MENDES - FRANCE'S INDOCHINA POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000200340003-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 24, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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,8C BRIEFING NOTES 24 June 1954;
MENDES-FRANCE'S INDOCHINA POLICY
I. French Premier firm on achieving "sati -
factory cease-fire" by 20 July.
A. Obtained Assembly majority largely
due promise to resign if fails.
B. Knows his main interest--economic
reform--depends on settlement:
1. Program impossible while war
drain continues.
2. Needs prestige of settlement
to put program through.
II. Plans for negotiations:
A. He will conduct them personally:
1. Met Chou at Bern yesterday
as first step.
B. Hopes current nine-power discussions
will lead to agreement permitting
foreign ministers return Geneva
by 12 July.
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C. His terms not clear.
1. Laniel fears he may trade
EDC for minor concessions.
D. This connection, reported Cabinet
line-up on EDC (Info. Date: April)-
1. More than 1/3 pro-EDC.
a. Faure,Guerin de Beaumont,
however, have publicly
favored. delay or modifi-
cation since report date.
2. Less than 1/4 opposed.
3. 1/3 undecided.
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