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Personnel with the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group correspond with personnel in the International Cooperation Administration intermittently from December, 1956 to November, 1961. All of the brief correspondences deal with transportation and travel arrangements or expenses.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 06 December 12 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Travel, Japan-Philippines, Study Trip to, Observations on n.d
Document Item Number: 6-20-12CC-116-UA2-9-5-5_003697
[Number of Pages: 11]
Four drafts are made of a report on the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group and the Vietnamese government's recent field administration study trip to Japan and the Philippines.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 0 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Travel, Japan-Philippines, Study Trip to, Reports and Materials on n.d
Document Item Number: 6-20-12D0-116-UA2-9-5-5_003701
[Number of Pages: 17]
Tam writes a summary of the recent study trip to Japan and the Philippines with information on the trip's purpose, main observations, comparisons with Vietnam, and proposals.
Author(s): M. Tam
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 12]
A "Work Plan and Statement of Philosophy for In-Service Training" is written by Frederic Wickert of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group. Wickert discusses the background and definition of in-service training, and why it is needed in Vietnam.
Author(s): Wickert, Frederic R.
Item Creation Date: 03 October 10 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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MSU Correspondence, American Personnel Evaluation Forms, 102 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-1382-116-UA2-9-5-5_003878
[Number of Pages: 12]
Personnel with the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group correspond concerning a questionnaire for personnel evaluations. The evaluation form is attached.
Author(s): Dorsey, John T.
Item Creation Date: 24 February 2 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Contractual Amendments, MSU, ICA, GVN contracts, Amendments, 108 1955-1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-138E-116-UA2-9-5-5_003890
[Number of Pages: 9]
A final version is made of the amendments to the contract between the U.S. government, the International Cooperation Administration, and Michigan State University.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 0 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Interview with Wesley Fishel, 1965
Document Item Number: 6-20-226-116-UA17-95_001066
[Number of Pages: 10]
An unknown person interviewed Wesley Fishel in regards to the Buddhists uprisings in Vietnam.
Author(s): Unknown
Item Creation Date: 0 1965
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 05 Jun 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
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[Number of Pages: 7]
Kenneth T. Young Jr. wrote about the need for Vietnam and Southeast to adopt a new structure as their current ones crumble.
Author(s): Young Jr, Kenneth T
Item Creation Date: 02 December 12 1965
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 6]
The executive committee of the American Friends of Vietnam drafted an outline for new policies in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
Author(s): The American Friends of Vietnam
Item Creation Date: 15 November 11 1964
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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A Statement by Ambassador Pham Dang Lam, 26 June 1969
Document Item Number: 6-20-247-116-UA17-95_001089
[Number of Pages: 14]
On june 26, 1969 at the 23th plenary session of the Paris meetings, Ambassador Pham Dang Lam made a statement in regards to communism. This text is an informal translation from the Vietnamese text.
Author(s): Pham Dang Lam
Item Creation Date: 26 June 6 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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A Statement by Pham Dang Lam, 14 August 1969
Document Item Number: 6-20-248-116-UA17-95_001090
[Number of Pages: 16]
On August 14, 1969 Ambassador Pham Dang Lam made a statement at the 30th Plenary Session of the Paris Meetings. His statement was in regards to the progress of Vietnam in relation to the two sides of Vietnam, the North and the South.
Author(s): Pham Dang Lam
Item Creation Date: 14 August 8 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
Chief Ralph Turner of the Police Administration Division forwards to Arthur Brandstatter a recent article from Time which inaccurately tells of the dire security situation in Saigon and the whole of Vietnam.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 24 May 5 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
E. H. Adkins writes a report by the title, "An Idea for a Foreign Police Academy." In his statement, Adkins gives a brief history of the international origins and development of the Participant Training Program. He then explains the program's institution and applications in Vietnam and through Michigan State University. Adkins' final proposal is for the establishment of permanent worldwide Foreign Police Academies.
Author(s): Adkins, E. H.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Monthly Report of the Michigan State University Group, September 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-145-116-UA17-95_000328
[Number of Pages: 9]
A report sent from Dr. Wesley Fishel to Michigan State University describing the activities of each division of the Michigan State University Advisory Group for September 1957.
