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


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

751G.00/1–354: Telegram


[492] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

751G.5/1–454: Telegram


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

611.00/1–454


[494] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

751G.5 MSP/1–554: Telegram


[495] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

751G.5/1–554: Telegram


[497] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

S/S-NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series


[498] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

751G.5 MSP/1–754: Telegram


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

751G.00/1–1254: Telegram


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

751G.00/1–1254: Telegram


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

751H.5/1–1254: Telegram


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

751G.5622/1–1354: Telegram


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

751G.13/1–1354: Telegram


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

751G.00/1–1554: Telegram


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

751G.00/1–1554: Telegram


[508] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

PPS files, lot 65 D 101, “Indochina”


[509] Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/S-NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series


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

711.551/1–1754: Telegram


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

751G.11/l-1854: Telegram


[512] Memorandum by C. D. Jackson, Special Assistant to the President

PPS files, lot 65 D 101, “Indochina”


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

751G.00/1–1954: Telegram


[515] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

S/S-NSC files, Iot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series


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

751G.5622/1–2154: Telegram


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

751G.00/l-22i54: Telegram


[519] The Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Bonsal) to the Ambassador at Saigon (Heath)

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


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

751G.5622/1–2354: Telegram