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FOREIGN SERVICE DESPATCH
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON
1959
November 7, 1953
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REF : CA 581, August 7, 1953
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SUBJECT:
Visit of Vice President Nixon to Indochina
The Vice President of the United States arrived in Indochina on October 30.
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received the Vice Presidential party at the airport of Siem Reap in Cambodia
and accompanied the Vice President to an audience with His Majesty, King
Norodom Sihanouk. We found the King in a somewhat emotional state of mind,
characteristic during the last six months. He appeared somewhat nervous and
ill at ease at receiving so distinguished a visitor. However, he did not
criticize the French nor, indeed, did he refer to Franco-Khmer relations.
Likewise the King refrained from demanding, as had his Prime Minister with
previous senatorial visitors, that U.S. military end item assistance be handed
over directly to the Cambodian army.
The remainder of the program in Cambodia was carried out as set forth in
the enclosed copy of Vice President Nixon's itinerary in Indochina. During
interviews on the morning of October 31 with the Prime Minister, Penn Nouth, and
with High Commissioner Risterucci, who was accompanied by General de Langlade,
the Vice President had an opportunity to hear both sides of the case governing
the present relationships of Cambodia and France. On the whole, both the Prime
Minister and the representatives of the French Government were moderate in their
expressions and the interviews passed off pleasantly.
Vice President Nixon and his party arrived in Saigon on October 31 accom-
panied by myself and Mrs. Heath; the Control Officer, Mr. McClintock, and
Mrs. McClintock. He was met at the airport by the Prime Minister, Mr. Tam, and
by General Henri Navarre, acting in the dual capacity as Commander-in-Chief in
Indochina and as Acting Commissioner General in the absence of Ambassador Dejean,
who returned from France on November 2 for the express purpose of entertaining
the Vice President at luncheon that day.
The program in Vietnam was carried out on schedule as indicated in the
itinerary, with the exception that on the insistance of Bao Dai, who had
retreated to his villa in Dalat, a dinner was arranged in honor of the Vice
President for Sunday evening, November 1.
As reported in Embassy despatch 181 of November 2g Bao Dai granted an
audience to Mr. Nixon lasting over an hours and after a dinner which was
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