Author(s): Fishel, Wesley
Item Creation Date: 11 September 9 1957
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
Professor Ralph Turner sends to E. Adkins a list of, "suggested information for inclusion in final report" of the projects of the MSUG Police Administration Division for the time from 1955 - 1962.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph F.
Item Creation Date: 02 April 4 1962
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
A monthly activity report is submitted by the MSUG Police Administration Division for September, 1956. The report gives a summary of the major progresses in the division, and also has individual reports for the sections of training, films, upcoming projects, the Civil Guard, the Municipal Police, the Identification and Crime Detection unit, the fingerprint section, the National Police Academy, and the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation.
Author(s): Shelby, Gilbert
Item Creation Date: September 9 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Staff Members, Correspondence, Etc., Misc., June to July 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1487-116-UA2-9-5-5_004132
[Number of Pages: 12]
Personnel with the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group's Police Administration Division correspond intermittently in June and July, 1957 to discuss the enrollment of students for the Participant Training Program. They discuss courses, housing, financing, field work, English language training, and scheduling.
Author(s): Brandstatter, Arthur F.
Item Creation Date: 06 June 6 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Staff Members, Correspondence, Etc., Misc., 120 1957-1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-1490-116-UA2-9-5-5_004141
[Number of Pages: 8]
Chief Advisor Howard Hoyt of the MSUG Police Administration Division corresponds briefly with Arthur Kimberling, acting chief of the ICA's Civil Police Administration Division. Hoyt writes to discuss a recent remark made by Byron Engle that numerous reports from the division were missing, and he outlines, "...some facts, dates and communication numbers."
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 08 April 4 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 9]
The Coordinator, Stanley Sheinbaum, and the Chief Advisor, Ralph Smuckler, for the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group correspond from November to December, 1958. They discuss visiting personnel and officials, MSU's future role in the police program, and the need for additional training personnel.
Author(s): Smuckler, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 10 November 11 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 9]
Police Administration Division personnel Arthur Brandstatter, Ralph Smuckler, and Howard Hoyt share correspondence from mid February to early March, 1959. The subject of their correspondence is police staffing, Howard Hoyt's role in the police program, and the development of the program. A list is included of personnel in the division and their effective date, termination date, and estimated departure.
Author(s): Brandstatter, Arthur F.
Item Creation Date: 14 February 2 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, January to March 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-14C0-116-UA2-9-5-5_004189
[Number of Pages: 15]
Deputy Advisor for the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group's Police Administration Division Howard Hoyt and other MSUG personnel submit monthly reports to the Chief Advisor from January to March, 1956. The reports discuss progress in the Identification Bureau and the fingerprint division, the Clearing House, Civil Guard administration and training, general training courses and progress, breakdown of section responsibilities and finances, equipment needs, ongoing studies and reviews, traffic reforms, administration at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation, visiting officials and personnel, and general administration.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 31 January 1 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, April to July 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-14C1-116-UA2-9-5-5_004190
[Number of Pages: 10]
Deputy Advisor for the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group's Police Administration Division Howard Hoyt and other MSUG personnel submit monthly reports to the Chief Advisor from April to July, 1956. The reports discuss recent conferences, equipment and construction needs, general training courses and progress of units, ongoing studies and reviews, Civil Guard administration and training, brief law enforcement situations, progress in the Identification Bureau and the fingerprint division, traffic reforms, visiting officials and personnel, administration at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation, and general administration.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: April 4 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, October 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-14CD-116-UA2-9-5-5_004202
[Number of Pages: 12]
A monthly report is submitted from the MSUG Police Administration Division to the Chief Advisor for October, 1957. The report discusses Civil Guard administration and training, administration at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation and the Municipal police, ongoing studies and reviews, visiting personnel and officials, equipment and building needs, equipment installations, personnel recruitment and placements, general training courses and progress of units, field trips and inspections, traffic reforms, progress in the Identification Bureau and the fingerprint division, and general administration.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 31 October 10 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, July to August 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-14D5-116-UA2-9-5-5_004210
[Number of Pages: 13]
