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

 

 

(1) Expedite revision and aggressive implementation of French military plans for successfully concluding the war in Indochina, including the early initiation of aggressive guerrilla warfare, aimed at knocking the enemy off balance, disrupting enemy supply lines, and gaining the initiative for anticommunist forces.

(2) Expand training facilities and modernize French training methods with a view to more rapid development of loyal, aggressive, and capable indigenous forces.

(3) Expedite the transfer of leadership responsibility to the Associated States and accelerate indigenous military leadership training.

d. Devise ways and means of promoting closer and continuing French-U.S« Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) contact on the plans and operations level without, of course, impinging upon the responsibilities of France and the Associated States for conduct of the war in Indochina.

3. In the course of discussions the Chief of Mission will be guided by the following:

a. The. approved U.S. National Policy as contained in NSC 124/2.

b. The appropriate military views regarding Indochina previously expressed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

c. Approved Mutual Defense Assistance Programs (MDAP) for Indochina.

d. Views and instructions of CINCPAC.

e. NIE 91 - Probable events in Indochina through mid-1954.

 

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