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Peter Dunn Collection (080) Finding Aid

Collection Item Number: 0800000000
Collection
Peter Dunn Collection
Title
Finding Aid
Linear Feet
1.0
Pages
5
Language(s)
English
Dates
Creation: 05 December 2001
Scope and Contents
Approximately one linear foot of British documents detail the end of World War II in Indochina and the British occupation of the Northern part of Indochina before the French reasserted their authority over the region. Telegrams, correspondence and minutes from meetings makeup the bulk of the collection, though there are also newspaper clippings and section of war diaries. Topics covered are the surrender of the Japanese forces in the area, as well as the future policies of Great Britain, China, France and the United States toward Indochina. The bulk of the materials are from 1944-1946.
Series
  • Box 1: [Barcode: 1] [TTU - Southwest Collections Building, Stacks [D045.3C ]]
  • Box 1
  • Folder 1
  • Notes by Sir Walter Cheshire, RAF, on "The Gremlin Task Force," 273 SQ, 684 SQ
  • Folder 2
  • Pre-1945
  • Folder 3
  • January-June 1945
  • Folder 4
  • August 1945
  • Folder 5
  • September 1945
  • Folder 6
  • October 1945
  • Folder 7
  • October 1945 (continued)
  • Folder 8
  • November 1945
  • Folder 9
  • December 1945
  • Folder 10
  • January 1946
  • Folder 11
  • February-May 1946
  • Folder 12
  • War Diaries: September-December 1945
  • Folder 13
  • War Diaries: 1946
  • Sub-Series - Memorandums, Reports, Propaganda, and Articles on the British Occupation in Vietnam
  • Folder 14
  • French-Indo China Black and Grey List: 2 parts: an index and a detailed description.
  • American Journalist Complaining About British Action Against Viet Minh in Siagon
  • 20th Indian Division
  • Summary of Changes Occurred to the Japanese Forces in Indochina. 38th Army.
  • The Disposition of French Indochina
  • 20 Indian Division: Operational Directive No. 1 The Occupation of French Indo China
  • Headquarters Supreme Allied Commander Southeast Asia Joint Planning Staff, Turnover of Command in Indo-China
  • Protocol Between Japan and France Concerning the Joint Defense of French Indo-China
  • Folder 15
  • Vietnamese Propaganda letters to Indian officers among the British Troops
  • Peoples Committee of Thu Sau Mot Province Orders
  • Japanese Army Chain of Command
  • Co-operation of the Troops Stationed in Indochina with the Japanese China Area
  • Command in the Operations Connecting Central and South China: Our Application of the Intentions of the Allied Forces
  • Welfare in FIC
  • Narrative by Lt. Col. A.G. Trevor-Wilson
  • Reports from Various Regiments
  • Extract from Report on the Transport of Yamanaka Unit from Saigon to Dalat.
