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An informational packet is made concerning the Participant Training Program and its origins, objectives, and students. The students' course work is a read more... Contracts and Procurement Officer for the International Cooperation Administration William Taylor authorizes the procurement of office supplies and ma read more... A report that outlines South Vietnam's educational system, problems within the educational system, and the MSUG's proposed solutions to those problems read more... On behalf of the President of Vietnam, the Secretary of State Nguyen Dinh Thuan signs a series of ordinances from January to June, 1960 for the author read more... A brief biography is made of President Ngo Dinh Diem by the Vietnamese Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Wesley Fishel writes to Dr. Ho Quan Phuoc ("Manny") to thank him for the letter that he had received regarding the hunting permit for Mr. Zimmerman to read more... Richard McCleery sends a letter to Stanley Sheinbaum of the Participant Training Program with updates on a number of Vietnamese participants and their read more... Assistant Chief Robert Swanson of the Administrative Services Division writes to David Wood of the Public Administration Division to discuss the acqui read more... Chief advisor Wesley Fishel writes regularly to Secretary of State at the Presidency Nguyen Huu Chau from January to March, 1958 to discuss tourism an read more... Secretary of State at the Presidency Nguyen Huu Chau writes to Chief Advisor of MSUG Ralph Smuckler from March to April, 1958 to discuss study program read more...

A portrait is taken of Participant Training Program student Khong Bin Tay. During his visit to Saigon, MSU President John Hannah shakes the hand of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem. Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group officials Stanley Sheinbaum and Ralph Smuckler meet with two Vietnamese officials while on a visit to read more... A group of Vietnamese training participants stands outside the departure gate of the Saigon airport. A picture is taken of Vietnamese training participants Dao and Con, who are visiting the IBM section of the Department of Public Works in Albany, New read more...

Coordinator for the Participant Training Program Charles Killingsworth makes drafts of a letter certifying the travel and payment of Vietnamese partic read more... Lists of items are drawn up and edited for procurement of supplies for Independence Palace. A memorandum is drawn up concerning the work plan of the MSUG Police Division, specifically their research and training, new projects, security servic read more... This document contains notes from a talk between Wesley Fishel and J.D. Montgomery, a member of the MSUG. The conversation focused on the problem of t read more... Lists are made of Vietnamese students currently studying at Michigan State University for tours and participation in the upcoming visit of President N read more...

This document is the Charter of the Republic of Vietnam of August 1964. This document contains the English translation of the Constitution of the Republic of Vietnam from April of 1967, as published in the Vietnam Newslett read more... A publication is made of general travel information for students training with the International Cooperation Administration in the Philippines. A newspaper article written by the Detroit News concerning President Ngo Dinh Diem's upcoming visit to Detroit during his tour of the U.S. They discu read more... This document is a flyer for "Sex by Subscription," an escort/prostitution service purportedly used by American diplomats stationed in South Vietnam.

Meeting minutes are recorded for two meetings of the National Assembly on the 1959 Vietnamese Budget. Meeting minutes are recorded for the first four meetings at the Budget Bureau from November 20 to December 1, 1959. Meeting minutes recorded for the committee for the study of personnel from July 3 to August 21, 1956. Committee members discuss the effective use of read more... Meeting minutes for a committee on the revision of the Statue of Civil Servants and In-Service Training for their meetings from June 6 to July 10, 195 read more... Three drafts are made, one in Vietnamese, of meeting minutes from a meeting of the Committee for the examination of a diploma's value under the Depart read more...

Ngo Dinh Diem delivers an address at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for a luncheon during his visit to the U.S. President Ngo Dinh Diem delivers an address during his reception for an honorary degree at Michigan State University. A lecture by Secretary General of the Presidency Nguyen Thanh Cung at the Vietnam Press Agency is summarized for a report. Cung discusses the functio read more... This document contains the translation of a speech delivered by Vu Van Thai to the Association of Technicians and Engineers of Vietnam. The speech ex read more... This document contains a speech from Jaycee Paul to the twenty-eighth Congress of America's Ten outstanding Young Men. The speech uses the recent deat read more...

An itinerary is drawn up for President Ngo Dinh Diem's visit to the U.S. for the Department of State for the press. A pamphlet announces the convocation in honor of President Ngo Dinh Diem's visit to Michigan State University. Coordinator Stanley Sheinbaum writes to Vu Van Thai to give Thai a copy of his itinerary on his upcoming trip to the U.S. An itinerary for a conference in field studies in January, 1956. This is an itinerary made for, "The National Congress for the First Anniversary of the Arrival of Refugees from the North and North of Central of Viet read more...

