Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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| during the Washington Conference of late September 1954. The agreement was loosely worded; U.S. and French interpretations differed — but the U.S. Version prevailed. Chief of Naval Operations Memorandum for Record, "U.S.–French Talks Regarding Indochina," 27 Sep 54, 10 Oct 54 (TS); State Msg 99 to Phnom Penh, 13 Oct 54 (TS); State Msg 2213 to Saigon, 1 Dec 54 (S). | |
| 28. | In a study of June 1951, the JCS had estimated that some 2250 advisors would be required to train the Vietnamese military forces. MAAG Indochina was limited to 342 men. |
| 29. | JCS Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense, Subject: "Development and Retention of Forces in Indochina", 22 Sep 54 (TS). |
| 30. | Letter, Secretary of State to Secretary of Defense, 11 Oct 54 (TS). |
| 31. | JCS Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense, Subject "Development and Training of Indigenous Forces in Indochina", 19 Oct 54 (TS). |
| 32. | Record of Action, 218th Meeting, 22 Oct 54 (TS); Deptel 1679 to Saigon, 22 Oct 54 (S). |
| 33. | NSC Action 1250; cited in Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense from H. Streuve Hensel (AD/ISA), Subject: "Development of Indigenous Forces in Indochina", 30 Oct 54 (TS). |
| 34. | JCS Memorandum for the Secretary of Defense, Subject: "Development of Indigenous Forces in Indochina", 17 Nov 54 (TS). |
| 35. | Memorandum for the President from Dulles; Subject: "General Collins' Recommendations Regarding Military Force Levels in Vietnam", 17 Nov 54 (TS). |
| 36. | NIE 63-5-54 |
| 37. | Saigon Msgs 971, 11 Sep 54 (TS); 1036, 16 Sep 54 (TS); 1076, 17 Sep 54 (TS); 1204, 24 Sep 54 (TS); 933, 9 Sep 54 (S): 953, 954, 10 Sep 54 (S). |
| 38. | Saigon Msgs 1330, 5 Oct 54 (S); 1382, 8 Oct 54 (S); 1397, 10 Oct 54 (S); 1434, 13 Oct 54 (S); 1487, 18 Oct 54 (S); 1493, 19 Oct 54 (S). |
| 39. | Report of the Saigon Military Mission (SMM), 1954–1955 (S). |
| 40. | Paris Msgs 1927, 5 Nov 54 (S); 2036, 12 Nov 54 (S); 2211, 25 Nov 54 (S); 2240, 28 Nov 54 (S); 2272, 30 Nov 54 (C); 2290, 1 Dec 54 (C); Saigon Msg 1807, 12 Nov 54 (S). |
| 41. | Saigon Msgs 1036, 16 Sep 54 (TS); 1204, 24 Sep 54 (TS). |
| 42. | Saigon Msg 794, 29 Aug 54 (S). |
| 43. | Saigon Msgs 1150, 1154, 21 Sep 54 (TS); 1162, 22 Sep 54 (TS); 1185, |
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