II. THE QUESTION OF ELECTIONS IN VIETNAM, MAY–NOVEMBER 1955: CONSIDERATION OF U.S. POLICY ON ALL-VIETNAM ELECTIONS; ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE ELECTORAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM; U.S. POLICY IN THE EVENT OF A RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES IN VIETNAM; THE BAO DAIDIEM REFERENDUM


190. National Security Council Report

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5519 Series. Top Secret. The attached draft statement and staff study were initially prepared by officers in the Department of State and submitted to the NSC Planning Board, where they were discussed and revised. For texts of those drafts considered by the Planning Board, see ibid.: Lot 62 D 1, NSC 5519.


191. Telegram From the Consul at Hanoi (Corcoran) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 651.51G/5–1755. Secret. Also sent to Saigon and Paris.


193. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/5–1755. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Young, cleared with MacArthur and Elbrick, and signed by Dulles. Repeated for information priority to Paris.


194. Telegram From the Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/5–2055. Secret. Repeated for information to Saigon.


195. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/5–2555. Secret. Drafted by Hoey and cleared by Young, Stelle, and Tyler. Repeated for information to Paris and London.


196. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/4–655. Secret. Drafted by Hoey on May 18, cleared by Robertson, and approved by Young.


197. Letter From the Counselor of the Embassy in Vietnam (Kidder) to the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young)

Source: Department of State, Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 61 F 22, C 2857. Top Secret; Official–Informal.


199. Letter From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt)

Source: Department of State, PSA Files: Lot 58 D 207, SEA, Viet-Nam Correspondence—1955. Secret; Official–Informal.


200. Telegram From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–255. Secret.


202. Telegram From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–455. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.


203. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, S/SNSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5519. Top Secret. Drafted by Young.


204. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 8, 1955

Source: Department of State, PPS Files: Lot 66 D 70, Vietnam. Top Secret. Drafted by Young on June 10.


205. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–955. Top Secret. Drafted by Young. According to a marginal note on the source text by O’Connor, Dulles saw this memorandum.


206. Memorandum of Discussion at the 251st Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, June 9, 1955

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Drafted by Gleason on June 10.


207. Letter From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt)

Source: Department of State, Saigon Embassy Files: Lot 61 F 22. Top Secret; Official–Informal.


208. Telegram From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–1155. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris; passed to FOA, Defense, and CINCPAC.


209. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Sebald) to the Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–1455. Secret. Drafted by Young and approved in draft by Phleger, MacArthur, Bowie, and Tyler.


210. Despatch From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–1555. Confidential. Drafted by John A. McKesson III, Second Secretary of Embassy.


211. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–1755. Secret; Niact. Dulles was in New York for informal meetings with the British and French Foreign Ministers and West German Chancellor Adenauer in preparation for the upcoming summit meeting at Geneva, July 18–23.


212. Memorandum of a Conversation, Department of State, Washington, June 18, 1955

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 396.1–GE/6–1855. Secret. Drafted by Byrne.


213. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–2055. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information to Saigon, Paris, and London.


214. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–2055. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Byrne and cleared by Young and Robertson. Repeated to Paris, London, New Delhi, and Ottawa by pouch.


215. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Acting Secretary of State

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Indochina, General. Secret. Sent through Robertson and cleared with Murphy and U/OP.


216. Telegram From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.551/6–2455. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris and Phnom Penh and passed to the Department of Defense and CINCPAC.


217. Telegram From the Ambassador in Vietnam (Reinhardt) to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–2955. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris, London, Ottawa, New Delhi, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.


218. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–1155. Secret. Drafted by C. Hoyt Price of PSA and cleared in draft with S/MSA, FE, Defense, and FOA.


219. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/6–2955. Secret. Drafted by Hoey and cleared by Young and Robertson. Repeated for information to Paris; pouched to Phnom Penh and Vientiane.