Office of the Historian

Prelude to the Geneva Conference, January-April 1954: Continued deterioration of the French military position; the siege of Dien Bien Phu; the question of United States intervention; the search for united action

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

Paris, April 24, 1954—11 p.m.

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[792] Memorandum for the File by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Radford)

[Paris,] 24 April 1954.

JCS files, CJCS files, 091 Indochina

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

Geneva, April 24, 1954—midnight.

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[794] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State

Saigon, April 24, 1954—midnight.

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

Paris, April 25, 1954—9 a.m.
[Received 6:03 a.m.]

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

Paris, April 25, 1954—1 p.m.
[Received 10:51 a.m.]

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[797] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva

Washington, April 25, 1954—1:58 p.m.

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[798] The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State

Geneva, April 25, 1954—8 p.m.
[Received 3: 56 p.m.]

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

Geneva, April 25, 1954—7 p.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]

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[800] The Ambassador in India (Allen) to the Department of State

New Delhi, April 25, 1954—5 p.m.
[Received 7 p.m.]

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[801] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State

Saigon, April 25, 1954—6 p.m.
[Received April 26—2:49 a.m.]

751G.00/4–2554: Telegram