Office of the Historian

Policy of the United States with respect to Indochina; United States recognition of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as Associated States within the French Union; the extension of United States military assistance to French Union forces; United States economic, military, and diplomatic support for the Associated States 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1949, vol. vii, Part 1, pp. 4 ff. For additional documentation on United States policy with respect to Indochina in 1950, see United States Department of Defense, United States–Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, 12 volumes (Washington: Government Printing: Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

[440] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Philippines

Washington, January 7, 1950—1 p. m.

751G.02/1–750: Telegram

[441] The Ambassador in India (Henderson) to the Secretary of State

New Delhi, January 7, 1950—1 p. m.

751G.02/1–750: Telegram

[442] The Ambassador in Indonesia (Cochran) to the Secretary of State

Djakarta, January 11, 1950—2 p. m.

751G.02/1–1150: Telegram

[443] The Ambassador in Thailand (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, January 12, 1950—9 p. m.

751G.02/1–1250: Telegram

[444] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, January 13, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.02/1–1350: Telegram

[446] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in Thailand

Washington, January 17, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.02/1–1250: Telegram

[447] The Ambassador in Thailand (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, January 19, 1950—6 p. m.

751G.02/1–1950: Telegram

[448] The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon

Washington, January 20, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.02/1–2050: Telegram

[449] Memorandum by Mr. Edmund A. Gullion

[Washington,] January 26, 1950.

751G.00/1–2650

[450] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 29, 1950—noon.

751G.02/1–2950: Telegram

[451] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, January 30, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.02/1–2750: Telegram

[452] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State

Paris, January 31, 1950—10 p. m.

751G.02/1–3150: Telegram

[453] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 31, 1950—10 a. m.

751G.02/1–3150: Telegram

[454] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 31, 1950—4 p. m.

851G.00/1–3150: Telegram

[458] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 1, 1950—3 p. m.

851G.02/2–150: Telegram

[459] Memorandum by the Secretary of State to the President

Washington, February 2, 1950.

751G.02/2–350

[461] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] February 3, 1950.

Policy Planning Staff Files: Lot 64D5631

[462] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State

Paris, February 3, 1950—1 p. m.

751G.02/2–350: Telegram

[463] The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon

Washington, February 4, 1950—2 p. m.

751G.02/2–450: Telegram

[464] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State

Paris, February 6, 1950—6 p. m.

751G.02/2–650: Telegram

[466] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State

Paris, February 7, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.02/2–750: Telegram

[467] The Ambassador in Thailand (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, February 8, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.02/2–850: Telegram

[468] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 9, 1950—7 p. m.

751G.02/2–950: Telegram

  1. Files of the Policy Planning Staff, Department of State, 1947–1953.↩