Office of the Historian

851G.00/11–446: Telegram

The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

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Hanoi, November 4, 1946—5 p.m.
[Received November 6—6:21 a.m.]

103. Change in government took place over the week-end. Ho Chi Minh assumed the duties of Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as President. Dong Minh Hoi and Quoc Dan Dang Parties received reduced representation. The new government is simply a shifting of personnel. Viet Minh control of Cabinet is more complete than ever

Repeated to Nanking, Saigon informed airmail.

O’Sullivan