Office of the Historian

Policy of the United States with respect to Indochina, 1953: Declining French military fortunes; the Viet Minh invasion of Laos; accelerated United States aid for Indochina

[343] Final Communiqué of the Washington Tripartite Foreign Ministers Meeting, July 10–14, 1953

Washington, July 14, 1953.

Conference files, lot 59 D 95, CF 157

[344] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 15, 1953—7 p.m.

751G.00/7–1553: Telegram

[345] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 16, 1953—4 p.m.

7510.00/7–1653: Telegram

[346] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 16, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.5/7–1653: Telegram

[347] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, July 17, 1953—10:19 a.m.

751G.00/7–1553: Telegram

[349] The Consul at Hanoi (Sturm) to the Department of State

Hanoi, July 21, 1953—10 a.m.

751G.00/7–2153: Telegram

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

Washington, July 21, 1953—12:48 p.m.

751G.5/7–2153: Telegram

[351] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 21, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.00/7–2153: Telegram

[352] The Consul at Hanoi (Sturm) to the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Bonsal)

Hanoi, July 21, 1953.

PSA files, lot 58 D 207, “Hanoi Correspondence”

[353] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 22, 1953—8 p.m.

751G.5/7–2253: Telegram

[354] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 24, 1953—7 p.m.

751G.5/7–2453: Telegram

[355] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 25, 1953—8 p.m.

751H.11/7–2553: Telegram

[356] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Secretary of State

Paris, July 27, 1953—4 p.m.

751G.00/7–2753: Telegram

[357] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 27, 1953—7 p.m.

7510.5!7–2753: Telegram

[358] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Secretary of State

Paris, July 29, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.5/7–2953: Telegram

[360] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 30, 1953—4 p.m.

751G.00/7–3053: Telegram

[361] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 31, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.5/7–3153: Telegram

[362] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs (Murphy)

[Washington,] July 31, 1953.

Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation, lot 64 D 199

[363] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, August 1, 1953—7 p.m.

751G.11/8–153: Telegram

[364] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, August 3, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.00/8–353: Telegram

[367] Report to the National Security Council by the Department of State

[Washington, August 5, 1953.]

S/S–NSC files, lot 63 D 351

[368] Record of Actions by the National Security Council at Its 158th Meeting, August 6, 1953

[Washington, undated.]

S/S—NSC files, lot 66 D 95, “Record of Actions”

[369] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, August 7, 1953—7 p.m.

751J.00/8–753: Telegram

[370] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Acting Secretary of State

[Washington,] August 8, 1953.

751G.5/8–853