Office of the Historian

Policy of the United States with respect to Indochina, 1953: Declining French military fortunes; the Viet Minh invasion of Laos; accelerated United States aid for Indochina

[402] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, September 12, 1953—3 p.m.
[Received 6: 34 a.m.]

751H.00/9–1253: Telegram

[403] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, September 12, 1953—2:22 p.m.

751H.00/9–1253: Telegram

[404] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, September 13, 1953—5 p.m.

751G.5 MSP/9–1353: Telegram

[405] The Consul at Hanoi (Sturm) to the Department of State

Hanoi, September 14, 1953—10 a.m.

751G.5/9–1453: Telegram

[406] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, September 15, 1953—6 p.m.

751H.00/9–1553: Telegram

[408] The Chargé at Phnom Penh (Montllor) to the Department of State

Phnom Penh, September 17, 1953—2 p.m.

751H.00/9–1753: Telegram

[410] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, September 24, 1953—7 p.m.

751H.00/9–2453: Telegram

[411] The Secretary of State to the President

[Washington,] September 29, 1953.

Secretary’s Letters, lot 56 D 459. “President”

[413] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, October 1, 1953—7 p.m.

751G.5/10–153: Telegram

[414] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, October 3, 1953—2 p.m.

751J.13/10–353: Telegram

[415] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, October 3, 1953—3 p.m.

751G.00/10–353: Telegram

[416] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, October 5, 1953—1 p.m.

751G.5 MSP/10–553: Telegram

[418] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Counselor (MacArthur)

[Washington,] October 9, 1953.

751G.00/10–953

[419] Memorandum of Conversation, by the First Secretary of the Embassy in France (Gibson)

[Paris,] October 12, 1953.

PSA files, lot 58 D 207, “Paris Correspondence”

[420] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, October 16, 1953.

751G.00/10–1653: Telegram

[421] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, October 16, 1953—6:48 p.m.

751G.00/10–1653: Telegram

[422] The Secretary of State to the Department of State

London, October 17, 1953—1 a.m.

396.1 LO/10–1753: Telegram

[423] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, October 17, 1953—3 p.m.

651.51G/10–1753: Telegram

[424] The Secretary of State to the Department of State

London, October 17, 1953—4 p.m.

396.1 LO/10–1753: Telegram

[425] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, October 17, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.00/10–1753: Telegram

[426] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, October 18, 1953—1 p.m.

651.51G/10–1853: Telegram

[427] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, October 18, 1953—3 p.m.

651.51G/10–1853: Telegram

[428] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, October 19, 1953—3 p.m.

751G.00/10–1953: Telegram

[429] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, October 20, 1953—8 p.m.

751G.00/10–2053: Telegram

[430] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, October 21, 1953—6:58 p.m.

651.51G/10–2153: Telegram

[431] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, October 22, 1953—1 p.m.

751G.00/10–2253: Telegram