General Lawton Collins arrives in Saigon as special U.S. rep 60 years ago today (Nov 8 1954)

1950s, Cold War


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(Monday, November 8, 1954; during the Cold War) — Gen. J. Lawton Collins, special envoy of President Dwight Eisenhower, arrived today in Saigon, South Vietnam, from Tokyo to “coordinate” United States aid to Indochina.