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

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

Paris, March 25, 1954—8 p.m.

711.58/3–2554: Telegram

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

Paris, March 25, 1954—8 p.m.

751G.00/3–2554: Telegram

[647] Memorandum of Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Radford)

[Washington,] March 25, 1954—5:52 p.m.

Eisenhower Library, Dulles papers, “Telephone Conversations”

[649] Hagerty Diary, March 26, 1954

[Washington, undated.]

Eisenhower Library, James C. Hagerty papers

[650] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the Republic of China

Washington, March 26, 1954—3 p.m.

751G.00/3–1254: Telegram

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

Saigon, March 27, 1954—midnight.
[Received 2:25 a.m.]

751G.5/3–2754: Telegram

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

Washington, March 27, 1954—3:40 p.m.

751G.5/3–2754: Telegram

[657] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the NSC Planning Board

Washington, March 29, 1954.

S/P–NSC files, lot 62 D 1, “Indochina”

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

[Washington,] March 30, 1954.

651.51H/3–3054

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

[Washington,] March 30, 1954.

751G.00/3–3054

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

Saigon, March 31, 1954—midnight.
[Received 1:47 a.m.]

751G.00/3–3154: Telegram

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

Saigon, March 31, 1954—4 p.m.
[Received 8:34 a.m.]

651.51G/3–3154: Telegram

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

New Delhi, March 31, 1954—8 p.m.
[Received 5: 52 p.m.]

751G.00/3–3154: Telegram

[665] Memorandum by Charles C. Stelle to the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Bowie)

[Washington,] March 31, 1954.

PPS files, lot 65 D 101, “Indochina”

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

Washington, 31 March 1954.

Radford papers, Indochina papers/Geneva Conference

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

Paris, April 1, 1954—4 p.m.
[Received March 31—11:30 p.m.]

751G.00/4–154: Telegram

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

Saigon, April 1, 1954—1 p.m.
[Received 3:24 a.m.]

751G.00/4–154: Telegram

[670] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in the United Kingdom

Washington, April 1, 1954—11:49 a.m.

790.5/4–154: Telegram