FOREIGN OFFICE FILES: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Series Two: Vietnam, 1959-1975
(Public Record Office Classes FO 371 and FCO 15: South East Asian Department)

Part 5: Vietnam, 1964-1966
(PRO Class FO 371/175464-175545, 180510-180643, and 186279-186419)

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Vietnam - 1964

FO 371/175464 Correspondence concerning political situation in South Vietnam
FO 371/175465 Annual Review for 1963
FO 371/175466 Reporting procedures from North Vietnam
FO 371/175467 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/175468 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/175469 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 3)

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FO 371/175470 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 4)
FO 371/175471 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 5)
FO 371/175472 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 6)

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FO 371/175473 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 7)
FO 371/175474 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 8)
FO 371/175475 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 9)
FO 371/175476 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 10)
FO 371/175477 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 11)
FO 371/175478 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 12)

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FO 371/175479 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 13)
FO 371/175480 Internal political scene in North Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/175481 Internal political scene in North Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/175482 British Advisory Mission (BRIAM) (Folder 1)

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FO 371/175483 British Advisory Mission (BRIAM) (Folder 2)
FO 371/175484 British Advisory Mission (BRIAM) (Folder 3)
FO 371/175485 Foreign policy of South Vietnam
FO 371/175486 Foreign policy of North Vietnam
FO 371/175487 Political relations: China

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FO 371/175488 Political relations: France
FO 371/175489 Political relations: FRG
FO 371/175490 Political relations: Japan
FO 371/175491 Political relations: Soviet Union
FO 371/175492 Political relations: Thailand
FO 371/175493 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/175494 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/175495 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 3)

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FO 371/175496 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 4)
FO 371/175497 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 5)
FO 371/175498 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 6)
FO 371/175499 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 7)
FO 371/175500 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 8)
FO 371/175501 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 9)
FO 371/175502 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 10)

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FO 371/175503 US policy in Vietnam (Folder 11)
FO 371/175504 Political relations: Indonesia
FO 371/175505 Political relations: North and South Vietnamese
FO 371/175506 Political relations: UK (Folder 1)
FO 371/175507 Political relations: UK (Folder 2)

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FO 371/175508 Political relations: UK (Folder 3)
FO 371/175509 Political relations: UK: North Vietnam
FO 371/175510 Political relations: Commonwealth
FO 371/175511 Political relations: International Control Commission (ICC) (Folder 1)
FO 371/175512 Political relations: International Control Commission (ICC) (Folder 2)

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FO 371/175513 Political relations: SEATO
FO 371/175514 Political relations: Financial assistance
FO 371/175515 Political relations: Military situation: North Vietnam's use of Laotian territory for supplying Viet Cong (Folder 1)
FO 371/175516 Political relations: Military situation: North Vietnam's use of Laotian territory for supplying Viet Cong (Folder 2)
This includes printed volume of Viet Cong violation of the 1962 Geneva Agreement on Laos, with maps and detailed accounts
FO 371/175517 Political relations: Military situation: North Vietnam's use of Laotian territory for supplying Viet Cong (Folder 3)
FO 371/175518 Political relations: Possible withdrawal of British Consulate-General, Hanoi
FO 371/175519 Economic development in North Vietnam
FO 371/175520 Hong Kong/North Vietnam trade
FO 371/175521 French commercial relations with North Vietnam

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FO 371/175522 UK economic assistance to South Vietnam
FO 371/175523 UK economic ties with North Vietnam
FO 371/175524 Request for British Army officer to accompany US Special Forces to Vietnam
FO 371/175525 Rumours of Chinese troops in North Vietnam
FO 371/175526 South Vietnamese armed forces
FO 371/175527 RAF staging facilities at Saigon
FO 371/175528 Territorial waters
FO 371/175529 Gulf of Tonkin incident
FO 371/175530 Agriculture
FO 371/175531 Navigation on Mekong River
FO 371/175532 Tourist tax and visas
FO 371/175533 Rules on visits to South Vietnam by members of HM forces
FO 371/175534 Police training and Adviser report
FO 371/175535 Press
FO 371/175536 Intelligence
FO 371/175537 Flood disaster

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FO 371/175538 Technical assistance
FO 371/175539 Religion in South Vietnam
FO 371/175540 Oxfam relief aid
FO 371/175541 South Vietnamese ambassador to London (Folder 1)
FO 371/175542 South Vietnamese ambassador to London (Folder 2)
FO 371/175543 Signed portrait of HM The Queen for General Minh
FO 371/175544 Tenth anniversary of Geneva Agreement on Indo-China
FO 371/175545 Publication of new maps on Vietnam

