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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1955–1957, East Asian Security; Cambodia; Laos, Volume XXI

120. Editorial Note

On September 24, Crown Prince Savang Vatthana of Laos met in Washington with both President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles. In each conversation discussion turned to the relationship of Laos to SEATO. For memoranda of these conversations, see Documents 383 and 384.

Contents

  • Preface
  • List of Unpublished Sources
  • List of Abbreviations
  • List of Persons
  • General United States Policies with Respect to the East Asian-Pacific Area
    • Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; SEATO Council Meetings; Activities of the ANZUS Powers; The Question of a Defense Production Base in Australia and New Zealand; The Afro-Asian Conference (The Bandung Conference); The NSC 5612 Series; United States Concern with Regional Development in Asia (Documents 1–175)
  • Cambodia
    • United States Assistance to and Training of the Cambodian Army; United States Concern Over the “Neutralist” Policies of Prince (Documents 176–258)
  • Laos
    • United States Support for the Royal Lao Government and Attempts to Prevent Coalition with the Pathet Lao (Documents 259–516)
  • Index

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Dulles, John FosterEisenhower, Dwight D.Savang Vatthana

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