OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN LEARN BETA HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS SERIES CURRENT STATUS HISTORY OF THE FOREIGN RELATIONS EBOOKS INITIATIVE DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES OF STATE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS CHIEFS MISSION TRAVELS THE SECRETARY STATE THE PRESIDENT FOREIGN HEADS OF STATE WORLD WAR BUILDINGS THE DEPARTMENT OF DIPLOMATIC COURIERS MILESTONES GUIDE COUNTRY WORLD WIDE ARCHIVES INDEX RESOURCES ABOUT US BROWSE SUBJECT CONFERENCES CONTACT DEVELOPER APIS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE DIEN BIEN PHU THE FALL FRENCH CONTROL COLONIES INDOCHINA FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE UNITED NATIONALIST FRENCH COLONIAL RULE GARRISON VIETNAM FELL MONTH SIEGE VIETNAMESE AFTER THE FALL PULLED CONCERNED REGIONAL INSTABILITY INCREASINGLY COMMITTED COMMUNIST NATIONALISTS PULL OUT TWENTY FRENCH FOREIGN LEGIONNAIRE FRENCH INDOCHINA SOUTHEAST AT THE CENTER REGION OF INTEREST OUTSIDE THE REGION EUROPEAN COLONIAL WORLD WAR TWO JAPAN AREA HAD TO JAPANESE SOUTHEAST ASIA RETURN SURGE AMERICAN OFFICIALS INVOLVED OCCUPATION OF JAPAN DEVELOPED STRONG INTEREST VIEWED POTENTIAL MARKET GOODS MATERIALS SUPPLY THE OTHER COLONIAL POWERS FRANCE ATTEMPTED REESTABLISH POSITION LAOS INDEPENDENCE IN CAMBODIA INDEPENDENT PROMISED AUTONOMY LIMITED DEFENSE COUNTER THE INFLUENCE POPULAR EMPEROR BAO DAI NEVER INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT BAO DAI EVENTUALLY LIVED EXILE HO CHI MINH FAMOUS LEADING THE NORTH DISAPPOINTED LACK SUPPORT NATIVE PEOPLES COLONIAL RULE VERSAILLES CONFERENCE REQUESTS DISCUSSIONS GENERAL WAR BROKE VIET MINH FRENCH TROOPS NORTHERN 1940S 1950S GAIN ACTIVE MALAYA THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN CAUSED PRESIDENT EISENHOWER EXPLAINED THE LINK STATUS THE REST METAPHOR FALLING DOMINOES ASSISTANCE THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION REBUILDING WEST REGIME THE KOREAN WAR ARMISTICE ALREADY DEFENDING AGGRESSIVE FRENCH ARMY FORTIFIED DEEP IN VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS LINKS CLEAR INTERVENTION FRESH TROOPS AIRSTRIKES SAVE DETERMINED PREVENT VICTORY CONGRESS ADMINISTRATION INTERVENE UNLESS BRITAIN OTHER MEMBERS OF NATO DECLINED RESCUING THOUGHT LOST CAUSE THE WAKE GENEVA IN DISCUSS THE FUTURE REACHED DIVISION THE COUNTRY FRENCH FORCES IN THE SOUTH AGREEMENT NEITHER THE SOUTH JOIN ALLIANCES GENERAL ELECTIONS IN WERE TO NOT SIGN GOVERNMENT SOUTH NGO DINH DIEM LEAD UNPOPULAR CHOICE WAITED THE NATIONALIST COLLABORATED CATHOLICISM APPEALED THE WESTERN THE FORMATION OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIA TREATY RESPOND ARMED ATTACK NATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ENTRENCHMENT FOREIGN POLICY THE EAST GERMAN SOUTHEAST ASIA TREATY TAIWAN STRAITS AMBASSADORIAL WARSAW TREATY ORGANIZATION THE BAGHDAD PACT THE CENTRAL BANDUNG CONFERENCE KHRUSHCHEV TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY THE SUEZ CRISIS EISENHOWER DOCTRINE BERLIN THE CAPTURE FRANCIS GARY POWERS SEARCH TOPICS FOREIGN RELATIONS IMPRINT PRIVACY NOTICE EXTERNAL LINK POLICY COPYRIGHT INFO BUREAU PUBLIC STATES DEPARTMENT