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
[761] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Paris, April 21, 1954—10
a.m.
751G. 5/4–2154: Telegram
[762] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Paris, April 21, 1954—5
p.m.
751G.5/4–2154: Telegram
[763] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State for United Nations Affairs (Key)
[Washington,] April 21,
1954.
751H.00/4–2154
[765] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State
Paris, April 21, 1954—8
p.m.
751G.5/4–2154: Telegram
[766] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State
Saigon, April 21, 1954—10
p.m.
751G.00/4–2154: Telegram
[767] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State
Saigon, April 21, 1954—11
p.m.
751G.00/4–2154: Telegram
[768] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State
Saigon, April 22, 1954—11
a.m.
751G.00/4–2254: Telegram
[769] The Secretary of State to the Department of State
Paris, April 22, 1954—2
p.m.
740.5/4–2254: Telegram
[770] The Secretary of State to the Department of State
Paris, April 22, 1954—8
p.m.
790.5/4–2254: Telegram
[772] The Chargé at Phnom Penh (Montllor) to the Department of State
Phnom
Penh, April 22, 1954—9
p.m.
751G.00/4–2254: Telegram
[773] Summary of Acting Secretary’s Staff Meeting, Department of State, April 23, 1954, 9:15 a.m.
April 23, 1954, 9:15
a.m.
Secretary’s Staff Meetings, lot 63 D 75
[774] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris
Washington, April 23, 1954—10:58
a.m.
751G.00/4–2354: Telegram
[775] Substance of Discussions of State-Joint Chiefs of Staff Meeting at the Pentagon Building, April 23, 1954, 11:30 a.m.
April 23, 1954, 11:30
a.m.
State–JCS Meetings, lot 61 D 417
[776] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris
Washington, April 23, 1954—12:02
p.m.
751G.00/4–2354: Telegram
[777] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Counselor (MacArthur)
[Paris,] April 23,
1954.
740.5/4–2354
[778] The Secretary of State to the Department of State
Paris, April 23, 1954—8
p.m.
751G.00/4–2354: Telegram
[779] The Secretary of State to the Department of State
Paris, April 23, 1954—10
p.m.
740.5/4–2354: Telegram
[780] The Secretary of State to the Department of State
Paris, April 23,
1954—midnight.
751G.00/4–2354: Telegram
[781] Memorandum by the Counselor (MacArthur) to the Secretary of State
[Paris,] April 23, 1954.
PPS files, lot 65 D 101, “Indochina”
[782] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State
Saigon, April 23, 1954—7
p.m.
[Received April 24—3: 51 a.m.]
[Received April 24—3: 51 a.m.]
751G.00/4–2354: Telegram
[783] The Chargé at Saigon (McClintock) to the Department of State
Saigon, April 24, 1954—10
a.m.
[Received 3: 26 a.m.]
[Received 3: 26 a.m.]
751G.00/4–2454: Telegram
[784] The Consul at Hanoi (Cameron) to the Department of State
Hanoi, April 24, 1954—11
a.m.
[Received 3:52 a.m.]
[Received 3:52 a.m.]
751G.5/4–2454: Telegram
[785] Memorandum of Presidential Telephone Conversation, April 24, 1954
April 24, 1954
Elsenhower Library, Eisenhower papers, Whitman file
[786] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Paris
Washington, April 24, 1954—10:14
a.m.
751G.5/4–2454: Telegram
[787] Memorandum of Conversation, by Ambassador Donald R. Heath
[Paris,] April 24,
1954.
751G.00/4–2454
[788] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs (Merchant)
[Paris,] 26 April
1954.
751G.00/4–2654
[789] The Secretary of State to the Department of State
Paris, April 24, 1954—10
p.m.
751G.00/4–2454: Telegram
[790] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva
Washington, April 24, 1954—3:05
p.m.
790.5/4–2454: Telegram