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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011
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4. The United States should assume training responsibility for the Viet-Nam National Army by January 1, 1956 with French cooperation and utilizing French trainers.
5. General Ely, the French Commander, is agreeable to a slow build-up of our MAAG for training purposes.
/s/
John Foster Dulles
Enclosure :
Tab A - Recommended Force Levels - Viet-Name
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