This document contains a free and abbreviated translation of a press conference given by Nguyen Xuan Oanh, chair of the "Suu for President National Co read more... A transcript of an address given by Leland Barrows, former Director of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) to Vietnam. Barrows speaks at a ga read more... WMCA radio talk show host Barry Guy moderates an interview/debate between Murray Baron, a member of the Executive Committee of American Friends of Vie read more... Donald MacDonald, Minister Director to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), speaks to the Saigon Lions Club in an August 12 read more... A transcript of a speech given by Leland Barrows, Director of the USOM to Vietnam, to the Vietnamese-American Association. The Director discusses how read more...

Stanley Sheinbaum of the Participant Training Program compiles a spreadsheet of program expenditures to date as of July, 1956, and sends them to other read more... A budget and expansion draft is created for the Vietnamese office of tourism. Page sixteen was not included, due to being over-sized. A report is written up on the National Budget for the year 1956. It covers general observations, the receipt project, and expenditures projects. The Vietnamese Minister of Finance and Economy submits a circular on the preparation of the budget for 1956. A report is made by the Vietnamese treasury of revenue and taxes in 1956.

Faculty of the Participant Training Program send out questionnaires to participants concerning field training and their impressions of said training. A questionnaire is sent out from the office of the Vietnamese president pertaining to personnel's functions, relationships, work load, communication, read more... A series of interviews are conducted with district chiefs in the provinces of My Tho and Dinh Tuong to discuss matters of province history, administra read more... A series of interviews conducted with personnel in finance industries. Those interviewed are: Alexander Young, manager of the Charter Bank, Y. F. Li, read more... A questionnaire is sent out to determine the general organization, program, and employee type of the Department of Public Health.

Postcard from Huynh Van Dong to Elsie Cunningham from the Wake Island Airport in Honolulu, Hawaii. Postcard from Phan Dinh Ngoc to Elsie Cunningham concerning his upcoming travel plans. Postcard from Vietnam Project participant Con or Dao to Elsie Cunningham from Albany, New York of the Governor's mansion. Postcard form Vietnam Project training participant Vo Hong Loc to Elsie Cunningham of a road way in Los Angeles. Loc briefly informs Cunningham that read more...

Thomas Park Hunter submits a history statement and resume to the Michigan State University Vietnam Advisory Group. An application form for the distribution of expropriated and former French lands. Biographical data formm for Vietnam Project participant Chuc Van Nguyen for application to the Participant Training Program. The application includes read more... Duong Ngoc Cong completes an application for admission at Michigan State University with the Participant Training Program. The application includes i read more... Tran Van Ve fills out an application for admission to Michigan State University's Participant Training Program.

A map is made showing the proposed area regroupment. There are also lines showing road and railways. This map shows the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, Saigon, broken into eight different districts. It includes a guide to individual street names. This ethnographic map prepared by the U.S. military deliniates ethnic minority areas in the central highlands of the Republic of Vietnam. The first page of this map is a detailed map of Saigon, including street designations. the second page shows Saigon's surrounding districts. This document is a map of Tay Ninh province.

Chief Advisor John Griffin reviews a draft memorandum of a, "Proposed Revision of the Agreement Between the Government of Vietnam and Michigan State U read more... A final version is made of the amendments to the contract between the U.S. government, the International Cooperation Administration, and Michigan Stat read more... Coordinator Stanley Sheinbaum forwards to Dean Alfred Seelye a finalized version of the new contract between Michigan State University and the Interna read more... An agreement is drawn up between the government of Vietnam and Michigan State University, first in April, 1955 then again in August, 1957. The conten read more... An agreement is drawn up between the Government of Vietnam and Michigan State University, detailing the obligations of MSU in terms of scope of servic read more...

Chief of the Civil Guard Section Everett Updike makes a field trip with other personnel in the Civil Guard to Zone 3 of South Vietnam for an inspectio read more... MSU Police Advisor Carl Rumpf shoots everyday scenes in Saigon City, including furniture making, ladies wearing nón lás (conical hats), people worki read more... Michigan State University professors Dr. Edward Weidner and Dr. Ralph Smuckler discuss the country of Vietnam. Topics include the country's resources read more... Michigan State University professors Dr. Edward Weidner and Dr. Ralph Smuckler discuss the country of Vietnam. Topics include appointing staff for th read more... Michigan State University professors Dr. Edward Weidner and Dr. Ralph Smuckler discuss the country of Vietnam. Topics include security issues in Viet read more...

This flyer was used to urge participation in the 1959 elections for the National Assembly held in the Republic of Vietnam on August 30, 1959. A French chart is made showing the various positions within the Department of Education. This photograph is a blueprint for an infirmary. Four completed views of the exterior can be seen, as well as a cut-away image of the buidling's side read more... This poster shows several farmers in a field. The text on the left-hand side reads, "Right way, Sugar cane grown with fertilizer." The text on the r read more...

An image from Wesley Fishel's photograph collection of a Catholic alter arranged with various religious figures, icons, and candles.