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.

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

Washington, June 22, 1950—7 p. m.

751G.02/6–2350: Telegram

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

Saigon, June 29, 1950—1 p. m.

795.00/6–2950: Telegram

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

Washington, July 1, 1950—6 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/7–150: Telegram

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

[Washington,] July 3, 1950.

751G.5 MAP/7–350

[536] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, July 25, 1950—10 a. m.

851G.00R/7–2550: Telegram

[537] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, July 25, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.00/7–2550: Telegram

[540] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, August 7, 1950—5 p.m.

751G.5 MAP/8–750: Telegram

[541] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, August 7, 1950—3 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/8–750: Telegram

[542] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, August 7, 1950—7 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/8–750: Telegram

[543] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, August 9, 1950—11 a. m.

751G.5 MAP/8–950: Telegram

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

Paris, August 12, 1950—1 p. m.

651G.93/8–1250: Telegram

[545] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, August 15, 1950—7 p. m.

751G.00/8–15–50: Telegram

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

Washington, August 15, 1950—11 p. m.

651G.93/8–1250: Telegram

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

Paris, August 16, 1950—7 p. m.

651G.93/8–1650: Telegram

[548] Memorandum Prepared in the Policy Planning Staff

[Washington,] August 16, 1950.

Policy Planning Staff Files: Lot 64D563

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

Paris, August 17, 1950—4 p. m.

751G.00/8–1750: Telegram

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

Paris, August 17, 1950—4 p. m.

751G.55/8–1750: Telegram

[553] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, August 23, 1950—9 p. m.

751G.5/8–2350: Telegram

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

Washington, September 1, 1950—8 p. m.

751G.5/8–2350: Telegram

[556] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 3, 1950—noon.

751G.5 MAP/9–350: Telegram

[557] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 4, 1950—7 p. m.

751G.5/9–450: Telegram