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

Editorial Note

During his news conference of March 24, 1954, President Eisenhower commented on the impending Geneva Conference and the battle of Dien Bien Phu. In the course of his remarks, he described the Southeast Asian area as being of “the most transcendent importance.”

For the record of the news conference of March 24, see Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954, pages 339–349.