Office of the Historian

The interest of the United States in nationalist opposition to the restoration of French rule in Indochina 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1946, vol. viii, pp. 15–84. For additional documentation on United States policy with respect to Indochina during 1947, see United States Department of Defense, United States–Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, in 12 volumes (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

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

Washington, September 11, 1947—6 p.m.

851G.00/9–1147: Telegram

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

Hanoi, September 15, 1947—4 p.m.

851G.00/9–1547: Telegram

[150] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 15, 1947—5 p.m.

851G.00/9–1547: Telegram

[151] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon

Washington, September 19, 1947—2 p.m.

851G.00/9–1547: Telegram

[152] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 22, 1947—4 p.m.

851G.01/9–2247: Telegram

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

Hanoi, September 24, 1947—8 a.m.

851G.00/9–2447: Telegram

[154] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, September 26, 1947—11 a.m.

851G.00/9–2647: Telegram

[155] The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon

Washington, September 29, 1947.

851G.00/9–1747

[156] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, October 6, 1947—noon.

851G.00/10–647: Telegram

[157] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, October 18, 1947—2 p.m.

851G.01/10–1847: Telegram

[158] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate at Hanoi

Washington, October 22, 1947—noon.

851G.00/10–1747: Telegram

[159] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, October 28, 1947—5 p.m.

851G.00/10–2847: Telegram

[160] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, November 17, 1947—4 p.m.

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[161] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, November 20, 1947.

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[162] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, December 4, 1947—4 p.m.

851G.00/12–447: Telegram

[163] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, December 16, 1947—6 p.m.

851G.00/12–1647: Telegram

[164] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, December 24, 1947—3 p.m.

851G.01/12–2447: Telegram

[165] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, December 26, 1947—11 a.m.

851G.00/12–2647: Telegram

[166] The Consul General at Hong Kong (Hopper) to the Secretary of State

Hong Kong, December 30, 1947.

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