"-37,800 auxiliaries" . . "1955Z"^^ . . "Fight communist troops" . "Defend the borders of the French Union." . "On March 8, 1949, after the \u00C9lys\u00E9e Accords, the State of Vietnam was recognized by France as an independent country ruled by Vietnamese Emperor B\u1EA3o \u0110\u1EA1i. The Vietnamese National Army or Vietnam National Army (Vietnamese: Qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED9i Qu\u1ED1c gia Vi\u1EC7t Nam, \"National Army of Vietnam\", French: Arm\u00E9e Nationale Vietnamienne, \"Vietnamese National Army\") was the State of Vietnam's military force created shortly after that. It was commanded by Vietnamese General Hinh and was loyal to B\u1EA3o \u0110\u1EA1i."@en . . "Maintain order and internal security within the State of Vietnam" . "1949Z"^^ . . "As of July 1954" . "Qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED9i Qu\u1ED1c gia Vi\u1EC7t Nam"@en . "Vietnamese National Army (VNA)"@en . "-167,700 men" . . . "(total: 205,500)" . .