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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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cooperation from the French and French agreement to grant independence to the Associated States in a form that will contribute to their maximum participation in the war. The Associated States undoubtedly would not invite U. S. or allied intervention without lasting guarantees of territorial integrity. U. S. contribution to a full-scale reconstruction and development program in Indochina must also be anticipated.



(No paragraphs 9 and 10)

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