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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

 

TOP SECRET - Sensitive

1943 (Contd)

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g.	The French offer a renewed expression of concern over the apparent intent to use Chinese troops in Indochina and a last minute warning of dire consequences to the Allied cause if the Chinese were used. Letter from M. Hoppenot to Berle, 13 December 1943

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President Roosevelt conversation with Marshal Stalin on the possibility of a trusteeship for Indochina which he had discussed with Chiang Kai-shek. Extract from Tehran Conference, 28 November 1943

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Secretary Hull conveys British interest in U.S. policy on French Indochina to Roosevelt with summaries of stated U.S. and British positions. The U.S. had continuously promised to restore to France its independence and sovereignty over its territorial possessions. The British, on the other hand, avoided guarantees of "French Empire" integrity but alluded to the "greatness of France" and the lack of British designs on French territory, 14 January 1944

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Roosevelt reiterates his opinion to the British that Indochina should not go back to France and that he was supported by Stalin and Chiang Kai-shek in this view. Memorandum by Roosevelt to Secretary of State, 24 January 1944

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Stettinius seeks approval from Roosevelt to assume that French armed forces or French nationals would be used in the liberation of Indochina without prejudicing the question of ultimate status. Memorandum by Stettinius to Roosevelt, 17 February 1944

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Views of President Roosevelt with respect to setting up a trusteeship for Indochina and expressions of these views to the British are summarized. Memorandum by Mr. Grew, Far East Affairs, 10 July 1944

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Cordell Hull seeks a decision from Roosevelt on the French role in the Far East military operations. The British had requested of Hull affirmative answers on the attachment of a French Mission to Mountbatten and the establishment of a Corps in India. Memorandum by Hull to Roosevelt, 26 August 1944

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Roosevelt defers decision on French role in the Far East until after the Second Quebec Conference, 11-16 September 1944. Memorandum by Roosevelt to Hull, 28 August 1944

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