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NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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II. B. 2.
THE ATTEMPT TO ORGANIZE "UNITED ACTION"
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND OUTLINE
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND OUTLINE
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| 1. | The Berlin Conference of 1954 | B-17 | |
| a. | Viet Minh Strategy and French Attitudes | B-17 | |
| b. | Early U.S. Opposition to Negotiations | B-18 | |
| 2. | The Ely Mission (March 20 – 24) | B-19 | |
| a. | Dien Bien Phu Begins | B-19 | |
| b. | Operation Vulture (Vautour) | B-19 | |
| 3. | "United Action" as an Alternative to Either Negotiations or to Unilateral U.S. Intervention | B-20 | |
| a. | Formulation of U.S. Policy | B-20 | |
| b. | Initial Allied Reaction to "United Action" | B-22 | |
| c. | French Call for U.S. Intervention at Dien Bien Phu (April 4 – 5) | B-22 | |
| d. | U.S. Decision Not to Intervene Unilaterally | B-23 | |
| e. | British Oppose "United Action" | B-24 | |
| f. | French Oppose "United Action" | B-26 | |
| g. | Aborted Working Group on Collective Defense in Southeast Asia (April 20) | B-27 | |
| h. | Continued French Prodding for U.S. Intervention (April 21 – 25) | B-27 | |
| 4. | Final U.S. Position Before Geneva | B-28 | |
| a. | Exchanges with the French | B-28 | |
| b. | Exchanges with the U.K. | B-29 | |
| c. | The Washington Viewpoint | B-30 | |
| 5. | Reappraisal of Domino Theory After Dien Bien Phu | B-30 | |
B-16
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