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	Geneva Conference (1954) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Geneva Conference ( April 26 - July 21, 1954) was a conference between many countries that agreed to restore peace in Indochina and Korea.
		During the First Indochina War, the French had sought to re-establish colonial rule in Indochina, but despite American aid, they were defeated in 1954 by forces under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh, notably in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.
		An International Control Commission was set up to to oversee the implementation of the Geneva Accords, but it was basically powerless to ensure compliance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Geneva_Conference_(1954) (461 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Vietnam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Hanoi (Vietnamese: quá»‘c ngá»¯ HÃ Ná»™i; chá»¯ nÃ´m æ²³å†…), estimated population 4,100,000 (2004), is the capital of Vietnam and was the capital of North Vietnam from 1954 to 1976.
		The Geneva Conference of 1954 ended France's colonial presence in Vietnam and temporarily partitioned the country into 2 states at the 17th parallel (pending unification on the basis of internationally supervised free elections).
		Geneva Accords of 1954 Text of the 1954 Accords by Vincent Ferraro of Mount Holyoke College.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Vietnam (10428 words)

	Thanhnien News
		A national seminar on the 1954 Geneva Accords hosted by the Foreign Ministry highlighted the outcome and significance of the Accords to national liberation and the contributions made by Vietnamese diplomats.
		The Geneva Accords were the result of the three-month long international Geneva Conference, which began in April 1954, to restore peace in Indochina.
		On July 20 1954, the Conference produced a declaration which supported the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Indochina, its independence, and the cessation of hostilities and foreign involvement (or troops) in its internal affairs.
	www.thanhniennews.com /print.php?catid=1&newsid=680 (229 words)

	Pentgon Papers-Vol 1 Chap 5
		Was the breakdown of the peace of 1954 the fault of the U.S., or of the ambiguities and loopholes of the Geneva Accords?
		The Geneva Settlement of 1954 was inherently flawed as a durable peace for Indochina, since it depended upon France, and since both the U.S. and the Republic of South Vietnam excepted themselves.
		In the immediate aftermath of Geneva, the DRV deferred to the Geneva Accords for the achievement of reunification, and turned inward, concentrating its energies on land reform and rehabilitation of the war-torn economy.
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	1954 vietnam war notes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		May 8, 1954 - The Geneva Conference on Indochina begins, attended by the U.S., Britain, China, the Soviet Union, France, Vietnam (Viet Minh and representatives of Bao Dai), Cambodia and Laos, all meeting to negotiate a solution for Southeast Asia.
		July 21, 1954 - The Geneva Accords divide Vietnam in half at the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh's Communists ceded the North, while Bao Dai's regime is granted the South.
		The accords also provide for elections to be held in all of Vietnam within two years to reunify the country.
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		Dien Bien Phu, Battle of, climactic battle of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), fought between the French and the Viet Minh, a nationalist group...
		Geneva Accords, peace treaty following Battle of Dien Bien Phu
		Geneva Accords, agreements reached in 1954 that were intended to provide a basis for the end of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), a conflict that...
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	The Pentagon Papers, Chapter 3, second section, "The Geneva Conference, May-July, 1954"
		The Geneva accords temporarily established two zones of Vietnam separated by a line running roughly along the 17th parallel and further divided by a demilitarized zone.
		The military accords on Vietnam also stipulated that the Joint Commission, which was to take over the work of the military commission that had met at Trung Gia, would have general responsibility for working out the disengagement of forces and implementation of the cease-fire.
		In the next section, the focus is therefore on the practical effect of the Geneva accords, the expectations of the conferees concerning them, and the extent to which the major powers, in reaching a settlement, achieved the objectives they had set for themselves.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/pentagon/pent8.htm (14622 words)

	"Vietnam History" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Geneva Peace Accords, signed by France and Viet Nam in the summer of 1954, reflected the strains of the international Cold War.
		According to the terms of the Geneva Accords, Vietnam would hold national elections in 1956 to reunify the country.
		According to interviews conducted by U. advisers in the field, the strategic hamlet program had a negative impact on relations between peasants and the Saigon government.
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	Vietnam War (1954-75) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By 1954, the United States aid to France totaled 86 percent of French expenses for her war in Vietnam.
		After Vietnam militarily defeated the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the Geneva Peace Accords temporarily divided Vietnam, allowing Vietnam time to reorganize for national elections in 1956.
		Although the Paris Peace Accords were signed in January 1973, the war dragged on until the Republic of Vietnam collapsed in April 1975.
	www.mhsc.ca /encyclopedia/contents/V542ME.html (1089 words)

