Office of the Historian

The interest of the United States in opposition to the restoration of French rule in Indochina 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1948, volume vi . Additional documentation on French Indochina is included in the material on general U.S. policies with respect to East Asian-Pacific area, scheduled for publication in part 2 of the present volume. Documentation on U.S. policy toward Indochina during 1949 also appears in United States Department of Defense, United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, 12 vols. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

[61] The Chargé in France (Bonbright) to the Secretary of State

Paris, August 10, 1949.

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

Saigon, August 11, 1949—4 p. m.

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

Saigon, September 8, 1949—5 p. m.

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[66] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

London, September 9, 1949.
[Received September 15.]

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

Saigon, September 24, 1949—1 p. m.

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

Saigon, September 27, 1949—4 p. m

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

Washington, September 28, 1949—5 p. m.

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

Saigon, October 5, 1949—3 p. m.

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

Paris, October 13, 1949—noon.

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

Saigon, October 18, 1949—11 a. m.

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

Washington, October 21, 1949—7 p. m.

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[76] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Bliss) to the Secretary of State

London, November 9, 1949.
[Received November 15—2:12 p. m.]

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

Paris, November 21, 1949—8 p. m.

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

Saigon, November 22, 1949—4 p. m.

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

Saigon, November 26, 1949—noon.

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

Saigon, November 29, 1949—4 p. m.

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[82] The Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Douglas) to the Secretary of State

London, November 30, 1949.
[Received December 2—9:03 a. m.]

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

Washington, December 1, 1949—6 p. m.

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

Washington, December 7, 1949—4 p. m.

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

Paris, December 8, 1949—6 p. m.

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

Paris, December 11, 1948—2 p. m.

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[87] The Secretary of State to the French Ambassador (Bonnet)

Washington, December 17, 1949.

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[88] The Consul at Hanoi (Gibson) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, December 19, 1949—3 p. m.

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

Paris, December 22, 1949.
[Received January 2, 1950.]

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

Washington, December 23, 1949—noon.

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