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...Saigon, Clark had a three-hour briefing by French Commander Raoul Salan and the Vietnamese chief of staff, Nguyen Van Hinh. Salan told him that all signs point to "a very violent Viet Minh push in Laos soon," the Communists apparently having given up for now their hope of driving the French out of the Hanoi delta. Clark also had a 25-minute chat and a few sips of dry champagne with Emperor Bao Dai. The general made a hit by remarking: "The French here are making really efficient use of arms we deliver to them, and surely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STRATEGY: A Shift of Emphasis | 3/30/1953 | See Source »

...Died. Raoul Dufy, 75, one of the grand old men of modern school-of-Paris art, generally ranked among the top half-dozen contemporary French painters; of a heart attack; in the Provençal village of Forcalquier. Partially crippled by arthritis for the past 15 years, Dufy never let pain or gloom color his work. He was famed chiefly for lighthearted, bright-hued racing and yachting scenes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Mar. 30, 1953 | 3/30/1953 | See Source »

...grenades. The fight went on behind the cactus hedges and straw huts, with fanatical young Communists in brown homespun clothing shouting "La dai" (Come and get us). The legionnaires got them. On the river, naval units sank six barges full of Viet Minh soldiers and equipment. Four-star General Raoul Sa-lan, who has been consistently chipper, even on the eve of past setbacks, boasted: "The future of our military actions is now secured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Victory Is Where You Make It | 1/5/1953 | See Source »

...French Union forces had lost 200 dead, and the Communists more than 500. The French claimed a victory, but it was at most an inconclusive one. Sad-eyed General Raoul Salan was convinced that even if the airstrip became unusable, the French could still supply Nasan's defenders indefinitely by airdrop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF INDO-CHINA: Siege of Nasan | 12/15/1952 | See Source »

...RAOUL CLOUTHIER...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 17, 1952 | 11/17/1952 | See Source »

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