Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
DEPARTMENT
OF
STATE
TELEGRAM
DIVISION OF
CENTRAL SERVICES
TELEGRAPH SECTION
| ACTION: INFO: S U C EUR FE FC 8 Nov '45 |
RCS-1835-K This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone. (SECRET) |
Chungking via Navy Dated November 8, 1945 Rec'd 9:15 p.m., 9th |
Secretary of State,
There follows substance of letter addressed to President Truman by Ho-Chi-Minh who signs as "President of Provisinal Government of Republic of Viet-Nam": Letter was given to General Gallagher and forwarded to Embassy through U.S. Army Channels: (Embassy's 1820 October 16 to Department repeated to Paris). I wish to give following information concerning situation of Viet-Nam: (1) When Japanese came to Indo-China from September 1940 to September 1941 France, by protocol July 1941 and secret military pact December 8, 1941, gave up sovereignty and took position opposed to Allies. On Japanese drive March 9, 1945 French either fled or
surrendered
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SECRET
C-84
