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...editor promptly asked a key question: What will the U.S. do if the French withdraw? Replied Nixon: The U.S. as a leader of the free world cannot afford further retreat in Asia. It is hoped that the U.S. can avoid direct involvement in Indo-China. But if there is no other recourse, the Administration will have to face up to the situation and send troops...
...island in Lake Ontario, Vice President Richard Nixon stepped up at a meeting of the American Society of Newspaper Editors in Washington's Statler Hotel to explain the U.S. attitude. In his formal speech, Nixon said: "There is no reason why French forces should not remain in Indo-China and win. They have greater manpower and a tremendous advantage over their adversaries, particularly in air power." The great "problem," however, is one of "spirit." Heart and will to win are essential; French and Vietnamese forces must be given encouragement to fight and resist...
...were tired of Korea . . . Some say that if the French get out, the Vietnamese will fight with more spirit because they would be fighting for their independence. But the Vietnamese lack the ability to conduct a war by themselves or to govern themselves. If the French withdraw, Indo-China will become Communist-dominated within a month...
Nixon's sense-making answer was supplemented this week by Dulles' statement that he considered it unlikely that U.S. troops would actually have to be sent to Indo-China...
...Dulles knew what he was doing. He encountered adamant British opposition to his proposed warning as "prejudicial" to the Geneva Conference, and dropped it without a fight. But it had served its purpose: to make everybody aware that Indo-China is a crucial battlefield for all free nations and that the U.S. so regards...