851G.00/3–2847: Telegram
The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State
110. According French monitoring service, Radio Vietnam 26 March states Giam Made following declaration upon assuming office minister Foreign Affairs:
“I continue faithfully president Ho’s policy with democratic peoples of world and primarily with people of France. We have no race hatred and we accept independence of Vietnam in frame work French Union.”
This Statement seems designed to enforce impression that Giam is “moderate” with whom French might deal. Coming on eve of Bollaert’s arrival in Indochina, it appears to indicate Vietnamese are not unwilling negotiate.