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.

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

Saigon, February 11, 1950—4 p. m.

751G.00/2–1150: Telegram

[470] The Officer in Charge at Saigon (Folsom) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 13, 1950.1

751G.02/2–1350: Telegram

[471] The Officer in Charge at Saigon (Folsom) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 13, 1950—11 a. m.

751G.02/2–1350: Telegram

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

[Washington,] February 16, 1950.

PSA Files: Lot 54D1901

[474] The Chargé in France (Bohlen) to the Secretary of State

Paris, February 16, 1950—9 p. m.

751G.00/2–1650

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

Bangkok, February 17, 1950—10 p. m.

890.00TA/2–1750: Telegram

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

Paris, February 22, 1950—4 p. m.

751G.00/2–2250: Telegram

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

Paris, February 22, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.00/2–2250: Telegram

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

Paris, February 23, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.00/2–2350: Telegram

[480] Report to the National Security Council by the Department of State

Washington, February 27, 1950.

Department of State Executive Secretariat Files: Lot 63D351: NSC 64 Series

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

Bangkok, March 1, 1950—noon.

751G.02/3–150: Telegram

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

Washington, March 4, 1950—1 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/3–450: Telegram

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

[Washington,] March 10, 1950.

751G.00/3–1050

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

Paris, March 14, 1950—8 p. m.

851G.00/3–1450: Telegram

[490] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, March 18, 1950—4 p.m.

851G.00TA/3–1850: Telegram

[491] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, March 18, 1950—2 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/3–1850: Telegram

[492] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, March 19, 1950—4 p. m.

751G.00/3–1950: Telegram

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

Washington, March 29, 1950—6 p. m.

751G.00/3–2950: Telegram

[496] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, March 29, 1950—7 p. m.

890.00/3–2550: Telegram

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

Saigon, April 8, 1950—noon.

751G.5 MAP/4–550: Telegram

[498] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, April 8, 1950—noon.

751G.02/4–850: Telegram

  1. Time of transmittal not indicated on the source text.↩
  2. Consolidated files of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs, 1937–1952.↩
  3. Files of the Foreign Assistance Correlation Committee and its successor, the Foreign Military Assistance Coordinating Committee, 1949–1950. For information on the operations of FMACC, see volume i.↩