No Partition of Vietnam, France grants independence to State of Vietnam

Could France after Battle of Dien Bien Phu, ignore the Viet Minh and simply grant independence to the State of Vietnam under Emperor Bao Dại.

How successfully would the State of Vietnam be against the Viet Minh

Would a United independent state of Vietnam lead to decreased support for the Viet Minh

Could the United States still end up intervening in Vietnam
 

BigBlueBox

Banned
So OTL, except the French make a fool of themselves by pretending Bao Dai controls all of Vietnam instead of just the South?
 
You imply that France withdraws their forces. If they do then the Viet Minh immediately seizes them.
Couldn't bring up pro-french Vietnamese forces in the two months following Battle of Dien Bien Phu or slow down the withdraw to bring allow pro-french Vietnamese forces to take over
 

BigBlueBox

Banned
Couldn't bring up pro-french Vietnamese forces in the two months following Battle of Dien Bien Phu or slow down the withdraw to bring allow pro-french Vietnamese forces to take over
It takes a lot more than two months to recruit and train a significant military force. The French had no political will to stay any longer.
 
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