	Vietnam marks 50th anniversary of Geneva Accords
		Vietnam marks Tuesday the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Accords, the peace agreement that signalled an end to French colonial rule, partitioned the country, and set the stage for war with the United States.
		"The signature of the Geneva Accords constituted a glowing victory for Vietnamese diplomacy and strengthened the role and prestige of Vietnam in the international arena," the state-run Le Courrier du Vietnam newspaper said Monday.
		The Accords stated that Vietnam was to become an independent nation and that elections were to be held in July 1956 under international supervision to choose a national government.
	www.spacewar.com /2004/040719043151.mrrdhsrc.html (607 words)

	United States on the World Stage: Teaching Post 1945 American History in the Secondary Classroom
		According to historians George C. Herring and Qiang Zhai China wished to enhance its international image by appearing to be the peace broker and at the same time assert authority over an area traditionally considered by the Chinese to be within their sphere of influence.
		The Geneva conference represented a setback for American hopes in the region and the United States refused to sign the accords, instead issuing a separate statement promising not to disturb the accords.
		The SEATO Treaty, September 8, 1954 provided a framework for collective security and identifies Cambodia, Laos and the free territory under the jurisdiction of the State of Vietnam in the protocol to be assisted economically under Article Three, and under Article Four be defended from armed aggression (3).
	www.ric.edu /worldstage/foreign/supplemental02.html (1578 words)

	Paris Peace Accords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Camp David Accords:Framework for Peace A survey of the 1978 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel.
		Camp David Accords -- Framework for Peace A survey of the 1978 Camp David Accords between Egypt and Israel, with sections: Prelude, Preparations, Negotiations, and Legacy; from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library.
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	WowEssays.com - Genva Accords
		The Geneva Accords viewed this problem in Vietnam on May 9, 1954 and after considering that the Vietminh were in control of over 80% of the nation and the fact that the French were in desperate need of help with the matters of controlling their colonial possession of Vietnam.
		After reaching an agreement on July 19, 1954 the French and the Vietminh decided that a ceasefire was to take effect and a temporary line was drawn at the 17’Th parallel separating Vietnam in half.
		The accords gave everyone 300 days to travel to the side of the nation they desired, called for no new military bases or alliances to be set up, and stated that no new forces could be brought into Vietnam.
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	Memories
		According to survivors, leaflets were dropped among the bombs announcing the surrender.
		In brief, it reiterates the terms of the 1954 Geneva settlement that the U.S. rejected as a "disaster" and at once subverted.
		Thus he explains that after Geneva, "our country assumed responsibility from France for protecting Vietnam south of the 1954 partition line," a characterization of the Geneva accords that does not even merit refutation, though it's possible that McNamara believes what he is saying.
	www.zmag.org /chomsky/articles/z9507-memories.html (6586 words)

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		In 1954 we had just got out of the Korean war, where despite it being labeled as a UN endeavor, the US sacrificed over a hundred-thousand troops to push back the expansion of communism in that country.
		There will also be reference to certain essential provisions of the Geneva Accords, namely the prohibition of any persecution arising from activities which took place during the preceding war, the prohibition on introducing new troops, military personnel, weapons and munitions, as well as the installation of military bases.
		At any rate, the Geneva Conventions and the UN both clearly state that it is illegal to militarily invade a sovereign nation, regardless of "good intentions," unless it is solely for the purpose of providing some sort of humanitarian aid.
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	Before the Holocaust: Sihanouk's Rise to Power
		In the spring of 1954 besieged French troops were decimated in the far northwest of North Vietnam over the course of 55 days of bombardment.
		At the July conclusion of the accords, Vietnam was recognized as two separate, sovereign governments: a communist North Vietnam led by Ho Chi Minh, and a pro-French South Vietnam led by prime minister Ngo Dinh Diem, who had been appointed by emperor Bao Dai.
		The Geneva accords also proclaimed that Laos and Cambodia would be guaranteed their right to remain neutral, nonaligned nations.
	www.edwebproject.org /sideshow/history/sihanouk.html (1132 words)

	Battlefield:Vietnam \| History
		In July 1954, after one hundred years of colonial rule, a defeated France was forced to leave Vietnam.
		The Geneva Peace Accords, signed by France and Vietnam in the summer of 1954, reflected the strains of the international cold war.
		Because of outside pressures brought to bear by the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China, Vietnam's delegates to the Geneva Conference agreed to the temporary partition of their nation at the seventeenth parallel to allow France a face-saving defeat.
	www.pbs.org /battlefieldvietnam/history (3160 words)

