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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011


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III. D. 1. THE OUTCOME FOR THE COMMUNISTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS and OUTLINE

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1. The Major Communist Powers Achieve Their Objectives D-5
a. Communists See Complete Takeover as Inevitable D-5
b. Chinese Not Adverse to Permanent Partition D-5
c. China Sees Creation of a Neutral Buffer Zone D-6
d. China's Domestic Economy is Protected D-6
e. U.S. Threat of Massive Intervention is Forestalled D-6
f. Prospects of Short-Run Stability Please the Russians D-6
g. Russians See Influence on French View of EDC D-7
2. The Major Communist Powers Perceive Certain Losses D-7
a. Communist Consolidation of All Indochina is Not Achieved D-7
b. U.S. Influence in Indochina is Not Prevented D-7
3. The DRV Views its Gains and Losses D-8
a. Advantages are Gained, but at a Price D-8
b. The DRV is Insured of Territorial Consolidation D-8
c. Election Plans Point to Eventual DRV Domination D-9
4. The DRV is Satisfied with the Geneva Outcome D-9
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