Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Indochina, Volume XIII, Part 1

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Memorandum by Roderic L. O’Connor, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, to the Counselor (MacArthur)

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[Washington,] January 18, 1954.

The President called the Secretary and in his absence talked to General Smith to stress the point that he wants nothing said to Bidault or any other member of the French Delegation¹ about possible increased military assistance in Indochina until we have had some report from our own people who are going out there.

R[oderic] L. O’C[onnor]

1. Reference is to the Four-Power Foreign Ministers Conference which convened at Berlin on Jan. 25; see editorial note, p. 997.