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FOOTNOTES
| 1. | Bator, Victor, Vietnam — A Diplomatic Tragedy, Oceana Publications, Dobbs Ferry, New York 1956; p. 177. |
| 2. | Le Monde, 5 June 1954, Bator, p. 213. |
| 3. | Paris Msg 366, 27 July 54 (S); Paris Msg 438, 30 Jul 54 (S); New York Times, 27 Aug 54, 3 Sep 54; Deptel 740 to Paris, 30 Aug 54 (S) |
| 4. | New York Times, 30 Dec 54. Bator, p. 150: When the Institute of Emission and the Excnange Office were transferred to the Government of South Vietnam (5 Jan 55) Diem proclaimed: "With the last and fundamental attribute of our sovereignty regained, henceforth complete independence of Vietnam has become a living reality." |
| 5. | Paris Msgs 366, 27 Jul 54 (S); 438, 30 Jul 54 (S) |
| 6. | Bator, pp. 175–182. (Bator quotes from the memoires of General Paul Ely: L'Indochine dans la Tourmente, Plon, Paris 1964) |
| 6a. | Bator, p. 146. |
| 7. | Military Grant aid given France for Indochina under the Military Development Assistance Program from 1950 through 1954, (cut off after Dien Bien Phu) totalled $710 million. Economic aid to the Associated States of Indochina totalled $827 million. John D. Montgomery, The Politics of Foreign Aid (New York: Praeger, 1964), 284. |
| 8. | LaCouture, Jean et DeVillers, Phillipe, La Fin d'Une Guerre, Editions du Seuil, Paris, 1960; p. 294. |
| 9. | State Department Draft Report, "Review of U.S. Policy in the Far East", 3 Aug 54 (TS) |
| 10. | Memorandum from Vice Admiral A.C. Davis for the Secretary of Defense, "Report on the Manila Conference" 12 Sep 54 (S). |
| 11. | NSC Record of Actions, 210th Meeting, 12 Aug 54; 211th Meeting, 18 Aug 54 (TS). Letter, Secretary of Defense Wilson to Secretary of State Dulles, 17 Aug 54 (TS). |
| 12. | Statement made at Bangkok meeting of Manila Pact Council members, 23 Feb 55, quote in 14 Sep 55 Memorandum for the Director, Office of NSC Affairs, Subject: "U.S. Policy in the Event of a Renewal of Aggression in Vietnam." (S) from A.C. Davis, Vice Admiral, USN, Director, Office of Foreign Military Affairs, OASD/ISA. |
| 13. | NIE 63-5-54, 3 Aug 54, "Post–Geneva Outlook in Indochina". |
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