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Vietnam - 1965

FO 371/180510 Difficulties in Hanoi for HM Consulate General
FO 371/180511 Annual reviews for North and South Vietnam
FO 371/180512 Tour reports by members of HM Embassy Saigon
FO 371/180513 Internal political situation: Tran Van Huong and son seek asylum at HM Embassy (Folder 1)
FO 371/180514 Internal political situation: Tran Van Huong and son seek asylum at HM Embassy (Folder 2)
FO 371/180515 Internal political situation: Tran Van Huong and son seek asylum at HM Embassy (Folder 3)

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FO 371/180516 Internal political situation: Tran Van Huong and son seek asylum at HM Embassy (Folder 4)
FO 371/180517 Internal political situation: Tran Van Huong and son seek asylum at HM Embassy (Folder 5)
FO 371/180518 Internal political situation in North Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180519 Internal political situation in North Vietnam (Folder 2)

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FO 371/180520 British Advisory Mission (BRIAM)
FO 371/180521 Hill tribes
FO 371/180522 Foreign policy of South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180523 Foreign policy of South Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180524 Foreign policy of North Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180525 Foreign policy of North Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180526 Foreign policy of North Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/180527 Political relations: China (Folder 1)

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FO 371/180528 Political relations: China (Folder 2)
FO 371/180529 Political relations: UAR
FO 371/180530 Political relations: France
FO 371/180531 Political relations: Italy
FO 371/180532 Political relations: Japan
FO 371/180533 Political relations: Norway
FO 371/180534 Political relations: Soviet Union (Folder 1)
FO 371/180535 Political relations: Soviet Union (Folder 2)
FO 371/180536 Political relations: Soviet Union (Folder 3)

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FO 371/180537 Political relations: Thailand
FO 371/180538 Political relations: Sweden
FO 371/180539 US political relations (Folder 1)
FO 371/180540 US political relations (Folder 2)
FO 371/180541 US political relations (Folder 3)

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FO 371/180542 US political relations (Folder 4)
FO 371/180543 US political relations (Folder 5)
FO 371/180544 US political relations (Folder 6)

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FO 371/180545 US political relations (Folder 7)
FO 371/180546 US political relations (Folder 8)
FO 371/180547 US political relations (Folder 9)
FO 371/180548 Political relations: Poland
FO 371/180549 Political relations: Laos
FO 371/180550 Political relations: Canada
FO 371/180551 Political relations: Australia
FO 371/180552 Political relations: New Zealand
FO 371/180553 Political relations: Ghana
FO 371/180554 Political relations: Malaysia
FO 371/180555 Political relations: North/South relations

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FO 371/180556 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 1)
FO 371/180557 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 2)
FO 371/180558 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 3)

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FO 371/180559 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 4)
FO 371/180560 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 5)
FO 371/180561 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 6)
FO 371/180562 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 7)
FO 371/180563 UK/South Vietnam political relations (Folder 8)
FO 371/180564 Visit of Edward Heath MP to Saigon
FO 371/180565 Relations with Commonwealth

REEL 152

FO 371/180566 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180567 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180568 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/180569 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 4)
FO 371/180570 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 5)
FO 371/180571 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 6)

REEL 153

FO 371/180572 Commonwealth initiative on Vietnam (Folder 7)
FO 371/180573 International Control Commission (ICC) (Folder 1)
FO 371/180574 International Control Commission (ICC) (Folder 2)
FO 371/180575 International Control Commission (ICC) (Folder 3)
FO 371/180576 International Control Commission (ICC) (Folder 4)

REEL 154

FO 371/180577 SEATO and Vietnam
FO 371/180578 International aid to Vietnam
FO 371/180579 Multilateral discussions on Vietnam
FO 371/180580 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180581 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180582 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/180583 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 4)

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FO 371/180584 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 5)
FO 371/180585 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 6)
FO 371/180586 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 7)
FO 371/180587 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 8)
FO 371/180588 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 9)

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FO 371/180589 Proposed conference on Vietnam (Folder 10)
FO 371/180590 Military situation in South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180591 Military situation in South Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180592 Military situation in South Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/180593 Military situation in North Vietnam
FO 371/180594 US military action in North Vietnam (Folder 1)

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FO 371/180595 US military action in North Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180596 US military action in North Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/180597 Security of HM Consulate General: closure
FO 371/180598 Weekly situation reports
FO 371/180599 HM Embassy security
FO 371/180600 Economic situation: South Vietnam
FO 371/180601 Economic situation: North Vietnam
FO 371/180602 Economic situation: Exchange rates
FO 371/180603 Economic situation: Aid

