International Control Commission

Not to be confused with International Commission of Control or International Commission of Control and Supervision.
International Control Commission
International Commission for Supervision and Control
Commission Internationale de Contrôle
AbbreviationICC, CIC
SuccessorInternational Commission for Control and Supervision
Formation11 August 1954; 70 years ago (1954-08-11)[1]
Dissolved15 June 1974; 50 years ago (1974-06-15)[1][a]
Headquarters
Coordinates21°01′42″N 105°51′15″E / 21.02833°N 105.85417°E / 21.02833; 105.85417 (ICSC Vietnam)
  1. ^ Effectively ceased to exist on 29 January 1973 due to the formation of the International Commission of Control and Supervision.[2]

The International Control Commission (abbreviated ICC; French: Commission Internationale de Contrôle, or CIC), was an international force established in 1954.[3] More formally called the International Commission for Supervision and Control, the organisation was actually organised as three separate but interconnected bodies, one for each territory within the former French Indochina, being treated as a single state having two temporary administrations: the ICSC for Vietnam; the ICSC for Laos; and the ICSC for Cambodia.[4]

It oversaw the implementation of the Geneva Accords that ended the First Indochina War and brought about the Partition of Vietnam.[5] It monitored the observance of the ceasefires and noted any violations. The organization consisted of delegations of diplomats and military personnel from: Canada, Poland, and India, representing respectively the non-communist, communist, and non-aligned blocs. The ICC/ICSC started well, but the irreconcilable positions soon told, and the organisation became largely irrelevant in the face of an increasingly-active conflict. Nevertheless, it survived, as a communications link, until the Paris Accords were signed and it was reconvened as the International Commission for Control and Supervision.

  1. ^ a b c "International Commissions for Supervision and Control (ICSC)". Government of Canada. March 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. ^ "International Commission for Supervision and Control - Vietnam (ICSC - Vietnam)". Government of Canada. March 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. ^ Mascaro, Tom (September 30, 2012). Into the Fray: How NBC's Washington Documentary Unit Reinvented the News. Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 9781597975575 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Weatherbee, Donald E. (23 April 2008). Historical Dictionary of United States-Southeast Asia Relations. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810864054.
  5. ^ Moise, Edwin E. (2009-02-09). "The International Commissions: ICC (ICSC) and ICCS". Vietnam War Bibliography. Clemson University. Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. Retrieved 2010-02-09.