When pressed by McNamara as to which generals to support, Hilsman listed only Dương Văn Minh, Trần Thiện Khiêm, and Nguyễn Khánh and said that the trio had some colleagues that it had refused to name. Kennedy expressed agreement with Lodge that the Ngo brothers would never part ways, as did officials in Vietnam, but Rusk disagreed. He was still hesitant to endorse a coup but said that a decisive action would be necessary either way. Hilsman continued to say that the Vietnamese public blamed the Nhus for the situation and would welcome a coup, which he thought would need support. Rusk said that if Nhu stayed, "we must actually decide whether to move our resources out or to move our troops in." Hilsman ended the meeting by saying, "It is imperative that we act."