Original Repository: Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections John A. Hannah (UA2.1.12) Box 42, Folder 49

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Physical Location: Box 42, Folder 49; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections,

Existence: 31 December 1954
Existence: Majority of material found within 31 December 1954

General Note: A letter from MSU President John A. Hannah to American Ambassador General J. Lawton Collins, referring to four MSU professors visiting Vietnam, and a contract between FOA, the Vietnamese government, and Michigan State College, and its emphasis on a program designed to strengthen the office of the president. The contract referred to in the letter also focuses on training men in government service, and mentions police administration, in the hopes that it will advance the interests of the United States.

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-1839-116-UA2-1-12_000004

Citation: Letter from John A. Hannah to J. Lawton Collins, December 31, 1954, 6-20-1839-116-UA2-1-12_000004. 31 December 1954, Box 42, Folder 49; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, John A. Hannah Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-1839-116-UA2-1-12_000004, Accessed 16 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 6-20-1839-116-UA2-1-12_000004, John A. Hannah Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive