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...victory for the French. For a loss of a few hundred men, the Communists had gained control of a piece of land almost the size of New England. In Paris, criticism of the government's conduct of the war was harsh. Leading French administrators, e.g., Saar Ambassador Gilbert Grandyal, were shying away from service in the crumbling Associated States. But last week Premier Rene Mayer nonetheless found a new and promising commander in chief for Indo-China: General Henri Eugene Navarre, oldtime cavalryman and armored-force officer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Monsoon Mystery | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

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