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1	The United States Military Assistance Advisory Group in French Indochina, 1950-1956 Weber, Nathaniel R. 2010 December 1900 (has links) This thesis examines the American Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) sent to French Indochina, from 1950 to 1956, when the United States provided major monetary and material aid to the French in their war against the communist Viet Minh. MAAG observed French units in the field and monitored the flow of American materiel into the region. Relying upon primary research in the National Archives, the thesis departs from previous interpretations by showing that MAAG held generally positive assessments of France‟s performance in Indochina. The thesis also argues that MAAG personnel were more interested in getting material support to the French, than in how that material was used, to the point of making unrealistic assessments of French combat abilities. By connecting primary research with the greater history of Cold War American military assistance, the thesis contributes to the scholarship on American involvement in Vietnam. French Indochina War Vietnam War United States Navy military aid military assistance United States Army military advisors France Vietnam Foreign relations Viet Minh United States Far East Southeast Asia Trapnell containment Truman Doctrine Cold War decolonization colony United States Air Force