Monthly reports are submitted from the MSUG Police Administration Division to the Chief Advisor for July and August, 1958. The reports discuss progress in the Participant Training Program, Civil Guard administration and training, administration at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation and the Municipal police, ongoing studies, reports, and reviews, visiting personnel and officials, equipment and building needs, personnel recruitment and placements, general training courses and progress of units, field trips and inspections, opening of the National Police Academy, progress in the fingerprint division, and general administration.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: July 7 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Monthly Report to Chief Advisor, December 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-14ED-116-UA2-9-5-5_004234
[Number of Pages: 10]
A monthly report is submitted from the MSUG Police Administration Division to the Chief Advisor for December, 1961. The report discusses visiting personnel, field trips and inventories, administration and training at the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation and the Municipal police, equipment and building construction needs, progress in the fingerprint division and at the Identification Bureau, and general administration.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: December 12 1961
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, PAD, Chief Advisor, Correspondence, January to March, 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-1509-116-UA2-9-5-5_004261
[Number of Pages: 9]
Chief Howard Hoyt of the MSUG Police Administration Division sends regular updates on the division to Chief Advisor Howard Hoyt from early January to mid March, 1956. The reports include information on problems of police administration development, a meeting with General Nguyen Ngoc Le and another with Joe Starr, police equipment orders, and objectives for the division in 1956.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 04 January 1 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 21]
The Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group makes a report of the self-defense corps in the southern region, the PMS, and the central region of Vietnam. The report includes a summary of their findings concerning equipment, training, personnel, and public opinion of the corps.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 31 October 10 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, Owens Case, 156 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-1537-116-UA2-9-5-5_004307
[Number of Pages: 17]
Chief Police Advisor Ralph Turner writes a report on the death of Dolph Owens.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph F.
Item Creation Date: 21 November 11 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Binh Thuan, 157.1 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1546-116-UA2-9-5-5_004322
[Number of Pages: 8]
A report is made following a survey trip around Binh Thuan province, documenting agriculture and agrarian reform, traffic and transportation issues, population sizes and demographics, and some brief local histories.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Personnel with the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group make a field trip tour from Saigon to Quan Tri, through Bien Hoa, Phan Thiet, Phan Rang, Nha Trang, Tuy Hoa, Qui Nhon, Quang Ngai, Tourane, and Hue. The report discusses general local administration of security and public services, as well as road conditions and geography.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Dinh Tuong, 157.1 1957-1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-1578-116-UA2-9-5-5_004372
[Number of Pages: 8]
Head of the Civil Guard Section Everett Updike writes a report following a field trip to survey the Civil Guard headquarters.
Author(s): Updike, Everett
Item Creation Date: 14 November 11 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 14]
A report is written on the Highlands of South Vietnam, with information on general geographic and population numbers, brief historical background, "ethnologic" background, local languages, traditions, and beliefs, and economic data. A hand-sketched map of the area is included.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Article about Vietnamese Country Life, 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-15D3-116-UA17-149_000047

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[Number of Pages: 4]
A piece is written by Dr. Nguyen Dinh Hoa on "Vietnamese Country Life," discussing things such as diet, dwellings, clothing, and entertainment.
Author(s): Nguyen Dinh Hoa
Item Creation Date: March 1958
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Article: The Vietnamese Diet by Nguyen Cuu Giang
Document Item Number: 6-20-15E8-116-UA17-149_000068
[Number of Pages: 4]
Author(s): Nguyen Cuu Giang
Item Creation Date: June 1962
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 4]
Associate Professor of Politics Milton Sacks writes a review of Arthur Schlesinger's, "Containment in the Polycentrist Sixties: The Bitter Heritage, Vietnam and American Democracy 1941-1966."
Author(s): Sacks, Milton
Item Creation Date: 08 May 1967
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 6]
A piece is written by Bill Surface by the title, "Let's Stop Crucifying the CIA."
Author(s): Surface, Bill
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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MSUG Police Program, Police Administration Division, Civil Guard, November, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-164C-116-UA17-149_000163
[Number of Pages: 12]
A report is made on schools within the Civil Guard and their locations and the numbers trained. MSUG's role is also clarified for each school. The courses listed are the Cat Lo Basic Military Training school, the High Officers' School, Quang Trung, English training, provincial training schools, the National Police Academy, the Commissioned Officers' School, firearms instructions, riot instruction, photographers' school, driver instructor training, fingerprint schools, In-Service Municipal training, and audio visual training.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: November 11 1958
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
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[Number of Pages: 11]
Student Nguyen Van Tanh of the National Institute of Administration’s Participant Training Program sends a series of reports to the International Cooperation Administration covering their itinerary and visits while studying in the U.S.
