Negotiations and developments to the outbreak of hostilities (March 1945-May 1947). French policies ; Democratic Republic of Vietnam (hereafter, D.R. Vietnam): political, constitutional matters and general policies ; Franco-D.R. Vietnam agreements ; United States policies ; Policies of non-communist states (other than the U.S.) ; Policies of communist states ; Cambodia ; Laos -- Deepening conflict and formation of a rival Vietnam (May 1947-December 1949). French policies ; D.R. Vietnam: political, constitutional matters and general policies ; Documents relating to the state of Vietnam (hereafter, S. Vietnam) ; United States policies ; Policies of communist states -- Spreading international dimensions of the conflict (January 1950-December 1952). French policies ; D.R. Vietnam: political, constitutional matters and general policies ; Documents relating to S. Vietnam ; United States policies ; Policies of non-communist states (other than the U.S.) ; Policies of communist states -- International crisis and the Geneva agreements (January 1953-November 1954). French policies ; D.R. Vietnam: political, constitutional matters and general policies ; Franco-D.R. Vietnam agreements ; Documents relating to S. Vietnam ; United States policies ; Policies of non-communist states (other than the U.S.) ; Policies of communist states ; Laos: politics, constitutional matters and general policies -- Developments following the Geneva agreements (December 1954-July 1955). French policies ; D.R. Vietnam: political, constitutional matters and general policies ; Documents relating to S. Vietnam ; United States policies ; Policies of non-communist states (other than or including the U.S.) ; Policies of communist states -- Appendices: I. Chronology of events in and concerning Indo-China ; II. Statistics on French expenditures of personnel and money in Indo-China, and on United States aid to France and to S. Vietnam.