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Participant Training Program, Participants, Vietnamese PhD (arranged alphabetically), Tran Qui Than, 1958-1962
Document Item Number: 6-20-EC5-116-UA2-9-5-5_002674
Ph.D. training participant Tran Qui Than sends a report to the Vietnam Project Participant Training Program concerning his impressions of U.S. schools and the process by which he finished his degree.
Author(s): Tran Qui Than
Item Creation Date: 10 June 6 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 06 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Participant Training Program, Participants, Vietnamese PhD (arranged alphabetically), Pham Van Thuyet, 1959-1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-EEB-116-UA2-9-5-5_002712
A biographical data form is created for Vietnam Project participant Pham Van Thuyet, including a picture of himself, family relations, field of study, place and date of birth, and length of study in the U.S.
Author(s): Pham Van Thuyet
Item Creation Date: 03 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 10 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Participant Training Program, Participants, Vietnamese PhD (arranged alphabetically), Cao Toan, 1958-1962
Document Item Number: 6-20-EF3-116-UA2-9-5-5_002720
A biographical data form is created for Vietnam Project participant Cao Toan, including information on family relations, field of study, place and date of birth, and length of study in the U.S.
Author(s): Cao Toan
Item Creation Date: 01 October 10 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 11 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Correspondence between Elsie Cunningham and Nguyen Duy Xuan, September, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-F27-116-UA2-9-5-5_002772
Administrative Assistant for the Participant Training Program Elsie Cunningham corresponds with Ph.D. training participant Nguyen Duy Xuan throughout September, 1959. They discuss per diem check payments, cancellation of the upcoming economics seminar in East Lansing, and Xuan's desire to return to Vietnam for the completion of his Ph.D. dissertation.
Author(s): Nguyen Duy Xuan
Item Creation Date: 11 September 9 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 16 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Correspondence between James Hendry and Carter Goodrich, January-April, 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-F36-116-UA2-9-5-5_002787
Acting Coordinator for the Vietnam Project James Hendry corresponds with Carter Goodrich of Columbia University's Department of Economics. Hendry writes to Goodrich to inquire after the doctoral program of Ph.D. training participant Le Canh Xuyen.
Author(s): Hendry, James B.
Item Creation Date: 25 January 1 1961
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 16 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Participant Training Program, Participants, Non-Vietnamese (arranged alphabetically), Prajuab Rawiwatanawongs, 1957-1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-F49-116-UA2-9-5-5_002806
A statement is released by the Michigan State University Department of Information Services concerning a recent grant, "...to make possible an Institute for Community Development."
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 27 February 2 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 17 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
A Suggested Plan for the Vietnamese Government in the fields of Information, Propaganda, and Psychological Warfare, Undated
Document Item Number: 6-20-F5-116-UA17-95_000271
This document is a brief outline of a plan for how the South Vietnamese government will use information, propaganda and psychological warfare top counter the influence of communists in the Republic of Vietnam.
Author(s): Wesley Fishel
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 07 Mar 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from Howard Waltman to Vu Quoc Thong, April 23, 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-F59-116-UA2-9-5-5_002822
Director of the Participant Training Program Howard Waltman writes to the Rector of the National Institute of Administration Vu Quoc Thong to discuss the grades and progress of Ph.D. participants.
Author(s): Waltman, Howard L.
Item Creation Date: 23 April 4 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 18 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Participant Training Program, Police Training Program, Leaders, 2nd Group Correspondence, June 7, 1957-January 15, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-FD0-116-UA2-9-5-5_002941
Gilbert Shelby, who is accompanying the police leadership training participants on their tour of the U.S., writes a report on their visits and tours for Stanley Sheinbaum of the Participant Training Program.
Author(s): Shelby, Gilbert
Item Creation Date: 21 May 5 1959
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 25 Feb 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Programs Review (Various Status Reports and Briefing Materials), Program Review April 1955 - March 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-13BE-116-UA2-9-5-5_003935
A program review is submitted by the Civil Police Administration Division of the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group to discuss very generally the various program accomplishments from the time period from April, 1955 to March, 1958.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 08 March 3 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 03 Aug 2014 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
Economic Assistance to the Republic of Vietnam (1964)
Document Item Number: 6-20-13C-116-UA17-95_000363
This document is a summary of foreign aid to the Republic of Vietnam from 1954-1964 by the United States Operations Mission of the Agency for International Development.