Author(s): Nguyen Van Tanh
Item Creation Date: 22 February 2 1959
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 15]
MSUG police advisor Charles Sloane writes a piece on the "Surete or VBI and Municipal Police in Brief", which documents their history, organization, and functions in Vietnam.
Author(s): Sloane, Charles
Item Creation Date: 02 February 2 1960
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 11]
MSUG advisor Ralph Turner sends a section of suggested information for inclusion in the final report on the activities of the Police Administration Division of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group in Vietnam to E. H. Adkins.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph
Item Creation Date: March 3 1962
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
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Faculty Wife's Role Leads Her to Saigon, January 13, 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1887-116-UA17-234_000001
[Number of Pages: 1]
Milwaukee Journal author Jane M. Farley writes an article about Mrs. Ralph Smuckler and her experiences traveling to Vietnam with her husband, MSUG employee Ralph Smuckler. The piece discusses Mrs. Smuckler's preparations before leaving the U.S., how she adjusted to life in Saigon, and the associations she made while in the country.
Author(s): Farley, Jane M.
Item Creation Date: 13 January 1 1957
Collection: Ralph H. Smuckler Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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The Michigan State University Group: Its Status and Prospects, 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1896-116-UA17-234_000005
[Number of Pages: 1]
A report is created by Wesley Fishel concerning the status and administration of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group. Fishel discusses their technical specifications in terms of funding and personnel, as well as their rapport among other American groups in Vietnam. He gives a history of MSU-Vietnamese relations and the development of the program, and also discusses relations with Vietnamese government officials and the future need for MSU involvement in Vietnam. Fishel goes into great depth about issues between the MSUG and USOM's director Leland Barrows.
Author(s): Fishel, Wesley
Item Creation Date: 0 1957
Collection: Ralph H. Smuckler Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 8]
Following the publication of a condemning article on Michigan State University's involvement in Vietnam in Ramparts magazine by former MSUG Coordinator Stanley Sheinbaum, Warren Hinckle, Robert Scheer, and Sol Stern, MSUG coordinator Ralph Smuckler releases a memorandum correcting 53 errors of fact in the article.
Author(s): Smuckler, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 0 1966
Collection: Ralph H. Smuckler Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Memorandum from George C. Denny Jr. to the Acting Secretary, 1 July 1963
Document Item Number: 6-20-18C-116-UA17-95_000426
[Number of Pages: 8]
This document contains an unclassified memo from the Department of State: Bureau of Intelligence and Research. The memo concerns the Strategic Hamlet program: its purpose, history, and effects on rural South Vietnamese political and social life.
Author(s): C. Denny Jr, George
Item Creation Date: 01 July 7 1963
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 7]
Lloyd Musolf, Chief Advisor to the Michigan State University Group (MSUG) reports to Ruben Austin, MSUG Coordinator, about strained relations between the MSUG and the United States Operations Mission (USOM). Austin shares this memo, and a June 17, 1960 memo regarding the replacement of Vietnam Project instructor Jerome Hemmye and difficulties that occurred with the International Cooperation Administration (ICA) while recruiting Hemmye's replacement, with MSU president Hannah.
Author(s): Musolf, Lloyd D.
Item Creation Date: 16 June 1960
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
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Social Welfare Activities in Viet Nam: Speech by Harry F. W. Edward, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-19C5-116-UA17-95_001506
[Number of Pages: 11]
Harry Edward addresses the American Friends of Vietnam on the subject of social welfare activities. Topics include the proposed establishment of a Center for the Education of "Abnormal Children" (mentally disabled, deaf, and mute). Edward addresses issues with providing aid to social welfare, including increasing demands for services, lack of competent staffing, and budget difficulties.
Author(s): Edward, Harry F.W.
Item Creation Date: 0 1959
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Regulations Governing Communal Land in the Republic of Vietnam, November 1967
Document Item Number: 6-20-19E4-116-UA17-95_001537
[Number of Pages: 12]
A document created in late 1967 by the staff of the Special Assistant to the Director for Land Reform in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Vietnam. This document contains circulars regarding allocation of communal land, and the allocation for rent of communal land instead of bidding procedures.
