Office of the Historian

Prelude to the Geneva Conference, January-April 1954: Continued deterioration of the French military position; the siege of Dien Bien Phu; the question of United States intervention; the search for united action

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

Saigon, January 3, 1954—9 a.m.

751G.00/1–354: Telegram

[492] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

Paris, January 4, 1954—6 p.m.

751G.5/1–454: Telegram

[493] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] January 4, 1954.

611.00/1–454

[494] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

Paris, January 5, 1954—8 p.m.

751G.5 MSP/1–554: Telegram

[495] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

Paris, January 5, 1954—8 p.m.

751G.5/1–554: Telegram

[497] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

[Washington,] January 6, 1954.

S/S-NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series

[498] The Chargé in France (Joyce) to the Department of State

Paris, January 7, 1954—8 p.m.

751G.5 MSP/1–754: Telegram

[500] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, January 12, 1954—7 p.m.

751G.00/1–1254: Telegram

[501] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, January 12, 1954—7 p.m.

751G.00/1–1254: Telegram

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

Saigon, January 12, 1954—9 p.m.

751H.5/1–1254: Telegram

[503] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, January 13, 1954—7 p.m.
[Received 4:38 p.m.]

751G.5622/1–1354: Telegram

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

Saigon, January 13, 1954—6 p.m.
[Received 10: 57 p.m.]

751G.13/1–1354: Telegram

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

Hanoi, January 15, 1954—4 p.m.
[Received 8:49 a.m.]

751G.00/1–1554: Telegram

[507] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, January 15, 1954—2 p.m.
[Received 10: 01 a.m.]

751G.00/1–1554: Telegram

[508] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Wilson)

Washington, 15 January 1954.

PPS files, lot 65 D 101, “Indochina”

[509] Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

[Washington, January 16, 1954.]

S/S-NSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series

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

Washington, January 17, 1954—4:56 p.m.

711.551/1–1754: Telegram

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

Saigon, January 18, 1954—6 p.m.

751G.11/l-1854: Telegram

[512] Memorandum by C. D. Jackson, Special Assistant to the President

Washington, January 18, 1954.

PPS files, lot 65 D 101, “Indochina”

[514] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, January 19, 1954—2 p.m.

751G.00/1–1954: Telegram

[515] Memorandum by the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson) to the Secretary of State

[Washington,] January 20, 1954,

S/S-NSC files, Iot 63 D 351, NSC 5405 Series

[517] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, January 21, 1954—5 p.m.

751G.5622/1–2154: Telegram

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

Saigon, January 22, 1954—7 p.m.

751G.00/l-22i54: Telegram

[519] The Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Bonsal) to the Ambassador at Saigon (Heath)

[Washington,] January 22, 1954.

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

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

Saigon, January 23, 1954—4 p.m.

751G.5622/1–2354: Telegram