Author(s): United States Operations Mission, Agency for International Development
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 06 May 2013 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Programs Review (Various Status Reports and Briefing Materials), Project Status Report June 1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-13C2-116-UA2-9-5-5_003939
A brief Project Status Report is made by Deputy Chief Jack Ryan of the Police Administration Division to summarize the division's activities ending in June, 1959.
Author(s): Ryan, Jack E.
Item Creation Date: 31 December 12 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 03 Aug 2014 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Programs Review (Various Status Reports and Briefing Materials), Summary Police Report
Document Item Number: 6-20-13E0-116-UA2-9-5-5_003968
A brief piece is written by the title, "A Short Summary of MSUG Police Administration Program and Organization." The document discusses MSUG assistance to the training and development of police and public administration specialists in Vietnam.
Author(s): Handville, Melvin
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 05 Aug 2014 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Staffing, Recruiting Correspondence, 116.1 1955-1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-13EC-116-UA2-9-5-5_003979
A list is compiled of films available from the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group for police training and administration. The list documents the title, language, color, and running time.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 06 Aug 2014 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
Letter from Wesley R. Fishel to Glen L. Taggart, 26 August, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-14-116-UA17-95_000019
Wesley R. Fishel writes to the Dean of International Programs, Glen L. Taggart, regarding the National Defense Education Act of 1958 and explains the establishment of language and area centers.
Author(s): Fishel, Wesley R.
Item Creation Date: 26 August 8 1958
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 03 Jan 2013 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
National Education, Department of: Correspondence and Related Materials, 1955-1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-459-116-UA2-9-5-5_000343
A report is made on the organization and administration of the Department of Education, particularly the need to establish a General Secretary.
Author(s): Huynh-Hoa Bui-phong-Chi Nguyen-ba-Cuong Nguyen-van-Buong Truong-buu-Dien Ly-chanh-Duc Hildreth, Cress Rosenfeld, Albert Hickey Vo Hong-Phuc
Item Creation Date: 27 May 5 1956
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 19 Aug 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from Mr. Finkle to Lloyd Musolf and Leonard Maynard, January 5, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-48E-116-UA2-9-5-5_000395
Mr. Finkle writes to Lloyd Musolf and Leonard Maynard concerning uncertainties in the choice of books and appropriation of money within the Text Book Translation Committee.
Author(s): Finkle
Item Creation Date: 05 January 1 1960
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 21 Aug 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Correspondence regarding NIA curriculum, November-December, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-50F-116-UA2-9-5-5_000523
A series of communications discussing the idea of creating a committee to review the NIA's three-year curriculum.
Author(s): Smuckler, Ralph
Item Creation Date: 04 November 11 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 28 Aug 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from David Wood to Vu Quoc Thong, August 6, 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-532-116-UA2-9-5-5_000558
David Wood writes to Vu Quoc Thong concerning the deblockage of funds from MSU to the National Institute of Administration. Included are both an English and Vietnamese copy.
Author(s): Wood, David L.
Item Creation Date: 06 August 8 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 02 Sep 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Material on Military Coup Consolidation, November 1963
Document Item Number: 6-20-219-116-UA17-95_001053
This document provides information on the reform of military coups in Vietnam.
Author(s): Unknown
Item Creation Date: November 11 1963
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 04 Jun 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Strengthening the Political Base in Vietnam, 13 March 1969
Document Item Number: 6-20-229-116-UA17-95_001069
This document contains a drafted proposal that U.S political parties establish liaison with Vietnamese and other Asian political legislative bodies.
Author(s): Reynolds, Dana D.
Item Creation Date: 13 March 3 1969
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 05 Jun 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Deputy Chief Advisor, Correspondence, Jack E. Ryan, Project Status Report 1955-1959
Document Item Number: 6-20-140E-116-UA2-9-5-5_004013
Jack Ryan, Deputy Chief for the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group's Police Administration, sends a brief Project Status Report to Chief Advisor Ralph Smuckler. The report covers the activities for each of the major sections in the division: Research and Training, the Vietnamese Bureau of Investigation, the Municipal Police, the Civil Guard, Communications, and Traffic. The beginning and completion dates and assigned personnel are included in the list.
Author(s): Ryan, Jack E.
Item Creation Date: 31 December 12 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 13 Aug 2014 [Updated: 18 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Staff Members, Report re: History of Police in Vietnam, Etc., Gilbert Shelby, 120 1956-1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-146D-116-UA2-9-5-5_004108
A brief report is sent to Police Advisor Carl Rumpf concerning the history of the Municipal Police under French rule, Japanese rule, and more recently.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 02 January 1 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 21 Aug 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Staff Members, Correspondence, Etc., Misc., 120 1957-1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-14A2-116-UA2-9-5-5_004159
Lawrence Baril sends out a memorandum to Howard Hoyt of the MSUG Police Administration Division with an evaluation of the coursework and activities of the current Police Administration training participants.
