Office of the Historian

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

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1948, volume vi . Additional documentation on French Indochina is included in the material on general U.S. policies with respect to East Asian-Pacific area, scheduled for publication in part 2 of the present volume. Documentation on U.S. policy toward Indochina during 1949 also appears in United States Department of Defense, United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, 12 vols. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

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

Paris, January 14, 1949—2 p. m.

851G.00/1–1449: Telegram

[2] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, January 17, 1949—6 p. m.

851G.00/1–1049: Telegram

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

Paris, January 19, 1949—9 p. m.

851G.00/1–1949: Telegram

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

Paris, January 20, 1949—2 p. m.

851G.01/1–2049: Telegram

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

Paris, February 18, 1949—7 p. m.

851G.01/2–1849: Telegram

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

Washington, February 25, 1949—8 p. m.

851G.01/2–1849: Telegram

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

Paris, February 25, 1949—9 p. m.

851G.00/2–2549: Telegram

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

Paris, March 6, 1949—2 p. m.

851G.01/3–649: Telegram

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

Paris, March 8, 1949—8 p. m.

851G.01/3–849: Telegram

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

Paris, March 12, 1949—3 p. m.

851G.01/3–1249: Telegram

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

Paris, March 16, 1949—2 p. m.

851G.01/3–1649: Telegram

[12] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, March 17, 1949—3 p. m.

851G.01/3–1749: Telegram

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

Paris, March 18, 1949—6 p. m.

851G.01/3–1849: Telegram

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

Paris, March 18, 1949—6 p. m.

851G.01/3–1849: Telegram

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

Paris, March 24, 1949—7 p. m.

851G.01/3–2449: Telegram

[16] The Consul at Hanoi (Gibson) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, April 2, 1949—2 p. m.

851G.01/4–249: Telegram

[17] The Consul at Saigon (Colebrook) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, April 11, 1949.
[Received May 18.]

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

Washington, April 29, 1949—7 p. m.

851G.00/4–2849: Telegram

[20] The Consul at Hanoi (Gibson) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, April 30, 1949—11 a. m.

851G.00/4–3049: Telegram

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

Washington, May 2, 1949—noon.

851G.01/5–249: Telegram

[22] The Consul General at Saigon (Abbott) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, May 6, 1949—3 p. m.

851G.01/5–649: Telegram

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

Paris, May 7, 1949—5 p. m.

851G.01/5–749: Telegram

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

Washington, May 10, 1949—6 p. m.

851G.01/5–649: Telegram

[25] The Consul at Hanoi (Gibson) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, May 11, 1949—3 p. m.

851G.01/5–1149: Telegram

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

Washington, May 20, 1949—5 p. m.

851G.01/5–1349: Telegram

[28] The Secretary of State to the Consulate at Hanoi

Washington, May 20, 1949—5 p. m.

851G.01/5–1149: Telegram

[30] The Ambassador in France (Bruce) to the Secretary of State

Paris, May 23 [24], 1949—8 p. m.

851G.01/5–2349: Telegram