Word: molotovs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...fire badly, gave in to Cambodia's obdurate Tep Phan. Changes in the texts were ordered, to allow Cambodia to call for outside help if it considered its security threatened. Tep Phan was gratified, but he had one more question. Who would pay for the truce operations? Said Molotov with a laugh: "You have won everything else-you at least ought to foot the bill...
...agreements for Laos and Cambodia were the same, Eden then pointed out. If the Communists had made this concession to Cambodia, it ought to be made to Laos, too. Molotov agreed. But the Laotian delegates were already in bed; to get them up would mean more delay, and Mendès was anxious to have something signed. Well, they certainly would welcome the concession, he pointed out. "so let's write it in their agreement and tell them about it in the morning." Secretaries went to work retyping the texts...
Escorting Molotov to the door. Mendès glanced at his watch, and said jestingly: "Mr. Minister, it is after two o'clock. I have lost my bet. Do you think I should resign?" Molotov answered:"You mustn't do that." Said Mendès: "Thank you, Mr. Minister. May I tell the French Parliament that I stayed in office at your insistence?" "I don't think that would help you," said Molotov amiably, and climbed into his curtained black...
...vassal, Chou gave Mendès a few pieces of Chinese silk, some Chinese folk stories, richly engraved. And at Geneva's final session, the Premier of Red China took it upon himself to praise "the fine conciliatory spirit" of Mendès-France, the "praiseworthy efforts" of Molotov and Anthony Eden. "Undoubtedly," said Chou the Conqueror, "the success of this conference is tremendous...
...protect what was left. But no sooner had Eden returned than Churchill summoned the Cabinet. Having "achieved" an Indo-China peace, Churchill was thinking that now was the time, when the Communists were being "reasonable," to repeat the pattern and get a settlement with the Communists on Germany. Molotov, who had planned it that way, promptly helped the move along by his proposal for a new conference on "European security...