Author(s): Baril, Lawrence J.
Item Creation Date: 16 December 12 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 26 Aug 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, PAD, Staff Members, Correspondence, Etc., Misc., 120 1957-1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-14A7-116-UA2-9-5-5_004164
A Country Team meeting is held on April 4, 1958 in which the meeting attendees discuss delays in equipment and the position of the Civil Guard in country security.
Author(s): Ryan, Jack E.
Item Creation Date: 05 April 4 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 26 Aug 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from Tran Van Lam to Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky, 7 September, 1967
Document Item Number: 6-20-153-116-UA17-95_000379
In this letter, Tran Van Lam, head of the "White Elephant" ticket in the 1967 election, outlines his claims of coercion and fraud against his party to Nguyen Van Thieu and Nguyen Cao Ky.
Author(s): Tran Van Lam
Item Creation Date: 07 September 9 1967
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 08 May 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Binh Thuan, 157.1 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1544-116-UA2-9-5-5_004320
Howard Hoyt of the Police Administration Division and Police Advisor Carl Rumpf make a visit to Phan Thiet for the purpose of surveying the police department and demonstrating new equipment. The report covers aspects of geography and population, physical quarters, budget, personnel, and training.
Author(s): Hoyt, Howard W.
Item Creation Date: 12 December 12 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 29 Sep 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Ba Xuyen, 157.1 1957-1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-1555-116-UA2-9-5-5_004337
George Kimball and Melvin Handville submit two reports following interviews in Soc Trang in Ba Xuyen province. The reports are on the subjects of Viet Cong propaganda, numbers, financial support, effectiveness of the Self-Defense Corps, recent criminal activity, and equipment discrepancies.
Author(s): Kimball, George
Item Creation Date: 13 December 12 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 01 Oct 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Bien Hoa, 157.1 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1558-116-UA2-9-5-5_004340
Police advisor Carl Rumpf submits a report following his field trip to Bien Hoa province. The report discusses demonstrations of equipment, the purpose of the trip, local geography and population figures, and discussions about administration of local police and security services ââ¬â including buildings, budget, personnel, patrols, uniforms, training, transportation, and equipment.
Author(s): Rumpf, Carl
Item Creation Date: 09 December 12 1957
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 01 Oct 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Administration, General, Field Trip Reports, Long An, 157.1 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-15A4-116-UA2-9-5-5_004416
Police advisors for the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group George Kimball and Melvin Handville write a security report based on information gathered from province chiefs during MSU staff tours in Long An, Vinh Long, Kien Phong, Kien Giang, and Phong Dinh provinces.
Author(s): Kimball, George C.
Item Creation Date: 03 March 3 1958
Collection: Vietnam Project
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 12 Oct 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
MSUG Police Program, International Cooperation Administration: Participant Report, Doan Kim Lai and Hoang Cao Cac, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-1641-116-UA17-149_000152
Students Doan Kim Lai and Hoang Cao Cac of the National Institute of Administration’s Participant Training Program sends a report to the International Cooperation Administration covering their itinerary and visits while visiting the Memphis City Police Department in Tennessee.
Author(s): Doan Kim Lai
Item Creation Date: 24 August 8 1958
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 19 Nov 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
MSUG Police Program, International Cooperation Administration: Participant Report, Nguyen Binh, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-165E-116-UA17-149_000181
Student Nguyen Binh of the National Institute of Administration’s Participant Training Program sends a report to the International Cooperation Administration covering their itinerary and visits while studying in the U.S.
Author(s): Nguyen Binh
Item Creation Date: 04 July 7 1960
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 30 Nov 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
MSUG Police Program, Presidential Election in South Vietnam, April 9, 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-1665-116-UA17-149_000188
A brief piece is written on the presidential election in Vietnam in April, 1961. The document discusses the rise of Ngo Dinh Diem to power, and the problems affecting other campaigns in Southeast Asia.
Author(s): unknown
Item Creation Date: 09 April 4 1961
Collection: Ralph F. Turner Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 30 Nov 2014 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Memorandum from Stanley K. Sheinbaum to Ralph H. Smuckler, "Police Program Directive", August 21, 1958
Document Item Number: 6-20-18E7-116-UA2-1-12_000083
A memorandum from Stanley K. Sheinbaum, Coordinator of the Michigan State University Group (MSUG) to Ralph H. Smuckler, MSUG's Chief Advisor. Sheinbaum suggests to Smuckler that the focus of MSU's role in the Police Program in Saigon be narrowed, and implies that the program has subjected MSU to criticism due to its action-oriented, and economic, aid operations.
