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  4. 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

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

[791] The Secretary of State to the Department of State

Paris , April 24, 1954—11 p.m.

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[792] Memorandum for the File by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( Radford )

[ Paris ,] 24 April 1954.

JCS files, CJCS files, 091 Indochina

[793] The Secretary of State to the Department of State

Geneva , April 24, 1954—midnight.

751G.00/4–2454: Telegram

[794] The Chargé at Saigon ( McClintock ) to the Department of State

Saigon , April 24, 1954—midnight.

751G.00/4–2454: Telegram

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

Paris , April 25, 1954—9 a.m.
[Received 6:03 a.m.]

751G.00/4–2554: Telegram

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

Paris , April 25, 1954—1 p.m.
[Received 10:51 a.m.]

751G.00/4–2554: Telegram

[797] The Acting Secretary of State to the Secretary of State, at Geneva

Washington , April 25, 1954—1:58 p.m.

751G.5/4–2554: Telegram

[798] The Secretary of State to the Acting Secretary of State

Geneva , April 25, 1954—8 p.m.
[Received 3: 56 p.m.]

751G.5/4–2554: Telegram

[799] The Secretary of State to the Department of State

Geneva , April 25, 1954—7 p.m.
[Received 6:55 p.m.]

396.1 GE/4–2554: Telegram

[800] The Ambassador in India ( Allen ) to the Department of State

New Delhi , April 25, 1954—5 p.m.
[Received 7 p.m.]

751G. 00/4–2554: Telegram

[801] The Chargé at Saigon ( McClintock ) to the Department of State

Saigon , April 25, 1954—6 p.m.
[Received April 26—2:49 a.m.]

751G.00/4–2554: Telegram