REEL 158

FO 371/180604 Economic situation: North Vietnam foreign trade and possible blocking of ports by US
FO 371/180605 Economic situation: UK trade, economic and aid relations with South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180606 Economic situation: UK trade, economic and aid relations with South Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180607 Economic situation: UK trade, economic and aid relations with North Vietnam
FO 371/180608 Economic situation: Foreign military assistance to South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/180609 Economic situation: Foreign military assistance to South Vietnam (Folder 2)

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FO 371/180610 Economic situation: Foreign military assistance to South Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/180611 Economic situation: Foreign military assistance to North Vietnam
FO 371/180612 Differences within armed forces
FO 371/180613 ICC flights in Indo-China
FO 371/180614 Air raid precautions in Hanoi
FO 371/180615 Rice shortages in South Vietnam
FO 371/180616 Possible sale of civil aircraft to Air Vietnam
FO 371/180617 Possible purchase by US of hovercraft for use in South Vietnam
FO 371/180618 Disappearance of ICC flight over Laos
FO 371/180619 Control of shipping off Vietnam
FO 371/180620 Land reform
FO 371/180621 Shell Oil Company refinery project
FO 371/180622 US prisoners in North Vietnam
FO 371/180623 Political asylum: Tran Van Huong stay at HM Embassy (see also FO 371/180513)
FO 371/180624 Visits from North Vietnam

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FO 371/180625 Visits to Vietnam
FO 371/180626 Outward visits from Vietnam
FO 371/180627 Adverse Daily Mirror article on British police advisers in Vietnam
FO 371/180628 Comments on selected press reports on Vietnam war (Folder 1)
FO 371/180629 Comments on selected press reports on Vietnam war (Folder 2)
FO 371/180630 Aid for flood victims in South Vietnam
FO 371/180631 Red Cross activities in Vietnam
FO 371/180632 Religion
FO 371/180633 Medical aid
FO 371/180634 War refugees
FO 371/180635 Help for children orphaned by Vietnam war
FO 371/180636 Status of HM Consulate General, Hanoi
FO 371/180637 Diplomatic representation abroad
FO 371/180638 Consular assistance to Spanish ex-legionnaires in North Vietnam
FO 371/180639 National day celebrations
FO 371/180640 Town plan of Hanoi
FO 371/180641 UN discussions on Vietnam (Folder 1)

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FO 371/180642 UN discussions on Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/180643 UN discussions on Vietnam (Folder 3)
This file includes proposals by UN Secretary General on the situation in Vietnam.

Vietnam - 1966

FO 371/186279 Annual review for 1965
FO 371/186280 Viet Cong leadership [File Retained by Department under Section 3.4]
FO 371/186281 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/186282 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/186283 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/186284 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 4)

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FO 371/186285 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 5)
FO 371/186286 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 6)
FO 371/186287 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 7)
FO 371/186288 Internal political situation in South Vietnam (Folder 8)
FO 371/186289 Internal political situation in North Vietnam

REEL 163

FO 371/186290 Police advisors
FO 371/186291 Revolt at Phu Thien by rebels
FO 371/186292 Foreign policy (Folder 1)
FO 371/186293 Foreign policy (Folder 2)
FO 371/186294 Foreign policy (Folder 3)
FO 371/186295 Foreign policy (Folder 4)
FO 371/186296 Political relations: Bulgaria
FO 371/186297 Political relations: China (Folder 1)

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FO 371/186298 Political relations: China (Folder 2)
FO 371/186299 Political relations: Cuba
FO 371/186300 Political relations: Denmark
FO 371/186301 Political relations: Egypt
FO 371/186302 Political relations: France
FO 371/186303 Political relations: FRG and GDR
FO 371/186304 Political relations: Italy
FO 371/186305 Political relations: Japan
FO 371/186306 Political relations: Norway
FO 371/186307 Political relations: Soviet Union (Folder 1)
FO 371/186308 Political relations: Soviet Union (Folder 2)
FO 371/186309 Political relations: Thailand
FO 371/186310 Political relations: Sweden

REEL 165

FO 371/186311 Political relations: US (Folder 1)
FO 371/186312 Political relations: US (Folder 2)
FO 371/186313 Political relations: US (Folder 3)

REEL 166

FO 371/186314 Political relations: Israel
FO 371/186315 Political relations: Poland
FO 371/186316 Political relations: Finland
FO 371/186317 Political relations: Indonesia
FO 371/186318 Political relations: Algeria
FO 371/186319 Political relations: Burma
FO 371/186320 Political relations: Mongolia
FO 371/186321 Political relations: Canada
FO 371/186322 Political relations: Australia
FO 371/186323 Political relations: New Zealand
FO 371/186324 Political relations: India
FO 371/186325 Political relations: Ceylon
FO 371/186326 Political relations: Ghana
FO 371/186327 Political relations: Malaya
FO 371/186328 Political relations: UK (Folder 1)
FO 371/186329 Political relations: UK (Folder 2)
FO 371/186330 Political relations: UK (Folder 3)