Author(s): Sheinbaum, Stanley K.
Item Creation Date: 21 August 1958
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 05 Feb 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Biographic Digest: Vietnamese Parliamentarians, u.d.
Document Item Number: 6-20-18FB-116-UA2-1-12_000102
A listing of members of the National Assembly of Vietnam, and their biographical information.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 09 Feb 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Memorandum from Lloyd D. Musolf re: Conversation in Gardiner's Office, April 28, 1960
Document Item Number: 6-20-18FE-116-UA2-1-12_000105
Musolf summarizes a meeting between himself, Arthur Z. Gardiner (Director of the International Cooperation Administration, Vietnam), Ralph F. Turner (MSU Police Administration Advisor), and Frank E. Walton (personnel with USOMââ¬â¢s Office of Public Safety). Discussions focused on police matters related to Michigan State University's aid to Vietnam.
Author(s): Musolf, Lloyd D.
Item Creation Date: 28 April 1960
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 09 Feb 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
MSUG Staff Meeting Minutes, November 9, 1961
Document Item Number: 6-20-1937-116-UA2-1-12_000162
The Michigan State University Group (MSUG) announces the publication of a Giau-Woodruff study entitled "Study of the Administrative and Financial Aspects of a Village in Viet-Nam". Guy Fox reports that a high-ranking representative of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) had a critical attitude towards foreign aid programs, and the National Institute of Administration (NIA) was told to discontinue library orders in anticipation of a phase-out.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: 09 November 1961
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 19 Feb 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
MSUG Staff Meeting Minutes, April 13, 1962
Document Item Number: 6-20-194C-116-UA2-1-12_000183
Guy Fox announced that the Rector of the National Institute of Administration (NIA) has invited the Michigan State University Group (MSUG) to dinner on the 17th of May. The Rector informed the United States Operations Mission (USOM) that provisions had been made to release counterpart funds to the NIA. Dr. Fox discussed the scope of the final report of the MSUG, and read them the first draft of the opening paragraph.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: 13 April 1962
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 23 Feb 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Campus Cloaks a 'Spy' Operation, Raises a Dispute in the Midwest, National Observer article, April 18, 1966
Document Item Number: 6-20-195C-116-UA2-1-12_000199
A reporter from The National Observer in Washington, D.C., writes about the dispute that occurred over the presence of CIA agents in the Michigan State University Group (MSUG) during their time in Saigon from 1955-1962. This information came to light when an independent magazine, Ramparts, accused MSU of hiring the CIA agents "to engage in counterespionage and counterintelligence". The Observer articles states that MSU denies the allegations, citing quotes from various MSU faculty.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: 18 April 1966
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 01 Mar 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from Andres L. Abejo to John A. and Sarah M. Hannah, May 31, 1966
Document Item Number: 6-20-1965-116-UA2-1-12_000208
Andres Abejo, President of the University of the Philippines (UP) Faculty Association, writes to MSU President Hannah with support after negative publicity recently received by MSU's involvement with technical assistance in Vietnam. President Abejo refers to an included newspaper clipping of an article involving UP President Carlos Romulo, and the publicly-made resignation of the UP's Department of History Chairman, Teodoro Agoncillo, due to a member of the Chairman's staff being promoted without his prior knowledge. Hannah replies in kind in a June 13, 1966 letter.
Author(s): Abejo, Andres L.
Item Creation Date: 31 May 1966
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 01 Mar 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from William W. Marvel to John A. Hannah, May 6, 1966
Document Item Number: 6-20-1972-116-UA2-1-12_000219
William Marvel, President of the publication Education and World Affairs, offers MSU President John Hannah words of encouragement after having read Hannah's statement on the April 1966 Ramparts magazine article that speculated that the Michigan State University Group's (MSUG) technical assistance program in Vietnam was a front for a covert CIA operation. Ã Marvel apologizes to Hannah for not being able to assemble a large enough board of members to attend an intended Committee on University International Programs meeting in East Lansing on April 29. Ã Hannah replies in kind in a May 12 letter.
Author(s): Marvel, William W.
