10. | Dulles summarizes U.S. position on Indochina in light of Geneva: communization of the civil war; U.S. intervention; French armistice; collective security; possibility of U.S. intervention (7 May 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-15
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11. | Eisenhower assesses progress at the Geneva Conference; cites plans for collective security arrangement in Southeast Asia (5 May 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-16
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12. | Eisenhower reaffirms his "domino" concerns in response to press questioning (12 May 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-18
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13. | Secretary of State Dulles analyzes developments to date in Indochina; he discusses the conditions under which U.S. would intervene directly (11 June 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-18
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14. | Eisenhower states U.S. position on Geneva Accords (21 July 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-20
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15. | Text of the declaration (21 July 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-23
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16. | U.S.-French communique announcing desire to aid directly the newly independent states of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (29 September 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-25
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17. | Eisenhower informs President of Vietnam's Council that aid will be conditioned on his government's giving the U.S. "assurance as to standard of performance" (23 October 1954) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-26
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18. | Eisenhower notes but questions the moderation in Soviet policy; refers to Diem's successes in South Vietnam (21 April 1956) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-27
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19. | Assistant Secretary of State Robertson restates American policy in Vietnam at a time of relative stability (1 June 1956) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-28
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20. | Eisenhower emphasizes role of aid program in achieving Asian goals; cites susceptibility of underdeveloped nations to communist probings (21 May 1957) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-32
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21. | Eisenhower justifies foreign aid to American people as necessary for U.S. security; cites its "returns" in Vietnam (21 May 1957) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-33
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22. | Eisenhower reports to the nation on the Red Chinese shelling of Quemoy; relates U.S. security interests to Formosa; cites lesson of Munich and the militant statements of Chinese Communists as requiring a firm U.S. stand (11 September 1958) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ | B-35
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