Editing Nguyễn Khánh (section)

===Trial of rival generals===
Khánh presided over the trial of the MRC members,<ref name=l/> which took place in May 1964.<ref name=s2445/> Minh was accused of misusing money before being allowed to serve as an advisor on the trial panel.<ref name=k355/><ref name=s2445/> The generals were interrogated for five and a half hours, and the military court deliberated for over nine hours. When it reconvened for the verdict, Khánh stated, "We ask that once you begin to serve again in the army, you do not take revenge on anybody".<ref name=l>Langguth, pp. 289–291.</ref> The tribunal "congratulated" the generals, but found that they were of "lax morality", unqualified to command due to a "lack of a clear political concept". They were chastised for being "inadequately aware of their heavy responsibility" and of letting "their subordinates take advantage of their positions". They were allowed to remain in Đà Lạt under surveillance with their families.<ref name=l/><ref name="s2445"/>

All four were barred from commanding troops for various periods. Offices were prepared for the quartet so that they could participate in "research and planning".<ref name=l/> Khánh made some preliminary arrangements to send the generals to the United States for military study so that they could not stage a coup, but this fell through.<ref name=k355/><ref name="s2445">Shaplen, pp. 244–245.</ref> Khánh's actions left divisions among the officer corps of the ARVN. When Khánh was himself deposed in 1965, he handed over dossiers proving that the generals were innocent.<ref>Langguth, p. 347.</ref> Shaplen said "the case ... continued to be one of Khánh's biggest embarrassments".<ref name=s2445/>