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.

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

Paris, June 19, 1951—9 p. m.

851G.00R/6–1951: Telegram

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

Saigon, June 22, 1951—10 a. m.

751G.00/6–2251: Telegram

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

Saigon, June 22, 1951—9 p. m.

751G.5–MAP/6–2251: Telegram

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

Saigon, June 29, 1951—5 p. m.

611.51G/6–2951: Telegram

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

Saigon, June 30, 1951—midnight.

851G.00R/6–3051: Telegram

[234] The Consul at Phnom Penh (Catlett) to the Secretary of State

Phnom Penh, July 1, 1951—noon.

751H.00/7–151: Telegram

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

Paris, July 5, 1951—7 p. m.

611.51G/7–551: Telegram

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

Saigon, July 9, 1951—4 p. m.

751G.00/7–951: Telegram

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

Saigon, July 11, 1951—11 p. m.

751G.5/7–1151: Telegram

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

Saigon, July 13, 1951—7 p. m.

751G.5/7–1351: Telegram

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

Washington, July 13, 1951.

511.51G/7–1351: Airgram

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

Saigon, July 18, 1951—11 p. m.

751G.551/7–1851: Telegram

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

Saigon, July 20, 1951—11 p. m.

611.51G/7–2051: Telegram

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

Washington, July 25, 1951—1 p. m.

751G.5/7–2551: Telegram

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

Saigon, July 30, 1951—6 p. m.

751G.5/7–3051: Telegram

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

Saigon, July 30, 1951—8 p. m.

751G.00/7–3051: Telegram

[249] The Chargé in the United Kingdom (Holmes) to the Secretary of State

London, August 2, 1951—4 p. m.

751G.00/8–251: Telegram

[250] Memorandum by the Central Intelligence Agency

[Washington,] 7 August 1951.

INR Files1

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

Saigon, August 7, 1951—11 p. m.

851G.00–R/8–751: Telegram

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

Saigon, August 18, 1951—midnight.

751G.00/8–1851: Telegram

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

Paris, August 29, 1951—9 p. m.

751G.13/8–2951: Telegram

  1. File of Economic Cooperation Administration telegrams located at the Washington National Records Center.↩
  2. Files retained by the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State.↩