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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Indochina, Volume XIII, Part 2

Editorial Note

For a summary of the comments made by Major General Thomas J. H. Trapnell, Jr., former Chief of the Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) Indochina, at his debriefing, May 3, 1954, see United States–Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, Book 9, pages 406–420.

Contents

  • List of Sources
  • List of Abbreviations and Symbols
  • List of Persons
  • Policy of the United States with respect to the situation in Indochina during the period of the Geneva Conference, April–July 1954: U.S. concern regarding the military ascendancy of the Viet Minh; planning for the post-Geneva period (Documents 802–1079)
  • Policy of the United States in the aftermath of the Geneva Conference, July–December 1954: The increased role of the United States in South Vietnam; measures taken in support of the Diem government; the beginnings of American aid programs in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia (Documents 1080–1421)
  • Index

Persons

Trapnell, Major General Thomas J. H.

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MAAG

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