Author(s): Office of the Special Assistant to the Director for Land Reform, United States Agency for International Development
Item Creation Date: November 11 1967
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 9]
A list of reference materials added in July 1968 to the Vietnam Research and Evaluation Information Center, sent from the Agency for International Development (AID) in Washington, D.C., to AID in Saigon. Topics of the materials include agriculture, development programs, economy, education, and bibliographies (among others).
Author(s): Piper, Carol
Item Creation Date: 29 August 8 1968
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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[Number of Pages: 10]
A monthly list of print materials acquired by the Research, Evaluation and Information Retrieval Staff of the Vietnam Research and Evaluation Information Center.
Author(s): Piper, Carol
Item Creation Date: May 5 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 12]
A monthly list of print materials acquired by the Research, Evaluation and Information Retrieval Staff of the Vietnam Research and Evaluation Information Center. Two appendices, a list of selected studies on development assistance, and a table on the AID Central Research Program and its effects from January 1962 through June 1969, are included. A record of receipts and uses of the print materials is at the end.
Author(s): Piper, Carol
Item Creation Date: October 10 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 9]
The second in a series of agricultural production memos addressing land reform. This memo provides a review of land reform programs, with subjects including the current land tenure situation, government land reform efforts, the regulation of tenant-landlord relationships, government land acquisition, the sale of public-owned land to tenant farmers, the voluntary purchase program, and U.S. support for land reform.
Author(s): Huffman, Gerald H.
Item Creation Date: 07 March 3 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 18]
A list of print materials in English, Vietnamese, and French, for the Vietnam Research and Evaluation Reference Center. Topics include agriculture, economics, education, general, health, industry, labor, logistics, public administration, reference, revolutionary development, statistics, and urban housing.
Author(s): Agency for International Development
Item Creation Date: July 7 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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South Vietnam Province and District Officials, January 1965
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A52-116-UA17-95_001643
[Number of Pages: 6]
A listing (as of January 21, 1965) of Province and District Officials in South Vietnam. Provinces are listed alphabetically, and districts are alphabetical within each province.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: January 1 1965
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Summer Youth Program, July 30, 1965
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A62-116-UA17-95_001657
[Number of Pages: 9]
A weekly report from the United States Operations Mission (USOM) Saigon on the 1965 Summer Youth Program (SYP) in Vietnam indicates that an attempt to send Saigon students of the SYP into rural areas was largely unsuccessful. However, projects have continued to develop, and student participation has increased. The report also covers SYP sponsorship, tour information for an SYP musical/cultural group (encouraged by American folk singer Steve Addis), and so on. Status indications for SYP province committees are included at the end of the report.
Author(s): Killen, James S. Hare, P.J. Wilson, Samuel V.
Item Creation Date: 30 July 7 1965
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Information Office Roster, August 1967
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A6E-116-UA17-95_001669
[Number of Pages: 12]
A listing of information officers from various branches of military personnel, from the Special Projects Division of the United States Operations Mission (USOM).
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: August 8 1967
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 20]
This document contains a pamphlet that has an arrangement of extracts from speeches made by President Ngo Dinh Diem as of October 1957.
Author(s): Press Office of the Republic of Vietnam
Item Creation Date: October 10 1957
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Letter from Wesley Fishel to Ngo Dinh Diem, December 30, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-2-116-UA17.95_000001v2
[Number of Pages: 5]
Wesley Fishel writes to Ngo Dinh Diem on December 30, 1958 to advise Diem the types of assistance he should request from the Ford Foundation. Fishel lists the possible fields of interest for assistance: the University of Saigon, programs of teacher-training, long-range economic plans, experimental agriculture, training for managers, a community development program, and educational reform. Fishel also expresses concern over issues with the intelligentsia and villages, and provides Diem with historical models of effective governance.
Author(s): Fishel, Wesley R.
Item Creation Date: 30 December 12 1958
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Vietnamese Women's Day Address by Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, 26 March 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-20E-116-UA17-95_001042
[Number of Pages: 5]
On March 22, 1961 Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu made an address in honor of Vietnam's Women's Day. This document provides a transcript of the speech.
Author(s): Vietnam Press
Item Creation Date: 26 March 3 1961
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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A Letter from Nguyen Dien to Wesley Fishel, 4 March, 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-27A-116-UA17-95_001133
[Number of Pages: 12]
Nguyen Dien wrote to Wesley Fishel in regards to a paper that Nguyen Dien had been working on. He attached selected chapters from the paper for Wesley Fishel to read and give his opinion to Nguyen Dien.
