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forces should only be utilized with French consent.


 * Defense, CIA

(6). The U.S. should support when appropriate any Asian-inspired development of regional or area organizations, conferences, and agreements and should seek unobtrusively to promote such inter-Asian rapport.


 * State, USIA, CIA, FOA, Defense

(7) With respect to Malaya, Burma, and Thailand, the U.S. should seek UK agreement to measures designed to ensure the retention of these areas in the free world. A statement that any change in the present security status of these areas would be considered a fundamental threat to US-UK interests in the area might be appropriate.


 * Defense, State, CIA, USIA

(8) The U.S. should, largely through covert means, take steps:

. To promote and support energetic, able and honest indigenous anti-Communist leaders in Southeast Asia in order to provide ,ore effective government in the area.

. To exploit opportunities to strengthen western-oriented anti-Communist political parties and other influential indigenous groups in Southeast Asia.


 * CIA

(1) The U.S. should be prepared, as in Korea, to underwrite the economic potential of the Associated States in the event of a satisfactory solution in that area statement to this effect at the present time might have a favorable effect on the Geneva Conference.

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 * State, FOA