0 - The Black Vault

THE BDM CORPORAT!ON
Event Descrip.ion Outcome
The Geneva Coriference Fol!wing the fall of Dien Thn primary objective
1954 (April-July) BVen P;u, the French sought of the Geneva conto
negotiate a cease-fire ference was accompwith
the DRV and arrarge lished -- a cease-fire.
for an end to hostilities The key previsions of
in Vietnam, Laos ana
the Accords were:
and Cambodia. Besides
France and the DRV, the . DMZ establisned
conference included
with DRV Army
English, Russian, Chinese regrouped to the
L3-tian and Cambodian
North and French
negotiators. The US and Union forces to
the GVN attended as observers, the Soutiv (at 17th
pardllel)
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Creation of the
International
Control Commission
(ICC) to
supervise compliance.,
a
General Elections
to be held within
2 yea-s (by 20 July
1956)-wrich were
never accomplished.
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