The Pentagon Papers
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Volume 1
Document 89, Telegram from Walter Bedell Smith to Secretary of State Dulles
on the Control Commission, 19 July 1954, pp. 563-65.
FROM: Geneva
TO: Secretary of State
NO: SECTO 666, July 19, 7 p.m.
NIACT
FOR THE SECRETARY FROM THE UNDERSECRETARY.
The outlines of international control now clearly emerge. Composition will probably be Poland, India, and Canada or Belgium. The French prefer Belgium and so do I. Both Poland and Canada or Belgium will have veto on important questions. Commission will have full freedom of movement in demilitarized zones which will separate forces at each stage of regrouping and in all frontier and seacoast areas.
Taking everything into consideration, I strongly feel this is
satisfactory and much better than we were able to obtain in Korea. French feel,
and Eden and I agree, that with such composition built-in veto will work to
our advantage. This setup is best French or anybody else could get, and I feel
it is within spirit of point 7.
SMITH
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