FOREWORD 1
KEYNOTE AND WELCOME Gen．John W．O＇Daniel 5
INTRODUCTION TO INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM Leo Cherne 8
VIETNAM＇S POLICIES TOWARDS PRIVATE INVESTMENT Tran Kim Phuong 13
UNITED STATES POLICIES AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN VIETNAM Charles B．Warden 17
CREDIT AND CURRENCY CONDITIONS IN VIETNAM Frank W．Schiff 22
ECONOMIC FACTORS AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT Carter Goodrich 31
INVESTMENT FACTORS IN VIETNAM Panel Discussion 39
A．I．C．A．Investment Guaranty Program 41
B．Exchange Rates 43
C．Mekong River Development 44
D．Investment Law in Vietnam 44
E．Investment Information for Vietnam 45
F．Investment and Market Surveys 46
G．Protection for New Investment 48
H．Capital Repatriation and Profit Limitations 51
I．Joint Ventures and Private Capítal 52
J．Summation 60
APPENDIX 61
A．Message from President Ngo Dinh Diem Nguyen Phu Duc，First Secretary，Embassy of Vietnam 61
B．Investment in Vietnam Government of the Republic of Vietnam 63
C．Vietnam:Economic Information，1957 Director General for Planning，Government of the Republic of Vietnam 85
D．List of Conference Participants 95
E．National Committee，American Friends of Vietnam 98