what is clear is that Dulles, on May 11, cabled conditions for U.S. intervention to Ambassador Douglas Dillon in Paris, who waited until after Laniel survived his vote of confidence to deliver them on May 14. The request must have the backing of the National Assembly, Dulles asserted, and must be addressed to other countries as well. The French troop level in Indochina must be maintained, and agreement must be reached on the training of Vietnamese troops and the nature of the command structure for joint intervention. Finally, the secretary of state maintained, the French government was
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