The U.S. civilian advisory effort in Vietnam : U.S. Operations Mission, 1950-1954.

The United States decision to provide military assistance to France and the Associated States of Indochina was reached informally in February/March 1950, funded by the President on May 1, 1950, and was announced on May 8, 1950. The decision was taken in spite of the U.S. desire to avoid direct invol...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Archives unbound.
Corporate Authors: United States. Operations Mission to Vietnam
United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Language:English
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2011.
Series:Archives unbound.
Subjects:
United States. > Operations Mission to Vietnam.
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam.
Vietnam > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > 1945-1953.
United States > Foreign relations > 1953-1961.
Vietnam > Politics and government > 1945-1975 > Sources.
Korean War, 1950-1953.
Genre:
Sources.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (15,742 images).
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US civilian advisory effort in Vietnam : U.S. Operations Mission, 1950-1954
United States civilian advisory effort in Vietnam : U.S. Operations Mission, 1950-1954
Format: Electronic eBook
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Summary:
The United States decision to provide military assistance to France and the Associated States of Indochina was reached informally in February/March 1950, funded by the President on May 1, 1950, and was announced on May 8, 1950. The decision was taken in spite of the U.S. desire to avoid direct involvement in a colonial war, and in spite of a sensing that France's political-military situation in Indochina was deteriorating. This collection consists of unique records of U.S. agencies established to intervene in Vietnam-the country U.S. foreign policy deemed a lynchpin in the free world's fight against communism. The Subject Files from the Office of the Director, U.S. Operations Missions, document the myriad concerns and rationales that went into the control and direction of U.S. economic and technical assistance programs, as well as the coordination of mutual security activities, with respect to Vietnam.
Note:Date range of documents: 1950-1954.
Reproduction of the originals from the U.S. National Archives.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:E183.8.V5 U729 2011 Online
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Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (viewed August 10, 2017)