Author(s): Nguyen Dien
Item Creation Date: 04 March 3 1956
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Report of Survey of the Binh Duong Province of South Vietnam, 11 May 1967
Document Item Number: 6-20-297-116-UA17-95_001160
[Number of Pages: 8]
A report of survey at the Binh Nham village at the Binh hamlet of the Lai Thieu district of the Binh Duong province of South Vietnam. The report has includes specific statistics to the region.
Author(s): Rural Technical Team
Item Creation Date: 10 May 5 1967
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Report on the Officialization of Civic Action, Undated
Document Item Number: 6-20-2F9-116-UA2-9-5-5_000047
[Number of Pages: 11]
A report on civic action from the Special Commissioner, Kieu Cong Cung. The report discusses the deteriorating conditions of rural life in South Vietnam after the Geneva Agreement.
Author(s): Kieu Cong Cung
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Monthly Reports from Milton C. Taylor, January 1959-June 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-36B-116-UA2-9-5-5_000155
[Number of Pages: 24]
Monthly reports from the taxation specialist of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory group, Milton C. Taylor. These monthly reports are from January 1959 to June 1960. Taylor wrote these monthly reports for the project entitled " Tax and Administration in Vietnam; A Critical Assessment with Recommendations".
Author(s): Taylor, Milton C.
Item Creation Date: January 1 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 11]
A circular from the president of South Vietnam in regards to the execution of the national budget starting with the financial year of 1956
Author(s): Ngo Dinh Diem
Item Creation Date: 24 December 12 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
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An Account of the events of 11-13 November, 1960, Ralph Turner
Document Item Number: 6-20-380-116-UA2-9-5-5_000176
[Number of Pages: 6]
Ralph Turner provides a narrative of the November 1960 coup d'etat in Saigon, South Vietnam.
Author(s): Turner, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 10 November 11 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Lam Le Trinh to Tran Van Truc, 22 August, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-3C8-116-UA2-9-5-5_000248
[Number of Pages: 11]
Lam Le Trinh wrote to Tran Van Truc in regards to the suggestions on establishing traffic police made by the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group. The suggestions from the group are enclosed with the letter in English and Vietnamese.
Author(s): Lam Le Trinh
Item Creation Date: 20 August 8 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 7]
A lecture giving an overview of the economic and fiscal aspects of the American budgetary support program.
Author(s): Unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 14]
A preliminary curriculum for the NIA to train executive personnel. The classes listed in the curriculum are administrative, financial, and economic.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 23 July 7 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 18]
A preliminary curriculum for the NIA to train executive personnel. The classes listed in the curriculum are administrative, financial, and economic.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 0 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 16]
An unidentified author reports on the lack of Masters programs in Vietnam and the steps that the National Institute of Administration should take in order to establish such a program.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 8]
An unidentified author reports on the English Language Training program at the National Institute of Administration. The review covers the courses given at various institutions and funding.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 28 July 7 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Nguyen-De to Wesley Fishel, 15 May, 1970
Document Item Number: 6-20-7A-116-UA17-95_000120
[Number of Pages: 9]
Nguyen-De urges a new assessment of the conditions of the war in Vietnam based on the situation in Cambodia, North Vietnamese failure to negotiate, and the roles of China and the U.S.S.R. A French copy of this letter follows.
Item Creation Date: 15 May 5 1970
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Instruction, Work Plan, Degree and Certificate, 1955
Document Item Number: 6-20-7B6-116-UA2-9-5-5_000959
[Number of Pages: 13]
A finalized report is published on the degree or certificate program at the National Institute of Administration, relating the progress and goals of the program, MSU's involvement, and organization of the school.
Author(s): Fox, Guy H.
Item Creation Date: 25 August 8 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 13]
Guy Fox, John Hunter, and John Dorsey publish a work plan for the degree or certificate program at the National Institute of Administration including objectives, priorities, personnel, budget, and implementation of the work plan.
Author(s): Fox, Guy H.