  • Extract from Law and Order Daily Report
  • Extracts from Japanese Reports
  • Propaganda Letter -
  • Article: General Gracey Made Honorary Citizen of Saigon. (French)
  • Folder 16
  • Franco-Japanese Protocol Concerning Joint Defense of Indo-China July 29, 1941
  • Memorandum to War Department
  • U.S. and British Activities in Southeast Asia. January 30, 1942
  • Map of South Saigon.(My Tho) November 1942
  • Memorandum to War Department Concerning British Activity in China Theater. December 30, 1944
  • Folder 17
  • Propaganda letter to British Soldiers from the Headquarters of the 1st Regiment of the National Liberation Army of Malaya. January 1,1945
  • Extract From S.I.M. Arms No. 74 January 26, 1945
  • Memorandum to the War Department Concerning Office of Strategic Services. February 4, 1945
  • Operational Directive No. 4
  • O.S.S. Operations February 6, 1945
  • Folder 18
  • Map of the Disposition of the Thirty-eighth Army (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.) March 9, 1945
  • Outline of the operation (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.) March 9, 1945
  • Memorandum to the War Department
  • Exchange of Information from U.S. and the Britain on French Indochina. April 19, 1945
  • Memorandum from the Army Forces in the China Theater to the War Department
  • Operations in French Indochina during May/June May 19, 1945
  • Memorandums from CG, U.S. Forces China Theater, Chungking, China to the War Department.British in French Indochina May 28, 1945
  • Memorandum for General Hull
  • Interview with Mr. Dening, Chief Political Adviser to Admiral Mountbatten. June 6, 1945
  • Statements of Governor de Langlade on Indo-Chinese Resistance. July 28, 1945
  • Folder 19
  • Memorandums, Reports, Newspaper Pictures on the British Occupation of Vietnam- August 1945
  • Japanese Organisation and Dispositions, August 1945
  • Memorandum from the American Consulate General on the Indochina Question. August 3, 1945
  • Memorandum for the Secretary of State from Director of Office of Strategic Services: William J. Donovan. A Report to Captain Fenn on Mission Hotshot. - August 21, 1945
  • Detailed Orders for the Evacuation of Certain Areas Required in Pursuance of the Local Agreement Signed at Rangoon on 27th August 1945. Regarding Preliminary Actions to be Carried Out By the Japanese Forces Under the Command or Control of the Supreme Commander Japanese Expeditionary Forces Southern Regions Prior to any Formal Surrenders That May Be Made. August 27, 1945
  • Allied Land Forces South East Asia Operational Directive No. 12: Operation Masterdom. August 28, 1945
  • Orders for Major General D.D. Gracey August 29, 1945
  • Newspaper picture of the Surrender at Rangoon from The Times August 29, 1945
  • Folder 20
  • Medical History: Allied Land Forces French Indochina September 1945-February 1946
  • French and British Leaflets to the Vietnamese September 17, 1945
  • Memorandum to Saigon Control Commission. Amendment to Operation Number 12 pending. September 18, 1945
  • Memorandum from the American Consulate General
  • Situation in Indochina; Activities of the Viet Minh League. September 27, 1945
  • Memorandum to Mr. Acheson from Mr. Vincent on Indochina September 28, 1945
  • Saigon Control Commission: Political Report, September 13, 1945- October 9, 1945
  • Extract From Reports by Japanese to Wing Commander Nottage Referring to a Crash Landing at Phnom Penh. October 16, 1945
  • Build-up of 80 IND INF BDE at Saigon October 22, 1945
  • Folder 21
  • Extract from Law and Order Daily Report No. 29 November 16, 1945
  • Report of Accident on 'Ki 100' Which Occurred November 26, 1945
  • Memorandum from Supreme Allied Commander. Concerning position of Head of the Interservice SEAC Mission. December 3, 1945
  • Report of Poisonous Accident December 11, 1945
  • Loss of Truck Chevrolet A.C.M. No. 68 December 14, 1945
  • The Suspect of Thief December16, 1945
  • Planes at Bien Hoa December 28, 1945
  • War Diary or Intelligence Summary starting October 9,1945- December 31,1945
  • Folder 22
  • Excerpt of letter (Lt. Col.Ritchie) April 24, 1946
  • Executive Order awarding Medal of Freedom to Major Marcel Mingant, French Army. July 6, 1946
  • Memorandum from Lt. Col. Gracey on the French Indochina Issue. October 3, 1946
  • Excerpt of a letter (Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Smith. October 15, 1946
  • Folder 23
  • Articles and Letter on the British Occupation of Vietnam. 1950, 1951, and 1966
  • The Royal Engineers Journal Article: Sappers and Miners in Saigon by Major J.H. Clark. September 1950 Vol. IXIV N.3
  • A Letter from Jem Imdad Hussain Hashmi to Lt. Gen. Gracey January 4, 1951
  • Article: Did Ernest Bevin Start the Vietnam War?
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0800000000
Citation
Peter Dunn Collection (080) Finding Aid, Peter Dunn Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=0800000000, Accessed 11 Feb 2026.
Pub Credit Line
0800000000, Peter Dunn Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 04 Dec 2001 [Updated: 23 Mar 2020]

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