This
portion of the study treats U.S. policy towards the war in Indochina
from the U.S. decision to recognize the Vietnamese Nationalist regime of
the Emperor Bao Dai in February, 1950, through the U.S. deliberations
on military intervention in late 1953 and early 1954. Section A examines
the triangular relationship of France, the U.S., and the Bao Dai
regime. Section B analyzes the intervention issue, and the antecedents
to the Geneva Conference.
OBTAIN DOCUMENT: U.S. Involvement in the Franco-Viet Minh War, 1950-1954