Item Creation Date: 25 August 8 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 10]
A report is published on the work program of the National Institute of Administration divisions. The report enumerates the objectives, accomplishments, projected programs, research, and library progress at the institute.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: March 3 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 16]
The National Institute of Administration submits a report on their activities from July of 1960 to July of 1961. Topics include the institute's documentation division, academic division, research and studies, and administration.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 14 November 11 1961
Collection: Vietnam Project
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National Institute of Administration (NIA), Reports, Evaluation, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-86A-116-UA2-9-5-5_001139
[Number of Pages: 10]
Lloyd Musolf forwards Guy Fox's answers to various questions about the National Institute of Administration, such as whether the institute is American or Vietnamese, Vietnamese response to American intervention, the future chances of the school, financial reimbursement, faculty effectiveness, and in-service training.
Author(s): Musolf, Lloyd D.
Item Creation Date: 25 April 4 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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National Institute of Administration (NIA), Reports, Evaluation, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-86B-116-UA2-9-5-5_001140
[Number of Pages: 11]
Lloyd Musolf forwards to James Hendry a report on the strengths and weaknesses of the National Institute of Administration. Student numbers, resources, and faculty are main topics of concern.
Author(s): Musolf, Lloyd D.
Item Creation Date: 10 May 5 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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National Institute of Administration (NIA), Reports, Evaluation, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-86C-116-UA2-9-5-5_001141
[Number of Pages: 10]
A report is made on the strengths and weaknesses of the National Institute of Administration. Student numbers, resources, and faculty are main topics of concern.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 12]
A report is published by the National Institute of Administration concerning visits to various divisions of administration, including institutes in Manilla Philippines.
Author(s): Nghiem Dang
Item Creation Date: 0 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 8]
Vu Quoc Thong delivers a speech at the National Institute of Administration.
Author(s): Vu Quoc Thong
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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National Institute of Administration (NIA), Misc. Material, 1957-1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-90A-116-UA2-9-5-5_001296
[Number of Pages: 7]
The National Institute of Administration gives a lecture on, "Economic and Fiscal Aspects of the American Budgetary Support Program."
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from John Dorsey to Charles Killingsworth, September 28, 1955
Document Item Number: 6-20-935-116-UA2-9-5-5_001339
[Number of Pages: 8]
John Dorsey writes to Professor Charles Killingsworth to update Killingsworth on scholarship students coming to Michigan State University and their schedules. Possible candidates are listed at the end.
Author(s): Dorsey, John T.
Item Creation Date: 28 September 9 1955
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 22]
Howard Waltman and Elsie Cunningham correspond from October 7 to December 9, 1958 on a number of topics. They discuss training programs for specific students, book orders, graduate programs, training field trips, funding, grading fairness, registration fees, and reports on activities.
Author(s): Waltman, Howard
Item Creation Date: 07 October 10 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Vietnam and The United States by Tran Van Chuong, undated
Document Item Number: 6-20-97-116-UA17-95_000151
[Number of Pages: 8]
This report documents the history of the relations between the United States and Vietnam. Chuong also explains the reasoning behind Vietnamese political and foreign relations with France, Japan, and China. Chuong includes the text of Emperor Bao Dai's message to President Truman on August 20, 1945.
Author(s): Tran Van Chuong
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Howard Waltman, April-June, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-974-116-UA2-9-5-5_001402
[Number of Pages: 25]
Elsie Cunningham and Howard Waltman correspond over the months from April to June, 1959 on a variety of issues in the Participant Training Program. They discuss recommendation letters, book orders, future participants, field trips for participants, travel plans, participant candidates and interviews, evaluation studies, and personal academic matters for current participants.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 07 April 4 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letter from Elsie Cunningham to Howard Waltman, September 15, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-977-116-UA2-9-5-5_001405
[Number of Pages: 13]
Elsie Cunningham writes to Howard Waltman with a list of training activities for the students in the Participant Training Program.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 15 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Correspondence between Le Dinh Chan and Elsie Cunningham, January-April, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-B4E-116-UA2-9-5-5_001789
[Number of Pages: 23]
Correspondence between Le Dinh Chan and Elsie Cunningham from January 30 to April 3, 1959 while Chan studies in the U.S. with the Vietnam Project Participant Training Program. They discuss visiting officials, travel plans, health issues bothering Chan, cancellation of some travel plans, and funding.
