Note from the French High Commission in Indochina on the problem of the Indochina Federation (Dalat, 2 May 1946)

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On 2 May 1946, as the first talks between France and Vietnam are held in Dalat, the French High Commission in Indochina drafts a note on the problem of the Indochina Federation and the French Union. This note illustrates the fundamental difference in interpretation of the agreement of 6 March 1946. While the Vietnamese people see the French Union as a community of associated states with equal rights and responsibilities, the French accept internal autonomy but note that the Indochina Federation would be de facto led by the French High Commissioner, who is appointed by the French Government and is custodian of the powers of the French Union.

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Source: Indochine française. Haut-commissariat. Le problème de la fédération indochinoise (Dalat, 2 mai 1946). 02-05-1946. Kept in: Archives nationales d'outre-mer. Indochine - Service de protection du corps expéditionnaire (1906/1955), Haut commissariat de France pour l'Indochine. Service de Protection du Corps expéditionnaire. Négociations internationales 1946-1954. Conférence de Dalat (1946-1948). FR ANOM 6 HCI 245.

Copyright: (c) Archives Nationales d'Outre-Mer, Aix-en-Provence

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