![]() In the cities, Diem's secretive Cần Lao Party had succeeded in infiltrating many organizations and was feared. They stated that discontent with the Diem government in rural areas was growing and a growing problem with internal security was anticipated. ![]() government agencies in South Vietnam gave a negative assessment of the Diem government to Washington. Ambassador Elbridge Durbrow and the heads of other U.S. North Vietnam continued to campaign for reunification with the South while focusing on its internal economic development, but pressure from hard-pressed communists in the South was forcing the North to contemplate a more active military role in overthrowing the Diem government. The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the government of South Vietnam. ![]() In South Vietnam, President Ngo Dinh Diem appeared to be firmly in power, although many American officials expressed concern about the repressive nature of his regime. In 1958, the upswing in violence against the government of South Vietnam continued, much of which was committed by the communist-dominated insurgents now called the Viet Cong.
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