Author(s): Le Dinh Chan
Item Creation Date: 30 January 1 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 19]
Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and officials in Washington, D.C., Albany, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Willow Grove arranging for training opportunities for Vietnam Project participant Hoang Van Loc. Most of the offices contacted are involved in office administration and management.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 09 December 12 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letters from administrative assistant Elsie Cunningham for the Participant Training Program to officials in New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Louisville, Toronto, Lansing, Los Angeles, and Sacramento thanking them for their hospitality in hosting or training participant Nguyen Quang Quynh.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 31 August 8 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Correspondence between Ruben Austin, Judith Rathbun, and James Hendry of the Participant Training Program with participant Tran Thi Kim Sa from September 26, 1960 to May 31, 1961. They discuss Saââ¬â¢s arrival and orientation to Indiana University, per diem check payments, book orders, field trips, report submission guidelines, transcripts, and travel expenses.
Author(s): Tran Thi Kim Sa
Item Creation Date: 26 September 9 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 24]
Correspondence between administrative assistant for the Participant Training Program Elsie Cunningham and participant Nguyen Van Suu from September 16 to November 20, 1959. They discuss Suu's reception in various cities, per diem check payments, itinerary changes, travel and ticketing arrangements, and travel budgets.
Author(s): Nguyen Van Suu
Item Creation Date: 16 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Letters from Stanley Gabis to various finance officials, September-October, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-CBB-116-UA2-9-5-5_002154
[Number of Pages: 19]
Acting Coordinator for the Participant Training Program Stanley Gabis first writes drafts, then actual letters to various finance officials requesting training for participant Huynh Xuan Tho. Gabis writes to administrators in New York City, Washington, D.C., and finally Puerto Rico. He receives responses from a number of people.
Author(s): Gabis, Stanley T.
Item Creation Date: 18 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Participant Training Program itinerary for Ton That Trach, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-D40-116-UA2-9-5-5_002286
[Number of Pages: 19]
The faculty of the Participant Training Program make draft and finalized itineraries for student Ton That Trach's flight and training schedules.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 0 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Charles Joiner communicates with various faculty and members of the Participant Training Program. They discuss administration of participants, filing, conferences, scholarships and studying abroad, studies in progress, previous participant information, financing of participants, government clearance, and study extensions.
Author(s): Joiner, Charles A.
Item Creation Date: 22 January 1 1962
Collection: Vietnam Project
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[Number of Pages: 12]
Report for the National Institute of Administration to be established in Saigon with training facilities, consultative services, degree programs for students and government officials, and a set of research services in the area of government. The report outlines the priorities, the personnel, budget requests, and facilities and equipment needed.
Author(s): Fox, Guy H. Hunter, John M. Dorsey, John T.
Item Creation Date: 25 August 8 1955
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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[Number of Pages: 18]
Administrative Assistant Elsie Cunningham corresponds with various offices throughout the U.S. to arrange training opportunities for Participant Training Program students Van Dinh Tho, Hoang Quoc Cung, and Pham Sung Lu. Cunningham receives favorable answers from a number of offices.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 24 June 6 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Administrative Assistant for the Participant Training Program Elsie Cunningham along with secretary Nancy Maddalozzo correspond with participant Le Thi Bach Lan from February to May, 1960. They discuss book purchases, Bach Lan's travel plans back to East Lansing, a training extension, a painting Bach Lan gave to Cunningham, a proposed trip to Canada, course scheduling, per diem check payments, bill reimbursement, visa forms, and Bach Lan's summer study plans.
Author(s): Le Thi Bach Lan
Item Creation Date: 01 February 2 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and various officials in public administration regarding training experiences for Vietnam Project participant Huynh Thanh Hung. She writes to people in Washington, D.C., Miami, Knoxville, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Atlanta with programs such as the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Public Administration Training Division.
Author(s): Cunningham, Elsie
Item Creation Date: 12 December 12 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
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The document contains a transcript of a press interview with President Nguyen Van Thieu. It focuses on ongoing diplomatic initiatives between the USA, the RVN, the DRV, and the NLF.
Author(s): Nguyen Van Thieu
Item Creation Date: 25 March 3 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
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Students from the Audio Visual School at Indiana University, including Participant Training Program student Le Ba Do, record meeting minutes for a campaign on campus throughout March, 1960 . Their work revolves in part around the Crossroads Rehabilitation Center in Indianapolis and a desire to meet the center's publicity needs.
Author(s): Le Ba Do
Item Creation Date: 28 March 3 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
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