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		Also there should be an "immediate and indefinite cessation of the bombing of North Vietnam." Conclusion The resolution concludes with a request for a return to the Gene- va Accords.
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	Forgotten History
		The Geneva Accords temporarily divide Vietnam in half at the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh's Communists ceded the North, while Bao Dai's regime is granted the South.
		The US opposes the unifying elections, fearing a likely victory by Ho Chi Minh, and refuse to sign the Geneva accords, noting ' if the scheduled national elections are held in July 1956, and if the Viet Minh does not prejudice its political prospects, the Viet Minh will almost certainly win.
		According to the DRV some 1 million Vietnamese combatants and 2-4 million Vietnamese civillians are killed in the war (estimated anywhere between 10-20% of the population), with over half the casualties inflicted in South Vietnam whom the US is supposedly there to protect.
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	Vietnam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Geneva Accords temporarily divide Vietnam in half at the 17th parallel, with Ho Chi Minh's forces in the north and Bao Dai's regime in the south.
		The accords also call for elections to be held in all of Vietnam within two years to reunify the country.
		According to Vietnamese estimates, Agent Orange is responsible for the deaths of 400,000 people.
	www.cooperativeresearch.org /timeline.jsp?timeline=vietnam (3138 words)

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		On May 8, 1954, when the French forces surrendered to the Viet Minh, about 6,500 French troops (including French regulars, Foreign Legionnaires, colonial troops from Africa and North Africa, and colonial troops from Indochina, as well as some civilians with the troops at Dien Bien Phu) were taken prisoner by the Viet Minh.
		According to historians on the First Indochina War, the high rate of deaths in Viet Minh camps occurred because of harsh conditions in those isolated camps.
		According to author/historian Bernard Fall, the actual number of French casualties in the First Indochina War was never made public.
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	Vietnam
		In July 1954, France was forced to leave Viet Nam after one hundred years of colonial rule.
		The Geneva Peace Accords of 1954, written just after the Korean War, represented the worst of all possible futures for Viet Nam.
		According to the terms of the Geneva Accords, Viet Nam would hold national elections in 1956 to reunite the country.
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		Vietminh forces were to withdraw to the north of this line while French forces would withdraw to the south; each side agreed not to sign military alliances or permit foreign bases on Vietnamese soil; and internationally supervised national elections were to be held in 1956 to unify the country.
		The Geneva Accords were never fulfilled because the United States initiated a military buildup and replaced the French puppet Bao Dai with Ngo Dinh Diem, a Christian anticommunist.
		The failure of the Geneva Accords can be viewed in hindsight as a lost opportunity, as the United States became embroiled in the Second Indochina War, one of the most destructive conflicts in modern history that many historians mark as key turning point in the decline of American hegemony.
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	The Viet Nam Wars
		The competent representative authorites of the Northern and Southern zones of Viet-nam, as well as the authorities of Laos and Cambodia, must not permit any individual or collective reprisals against persons who have collaborated in any way with one of the parties during the war, or against members of such persons' families.
		In their relations with Cambodia, Laos and Viet-nam, each member of the Geneva Conference undertakes to respect the sovereignty, the independence, the unity and the territorial integrity of the above-mentioned States, and to refrain from any interference in their internal affairs.
		The members of the Conference agree to consult one another on any question which may be referred to them by the International Supervisory Commlssion, in order to study such measures as may prove necessary to ensure that the Agreements on the cessation of hostilities in Cambodia, Laos and Viet-nam are respected.
	vietnam.vassar.edu /doc2.html (429 words)

	Geneva Accords -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The Helsinki Accords were primarily an effort to reduce tension between the Soviet and Western blocs by securing their common acceptance of...
		The Geneva Accords of 1954 marked the end of French rule on the Indochinese Peninsula.
		Combatants are authorized to fight in accordance with the laws of war on behalf of a party to the conflict.
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	New Statesman - People - Letters - Lies, damned lies and education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Today it is common to read that the 1954 Geneva Accords divided Vietnam into a communist north and a democratic south.
		To reinforce Pilger's point, the Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference (21 July 1954), to which he refers, declared that the "demarcation line [in Vietnam] is provisional and should not in any way be interpreted as constituting a political or territorial boundary".
		The US flouted its accords and, to our shame, Britain did not reprimand her, which she ought to have done, as co-chair of the conference.
	www.newstatesman.com /People/200502280026 (623 words)

	VN Wars: First Indochina War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On July 20 and 21, 1954, this conference produced a number of agreements that were supposed to settle the war.
		The Geneva Accords stated that Vietnam was to become an independent nation.
		This is an error based on careless misreading of the US declaration at the final session of the Geneva Conference, July 21, 1954.) However, the State of Vietnam was virtually powerless, and the influence of the United States was quite limited.
	hubcap.clemson.edu /%7Eeemoise/viet4.html (551 words)

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	Rod Driver for Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The full text of the Geneva Accords can still be found in almost any library.
		The "Final Declaration" of the 1954 Geneva Conference on Indochina also appears in the U.S. Department of State Bulletin (Aug. 2, 1954, p.
		Nowhere in the accords is there any statement that "North Vietnamese" should not be in "South Vietnam"; and nowhere is permission granted for American forces to go to Indochina, much less to kill people there.
	www.roddriver.com /foreign_720420.html (301 words)

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