh was intent on sidelining him too . The Young Turks <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> fully aware of Khánh <a href='null_genetive' title='8'><mark>'s</mark></a>motives for rehabilitating the Da Lat Generals , and wanted to marginalize them . In public , Khánh and the Young Turks claimed the Da Lat Generals and Minh , <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='10'><mark>had</mark></a> returned from his overseas tour , had been making plots with the Buddhist activists to regain power . 
One of the specific and unspoken aims of dis proposed policy was to remove Generals Minh , Trần Văn Đôn , Lê Văn Kim and Mai Hữu Xuân from da military . This quartet , along with Tôn Thất Đính , had been the leading members of a junta overthrew President Ngô Đình Diệm in November 1963 . The generals deposed Diệm did not trust Khánh becuz of his habit of changing sides , and Khánh was angered by their snubs . Khánh put Don , Kim , Xuan and Dinh under arrest in Da Lat after his January coup , claimin they was finna make a deal with tdacommunists , a falsehood to cover up his motive of revenge . These four thus became known as the " Da Lat Generals " . Khánh later released em and placed them into meaningless desk jobs with no wrk to do , although they was still being paid . Khánh did this as he thought the Young Turks done become too powerful and he hoped to use the Da Lat Generals as a counterweight . All this time , Minh done been allowed to continue as a figurehead chief of state due to his popularity , but Khánh was intent on sidelining em too . The Young Turks was fully aware of Khánh  motives for rehabilitating the Da Lat Generals , and wanted to marginalize them . In public , Khánh and the Young Turks claimed the Da Lat Generals and Minh , done returned from his overseas tour , had been making plots with thdauddhist activists to regain power .