A Point of History…..

This is a repeat post, but with current events, it bares repeating. What I would really like is to read the original Peace Accord, unfortunately I’m sure most of its contents has been redacted.

My uncle, Major General L.L. Doan. was the Commander of MAAG (Military Advisor and Assistance Group) Taiwan. Dwight Eisenhower and George Marshall sent him over to South East Asia in about 1957 to help keep the peace (this also included Vietnam). This was shortly after France was kick out of Vietnam and The Red Chinese took over Quemoy and Matsu islands. In October 1958, there was a war between Red China, National China (Formosa) and the US. We regained the islands and the territories around them. Chaing Kai-Shek wanted to continue the war into Red China. The threat of Kai-shek wanting to continue was enough of a threat that there was a peace accord drawn up. It was called the Doan Wong Peace Accord. It lasted until Gerald Ford.

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1 Response to A Point of History…..

  1. Anonymous says:

    very interesting, would like to know more about this time period?

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