United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense/I. Vietnam and the U.S., 1940–1950
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UNITED STATES - VIETNAM RELATIONS
1945 - 1967
VIETNAM TASK FORCE |
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
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VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES
1940 – 1950
PART I.
VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES
1940 – 1950
Foreword
This portion of the study treats U.S. policy towards Vietnam in the decade of World War II and its aftermath. It is subdivided into three essays. Section A describes U.S. policy toward Indochina, and the developing conflict between France and the Viet Minh as viewed from Washington. Section B analyzes the character and power of the Viet Minh and probes the role of Vietnamese communists within the Viet Minh. Section C discusses Ho Chi Minh's political development to assess his potentiality for adopting neutrality in the East-West confrontation. Each monograph is supported by the maps and charts tabulated below.
Section A – U.S. Policy, 1940–1950
Section B – The Character and Power of the Viet Minh
Section C – Ho Chi Minh: Asian Tito?
Maps and Charts
(Blue Tabs)