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...frontier and a new ally in the cold war. The place is Indo-China, a Southeast Asian jungle, mountain and delta land that includes the Republic of Viet Nam and the smaller neighboring Kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia, all parts of the French Union...
...China. The initial brunt of the Red attack has been borne by French soldiers. Meanwhile, the job of rallying native anti-Communist forces falls mainly on the meaty shoulders of the Emperor Bao Dai (or Guardian of Greatness), who now bears the official title of Chief of State of Viet...
...agreement signed March 8, 1949 with Bao Dai, they promised limited freedom for Viet Nam within the French Union. Under its terms, a Viet Nam cabinet has charge of internal affairs, the right to a national army. Paris keeps direct control of foreign policy, maintains military bases and special courts for Frenchmen, retains a special place for French advisers and the French language...
Using popular front-tactics, Ho established the Viet Minh-League for the Independence of Viet Nam. It directed guerrilla war against both Vichy French and Japanese, enlisted the support of many Indo-Chinese nationalists. American OSS agents and arms were parachuted to Ho's side...
Asia. The French wanted immediate U.S. help in the defense of Indo-China, which is more & more tied in with the defense of France and Western Europe. To support the Viet Nam regime of Emperor Bao Dai against the forces of Communist Ho Chi Minh, the French were using the bulk of their army (130,000), spending about $500 million a year, almost as much as their ECAllocation. Paris argued that IndoChina's defense was a joint Western concern: only U.S. aid could make it effective. After his exchange of views with Schuman, Acheson announced that the U.S. agreed...