851G.00/9–1747
The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon
The Secretary of State informs the Officer in Charge that a telegram from the Vietnam National Union Front addressed to President Truman datelined Hong Kong September 17 requesting United States intervention in Indochina has been received. The text of the telegram, in translation, is as follows:
“Faced with unacceptable peace proposals of French Government set forth in address of High Commissioner of Indochina Bollaert September 10, disregarding principles Atlantic Charter, we beg your intervention in the Franco-Vietnamese problem for establishment lasting peace on foundations of justice and equality. We appeal to American people, champion of liberty, for support in struggle of people of Vietnam for same ideal.”
The Officer in Charge is authorized, if he deems it advisable, to inform a suitable officer of the National Union Front that the telegram had been received, and has been transmitted to the appropriate officials of the Department of State.