Word: molotovs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Molotov, with his eye on Europe, stated publicly his own reason for wanting a ceasefire. Geneva showed, he said, that there was no dispute that could not be settled by negotiation. He scarcely waited to get back to Moscow before he put this strategy to work by formally suggesting a new four-power conference on "European security." As Molotov calculated, the timid and the neutralists set up an immediate cry against precipitate action on EDC or West German sovereignty, before "one more try" at agreement on Germany, Nobody explained why the Communists, having just divided Indo-China, should...
Mendès had scarcely returned to his villa Joli-Port when Molotov arrived. Was it true that the U.S. would refuse to sign the agreement? the Russian demanded. If so. the cease-fire might not be acceptable to Russia. Mendès scurried over to the Hotel du Rhône, where U.S. Under Secretary of State Bedell Smith had taken dismally to his bed with lumbago...
Three hours later Mendès was back. He reported to Molotov that the U.S. would refuse to sign the same document as Red China, but would issue a unilateral declaration stating that the U.S. would take a serious view of any violation of an agreed armistice. Molotov accepted this formula with only faint protest. "Ouf!" exclaimed Mendès in relief...
...18th parallel as the partition line, Van Dong had moved from the 14th parallel to the 16th. For the first time, Mendès indicated that he might yield a parallel and Van Dong said he might wait for more than a year for elections. At 4 p.m., Eden, Molotov and Van Dong gathered at Le Bocage, another French villa near the lake. While waiting for Mendès, Molotov walked alone under the chestnut trees in the garden, studying some notes. Mendès arrived, wearing sunglasses over his tired eyes and apologizing profusely for being late...
...little man was peremptorily summoned, got an irate reception from Mendès, Eden and Molotov. The agreement provided that Cambodia and Laos were to be "neutralized."' But explained Tep Phan politely, Cambodia did not want to be neutralized. The agreement banning any foreign bases violated Cambodia's sovereignty, would deprive it of allies if Cambodia were invaded. French. British and Russian stormed in vain. Molotov denounced the whole thing as an American trick. Bedell Smith was called and asked to reason with the awkward fellow. Tep Than would not budge...