Item Creation Date: 06 May 1966
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 08 Mar 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Letter from Raymond M. Catsman to John A. Hannah, May 4, 1966
Document Item Number: 6-20-197E-116-UA2-1-12_000231
Raymond Catsman of Catsman Company in Flint, MI, writes to MSU President Hannah, expression admiration for him and his university. Ã Catsman indicates that he is puzzled by the official reaction to the allegation that MSU knowingly employed CIA agents, stating that this type of assistance should be a source of pride rather than a source of apology. Ã Hannah replies in a May 6 letter, thanking Catsman for his inquiry into MSU's role in Vietnam and clarifying that MSU objected to being charged on engaging in "surreptitious activities".
Author(s): Catsman, Raymond M.
Item Creation Date: 04 May 1966
Collection: John A. Hannah Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 08 Mar 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
An Interesting Case by The National Police: Interesting Case #3, December 30, 1965
Document Item Number: 6-20-19BD-116-UA17-95_001498
A report submitted in publication form by Kenneth Cox, Public Safety Advisor to the United States Operations Mission (USOM). In October 1965, a sampan (boat) purportedly carrying a metal-working lathe, heading down the Saigon River, was stopped at a checkpoint in Phu Cuong. Ã The sampan was searched, and the lathe was found under a load of unpackaged fertilizer. Ã The Chief of Police at Phu Cuong indicated that the lathe could potentially be used to manufacture weapons, and that two Viet Cong agents had taken possession of the sampan earlier that year. Ã The two Viet Cong agents were manning the boat, and were arrested upon discovery of the hidden lathe.
Author(s): Cox, Kenneth L.
Item Creation Date: 30 December 12 1965
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 23 Mar 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
An Interesting Case by The National Police: Interesting Case #8, April 30, 1966
Document Item Number: 6-20-19C2-116-UA17-95_001503
A report in publication form submitted by Public Safety Advisor to United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Keith Roberts. On January 7, 1966, two trucks were stopped by two National Policemen of the Second Precinct, Saigon Municipal Police. The passengers, two young males, were transporting trunks with false bottoms, concealing medical supplies. After interrogating the two young men, police learned that another young man and a young woman were separately attempting to transport hidden medical supplies.
Author(s): Roberts, Keith D.
Item Creation Date: 30 April 4 1966
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 25 Mar 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Regulations Governing Land Development Centers in the Republic of Vietnam, November 1967
Document Item Number: 6-20-19E3-116-UA17-95_001536
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 includes an arretee regarding granting of permanent ownership rights, without compensation, on state-owned land at land development and resettlement centers, and a circular regarding exchange of lands located in the Cai-San Land Development Center.
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
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 02 Apr 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Facts About A.I.D., July 20, 1976
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A23-116-UA17-95_001600
A memorandum from the Agency for International Development, Office of Public Affairs. This memo highlights various types of aid provided to underdeveloped countries including economic, military, food, and education. Statistics on problems occurring throughout the world at that time are included.
Author(s): Agency for International Development, Office of Public Affairs
Item Creation Date: 20 July 7 1976
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 23 Apr 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Daily Summary, Navy News Release, August 31, 1967
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A70-116-UA17-95_001671
A news report from the U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam. Headlines describe the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Half Moon hitting an enemy coastal position, U.S. Navy patrol boats destroying two enemy sampans, and a Vietnamese Navy River Assault Group (RAG) breaking up an enemy ambush.
Author(s): author unknown
Item Creation Date: 31 August 8 1967
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 10 May 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
3 Clevelanders Plea for Aid to Mme. Vinh: Cleveland Plain Dealer article, undated
Document Item Number: 6-20-1A76-116-UA17-95_001677
Don Robertson, columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, writes about Mme. Hoang Ba Vinh, a woman whose husband, once a member of Vietnamese parliament, was thrown in jail for "investigation" and mistreated. Three people from the Cleveland area are trying to help her: an orthopedic surgeon, and two U.S. Representatives.
Author(s): Robertson, Don
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 11 May 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Anonymous Memo, Circa 1956
Document Item Number: 6-20-1C5-116-UA17-95_000478
An anonymous author writes a memo to perhaps Wesley Fishel in regards to developments in South Vietnam.
Item Creation Date: No Date
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 27 May 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Official List of the Party Accompanying President Ngo Dinh Diem, May 1957
Document Item Number: 6-20-1DA-116-UA17-95_001001
This document entails the official list of the members of the party who accompanied President Ngo Dinh Diem on his trip to the United States in May of 1957. Biographical information on each member as well as the president are provided.
Author(s): Unknown
Item Creation Date: May 5 1957
Collection: Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections
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Added: 28 May 2013 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]
Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive
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