Office of the Historian

The interest of the United States in nationalist opposition to the restoration of French rule in Indochina 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1946, vol. viii, pp. 15–84. For additional documentation on United States policy with respect to Indochina during 1947, see United States Department of Defense, United States–Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967, in 12 volumes (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1971), Books 1 and 8.

[88] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, February 21, 1947—10 a.m.
[Received February 25—12:35 a.m.]

851G.00/2–2147: Telegram

[89] The Consul at saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, February 27, 1947—noon.

851G.00/2–2747: Telegram

[90] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 3, 1947—7 p.m.

851G.00/3–347: Telegram

[91] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 6, 1947—3 p.m.

851G.00/3–647: Telegram

[92] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 6, 1947—4 p.m.

851G.00/3–647: Telegram

[93] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 7, 1947—6 p.m.

851G.00/3–747: Telegram

[94] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 19, 1947—7 p.m.

851G.00/3–1947: Telegram

[95] The Acting Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, March 24, 1947—6 p.m.

851G.00/3–1947: Telegram

[96] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, March 27, 1947—2 p.m.

851G.00/3–2747: Telegram

[97] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, March 28, 1947—8 a.m.

851G.00/3–2847: Telegram

[98] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of state

Hanoi, March 28, 1947—2 p.m.

851G.00/3–2847: Telegram

[99] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, April 4, 1947—3 p.m.

851G.00/4–447: Telegram

[100] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, April 4, 1947—4 p.m.

851G.00/4–447: Telegram

[101] The Acting Secretary of State to the Consulate at Hanoi

Washington, April 4, 1947—8 p.m.

851G.00/4–147: Telegram

[102] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, April 11, 1947—8 a.m.

851G.00/4–1147: Telegram

[103] The Ambassador in France (Caffery) to the Secretary of State

Paris, April 11, 1947—11 a.m.

851G.00/4–1147: Telegram

[104] The Ambassador in Siam (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, April 17, 1947—3 p.m.
[Received April 19—8:35 p.m.]

851G.00/4–1747: Telegram

[105] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, April 26, 1947—noon.

851G.00/4–2647: Telegram

[106] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, April 28, 1947—3 p.m.

851G.00/4–2847: Telegram

[107] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, May 2, 1947—11 a.m.

851G.00/5–247: Telegram

[108] The Secretary of State to the Consulate General at Saigon

Washington, May 3, 1947—1 p.m.

851G.00/4–2947: Telegram

[109] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, May 6, 1947—8 a.m.

851G.00/5–647: Telegram

[110] The Ambassador in Siam (Stanton) to the Secretary of State

Bangkok, May 7, 1947—9 a.m.

851G.00/5–747: Telegram

[111] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, May 7, 1947—5 p.m.

851G.00/5–747: Telegram

[112] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, May 7, 1947—6 p.m.
[Received May 10—10:18 a.m.]

851G.00/5–747: Telegram

[113] The Vice Consul at Hanoi (O’Sullivan) to the Secretary of State

Hanoi, May 9, 1947—5 p.m.

851G.00/5–947: Telegram

[114] The Secretary of State to the Embassy in France

Washington, May 13, 1947—8 p.m.

851G.00/5–1347: Telegram

[115] The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, May 15, 1947—noon.

851G.00/5–1547: Telegram

[116] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, May 21, 1947—5 p.m.

851G.00/5–2147: Telegram

[117] The Consul at Saigon (Reed) to the Secretary of State

Saigon, May 23, 1947—6 p.m.

851G.00/5–2347: Telegram