Office of the Historian

487. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Laos1

Washington, October 25, 1957—6:38 p.m.

434. Vientiane 660 repeated Paris 127 London 121 Saigon 172 Bangkok Phnom Penh Unnumbered;2 Vientiane 661 repeated Paris 126 London 120 Saigon 171 Bangkok Phnom Penh Unnumbered.3 Vientiane 6594 not received but we assume it contains information re new text political agreement which would be even greater surrender to PL than that reported Vientiane 646.5 We sincerely hope this may be exploited Western advantage as was PL demand RLG accept Chinese Communist aid.

We are opposed terms all known agreements and you may interpret instructions and specific criticisms set forth Deparment’s 403, 414, and 422 as strongly as circumstances warrant.

We continue endorse (Department’s 1567 to Vientiane June 18, 19576) your use four-step policy set forth paragraph 4 Vientiane 2077.7

Message from Secretary to Crown Prince8 being revised conform new situation.

Dulles
  1. Source: Department of State, Central Files, 751].00/10–2557. Secret; Niact. Drafted by Byrne and cleared by Kocher and by Young and Robertson in draft. Repeated to Paris, London, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, and CINCPAC for POLAD.↩
  2. Document 485.↩
  3. Supra.↩
  4. See footnote 5, Document 485.↩
  5. Document 483.↩
  6. Document 449.↩
  7. Document 447.↩
  8. Such a message was not sent. See Document 500.↩