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FO 371/186331 Political relations: UK (Folder 4)
FO 371/186332 Political relations: UK (Folder 5)
FO 371/186333 Political relations: Visit by Edward Heath MP to South Vietnam
FO 371/186334 Political relations: Commonwealth countries
FO 371/186335 Political relations: International Control Commission
FO 371/186336 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/186337 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 2)

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FO 371/186338 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 3)
FO 371/186339 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 4)
FO 371/186340 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 5)

REEL 169

FO 371/186341 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 6)
FO 371/186342 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 7)
FO 371/186343 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 8)
FO 371/186344 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 9)

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FO 371/186345 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 10)
FO 371/186346 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 11)
FO 371/186347 Peace moves and US bombing of North Vietnam (Folder 12)
FO 371/186348 Geneva Convention
FO 371/186349 Peace moves
FO 371/186350 Military situation (Folder 1)
FO 371/186351 Military situation (Folder 2)

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FO 371/186352 Military situation (Folder 3)
FO 371/186353 US bombing of Hanoi (Folder 1)
FO 371/186354 US bombing of Hanoi (Folder 2)
FO 371/186355 Evacuation of Hanoi
FO 371/186356 Cuban volunteers for North Vietnam
FO 371/186357 Economy
FO 371/186358 Budget
FO 371/186359 Communist aid to North Vietnam
FO 371/186360 Commercial relations: North Vietnam and China
FO 371/186361 Commercial relations: FRG: hospital ship
FO 371/186362 Commercial relations: North Vietnam and Soviet Union
FO 371/186363 Commercial relations: US and South Vietnam
FO 371/186364 Commercial relations: North Vietnam and Mongolia
FO 371/186365 Commercial relations: North Vietnam and Hong Kong
FO 371/186366 Commercial relations: UK and South Vietnam (Folder 1)
FO 371/186367 Commercial relations: UK and South Vietnam (Folder 2)
FO 371/186368 Smuggling
FO 371/186369 UK mercenary force and US use of gas (Folder 1)

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FO 371/186370 UK mercenary force and US use of gas (Folder 2)
FO 371/186371 Export of military equipment
FO 371/186372 Trade visits to South Vietnam
FO 371/186373 US activities in South Vietnam
FO 371/186374 Aviation
FO 371/186375 ICC flights
FO 371/186376 Nuclear weapons treaty
FO 371/186377 Chinese aid to farms in North Vietnam
FO 371/186378 Living conditions in North Vietnam
FO 371/186379 Civil aviation
FO 371/186380 Hovercraft in Mekong Delta
FO 371/186381 Shipping (Folder 1)
FO 371/186382 Shipping (Folder 2)

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FO 371/186383 Shipping (Folder 3)
FO 371/186384 Media reports on conflict in South Vietnam
FO 371/186385 Problems at diplomatic missions
FO 371/186386 Air attack on power station
FO 371/186387 Prisoners of war
FO 371/186388 Political asylum
FO 371/186389 Visas
FO 371/186390 South Vietnam: visits by VIPs
FO 371/186391 Visitors from South Vietnam
FO 371/186392 Police training
FO 371/186393 US diplomatic policy in Vietnam
FO 371/186394 Atrocities
FO 371/186395 Information on South Vietnam

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FO 371/186396 Information on North Vietnam
FO 371/186397 Charity work and organisations
FO 371/186398 RAF relief supplies
FO 371/186399 Red Cross activities
FO 371/186400 Hue University
FO 371/186401 Religion
FO 371/186402 UK medical assistance
FO 371/186403 Sport
FO 371/186404 Refugees
FO 371/186405 South Vietnamese children to be brought to UK
FO 371/186406 South Vietnamese exhibition in London
FO 371/186407 HM diplomatic representation
FO 371/186408 Future of HM Consul-General in Hanoi
FO 371/186409 Diplomatic representation in Hanoi
FO 371/186410 South Vietnamese diplomatic representation abroad
FO 371/186411 Staffing of HM Embassy, Saigon
FO 371/186412 Spanish nationals
FO 371/186413 National celebrations
FO 371/186414 Assistance to South Vietnam
FO 371/186415 Abuse of UN flag
FO 371/186416 Labour problems
FO 371/186417 Brief for Permanent Under Secretary on Vietnam for lecture at Durham University
FO 371/186418 United Nations (Folder 1)
FO 371/186419 United Nations (Folder 2)