 The only concession the AFC made was on January 6 , 1965 , when they made a <unk> move of officially <unk> all their power to Hương , who was asked to organize elections . They also agreed to appoint a civilian body and release those arrested in December . Khánh had proposed to reinstate civilian rule if a military " organ of control " was created to keep control of them , but Taylor <unk> the idea . This resulted in an official announcement by Hương and Khánh three days later , in which the military again reiterated their commitment to civilian rule through an elected legislature and a new constitution , and that " all genuine <unk> " would be " <unk> assembled " to collaborate in making a plan to defeat the communists . The Americans were not impressed with the statement , which was shown to Taylor before it was made public ; the State Department <unk> announced that " it appears to represent some improvement to the situation " . Nevertheless , Khánh and Taylor were both <unk> to this January 9 announcement . 
