434. Editorial Note
President Ngo Dinh Diem of the Republic of Vietnam visited the United States for 21 days in May 1957. As part of his official discussions with United States officials in Washington, he met with Dulles and others on May 9. The situation in Laos was one of the topics of discussion. For a record of that conversation, see the memorandum of conversation, May 9, volume I, page 801.