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Belatedly, the French looked around for more reliable nationalist support. They finally picked on Bao Dai, 40, a fun-loving descendant of the ancient Annamite emperors, who had collaborated with the Japanese, and later with Ho Chi Minh. In 1948, the French asked Bao Dai to return to Indo-China as chief of state for Viet Nam. In March 1949, the French gave Bao Dai's state "independence within the framework of the French Union." In April, Bao Dai landed in Indo-China. "I risk my skin," said he, justifiably, for he got but little support. "COMMUNISM No-COLONIALISM...
...Cost: French expeditionary forces: 34,600 killed and missing (including 16,500 Frenchmen), 34,500 wounded. Indo-Chinese nationalists: 31,900 killed, 24,500 wounded. The Communists: 222,000 killed, 230,000 captured. More than 2,000,000 Indo-Chinese civilians are homeless...
...January 1952, De Lattre died of cancer. His successor, General Raoul Salan, was anxious to reduce casualties and so were his Cabinet superiors in Paris. Salan embalmed 140,000 men in 5,000,000 tons of concrete-some 10,000 forts, emplacements and bunkers up and down Indo-China. The Communists could not get at him. but neither could he get at the Communists. In May 1953, General Henri-Eugene Navarre took over. His plan: increase Bao Dai's army from 200,000 to 500,000 so it could watch the quiet areas while he, Navarre, went after...
...Involvement: The U.S. is now paying 70% of the war's financial cost. Since 1950 it has sent $500 million a year to Indo-China. Among the items: 360 military planes, 390 warships, 21,000 trucks and trailers, 1,400 tanks, halftracks and other combat vehicles, 175,000 rifles and machine guns. In September 1953, President Eisenhower stepped up this aid by $385 million. "We are not voting a giveaway program," the President said. "We are voting for the cheapest way we can prevent the occurrence of something that would be of a most terrible significance to the U.S.A...
...Unita, for the funeral of persecuted citizens of some country I don't know, for help for jailed comrades, for comrades who have just got out of jail, or for a gift for Comrade Secchia [Italy's No. 3 Communist]. They solicit contributions for Indo-Chinese comrades, for Chinese guerrillas, for bigger cooperatives, for a stronger Federation of Labor, for the rent for cell'meetings, for striking French miners and all kinds of other causes. Last year I paid out 25,000 lire [$40] in contributions. How can I possibly give so much when my annual income...