Editorial Note

At his news conference of March 17, 1954, President Eisenhower responded to questions concerning the possibility of the outbreak of general war occurring as the outgrowth of a situation like Indochina, the response of the United States should large-scale aggression take place, and the status of the military situation in Indochina. For the record of the news conference, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954, pages 320–332.