I. CONSOLIDATION OF THE DIEM GOVERNMENT, JANUARY–MAY 1955: UNITED STATES AND FRENCH TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES IN VIETNAM; CONSIDERATION OF REPLACEMENT OF DIEM; THE SECT CRISIS IN SAIGON; DECISION TO SUPPORT Diem
61. Memorandum From the Chief of the National Security Division of the Training Relations and Instruction Mission (Lansdale) to the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins)
Source: Collins Papers, Vietnam File, Series VII, L. Secret. Also sent to General O’Daniel.
62. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–1555. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris.
63. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 851G.00/3–455. Secret. Drafted by Hoey and Jarvis and cleared with FOA, the Departments of Commerce, Defense, and Treasury, and USIA and CIA. Also sent to Hanoi.
64. Telegram From the Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–1555. Secret. Drafted by Hoey and signed by Robertson. Repeated for information to Paris.
65. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–1955. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris.
66. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–1955. Secret. MacArthur and Dulles are indicated as drafting and clearing officers (by an unidentified initialing officer). Repeated to Vientiane, Phnom Penh, and Ottawa.
67. Telegram From the Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.5–MSP/3–2155. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information priority to Saigon.
68. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2155. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris. A memorandum of this conversation by Sturm is in Collins Papers, Vietnam Files, Series VII, S.
69. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2255. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information to Paris.
70. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2355. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris.
71. Telegram From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2355. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Saigon priority for Collins from Young. Earlier in the week, Young had been in Saigon for discussions with Collins and the Embassy staff. On his return trip to Washington, he stopped in Paris for talks with the Embassy staff on problems of mutual concern. (Telegram 4009 from Saigon, March 20; ibid., 751G.00/3–2055)
72. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) and Bishop Ngo Dinh Thuc, Saigon, March 25, 1955
Source: Collins Papers, Vietnam File, Series VII, T. Secret. Drafted by Sturm on March 26.
73. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in France
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2455. Secret; Priority. Drafted by Hoey and signed by Robertson. Also sent to Saigon.
74. Telegram From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2555. Secret. Repeated for information to Saigon, Phnom Penh, Hanoi, and Vientiane.
75. Memorandum From the Chief of the National Security Division of the Training Relations and Instruction Mission (Lansdale) to the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins)
Source: Collins Papers, Vietnam File, Series VII, L. Secret.
76. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2355. Secret. Drafted by Young and cleared by Sebald. Repeated for information to Paris.
77. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2855. Secret. Repeated for information to Paris.
78. Memorandum of a Conversation Between the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) and the French Commissioner-General in Vietnam (Ely), Saigon, March 29, 1955
Source: Collins Papers, Vietnam File, Series VIII, Memos for Record. Secret. Drafted by Sturm, who initialed it.
79. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–2955. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information to Paris.
80. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3055. Secret; Niact. Repeated for information niact to Paris.
81. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3055. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information to Paris and passed to the Department of Defense.
82. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3055. Secret; Niact. Repeated for information priority to Paris.
83. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3055. Secret. Drafted by Young; cleared with Tyler, Elbrick, and Robertson; and signed by Dulles. Repeated for information to Paris.
84. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3155. Top Secret; Priority. Repeated for information to Paris.
85. Telegram From the Special Representative in Vietnam (Collins) to the Department of State
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3155. Secret; Priority. Repeated for information priority to Paris.
86. Memorandum for the Record, by Colonel J.E. Kelly of the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Collins Papers, Vietnam File, Series VII, K. Secret. Kelly was on temporary duty at the Embassy, attached to Collins’ personal staff.
87. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, April 1, 1955, 12:13 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, White House Telephone Conversations. Transcribed by Phyllis D. Bernau, Dulles’ secretary.
88. Memorandum for the Record, by Senator Mike Mansfield
Source: University of Montana, Mansfield Papers, Series XXII, Box 107, Vietnam.
89. Memorandum From the Director of the Office of Philippine and Southeast Asian Affairs (Young) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Robertson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/4–155. Top Secret.
90. Telegram From the Secretary of State to the Embassy in Vietnam
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751G.00/3–3155. Top Secret. Drafted by Young and cleared, according to Young, by Dulles. Repeated for information to Paris.