The British refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to do likewise in Saigon , and deferred Change_event_time to the French there from the outset , against the ostensible support Supporting of the Việt Minh authorities by American OSS representatives .

Due to the ostensible neutrality of Laos , guaranteed Commitment by the Geneva Conference of 1954 and 1962 , both the U.S. and North Vietnam strove to maintain Preserving the secrecy of their operations and only slowly escalated military actions there .