Office of the Historian

Policy of the United States with respect to Indochina: the extension of United States military assistance to French union forces; United States economic, military, and diplomatic support for the associated states of Indochina 1

1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. vi, pp. 690 ff. For additional documentation on U.S. policy with respect to Indochina in 1951, see U.S. Department of Defense, United States–Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, 12 vols. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

[169] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 1, 1951—midnight.

751G.00/1–151: Telegram

[170] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 2, 1951.

751J.00/1–251

[171] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 5, 1951—10 p. m.

751G.00/1–551: Telegram

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

Paris, January 8, 1951—1 p. m.

751G.00/1–851: Telegram

[173] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 9, 1951—8 p. m.

751G.5 MAP/1–951: Telegram

[175] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, January 16, 1951—7 p. m.

751G.00/1–1651: Telegram

[176] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Offices

Washington, January 19, 1951—8:15 a. m.

751G.00/1–1951: Circular airgram

[177] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 20, 1951—9 p. m.

751G.00/1–2051: Telegram

[178] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 21, 1951—noon.

751G.00/1–2151: Telegram

[179] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 21, 1951—6 p. m.

751G.00/1–2151: Telegram

[180] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 21, 1951—noon.

751.G.00/1–2151: Telegram

[181] The Consul at Hanoi (Blanché) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, January 23, 1951–8 a. m.

751G.00/1–2351: Telegram

[182] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 24, 1951—2 p. m.

751G.00/1–2451: Telegram

[183] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 25, 1951.

851G.00–TA/1–2551

[184] The Secretary of State to the Secretary of Defense (Marshall)

[Washington,] January 26, 1951.

790.5/1–1651

[185] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, January 27, 1951—7 p. m.

751H.5 MAP/1–2751: Telegram

[187] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, January 30, 1951—8 p. m.

751.13/1–3051: Telegram

[189] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 2, 1951—noon.

751G.00/2–251: Telegram

[193] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 8, 1951—8 p. m.

851G.00–TA/2–851: Telegram

[194] The Chargé at Saigon (Gullion) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 12, 1951—11 p. m.

751G.00/2–1251: Telegram

[195] The Secretary of State to the Legation at Saigon

Washington, February 16, 1951—3 p. m.

751G.00/1–2751: Telegram

[196] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 22, 1951—9 p. m.

751G.5/2–2251: Telegram

[197] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 24, 1951—7 p. m.

751G.00/2–2451: Telegram

[198] The Minister at Saigon (Heath) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, March 2, 1951—6 p. m.

310.2/3–251: Telegram

  1. Files of the Southeast Asia Aid Policy Committee, 1950–1951. For documentation, on the operations of this interdepartmental coordinating committee, see pp. 1 ff.↩