Word: zoning
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prisoners of war and civilian internees must be surrendered within 30 days to the proper authorities, "who shall give them all possible assistance in proceeding to their country of origin, place of habitual residence or zone of choice...
...civilians who leave one zone to live in the other "shall be permitted and helped to do so" by the authority in command. This guarantee should be effective for anti-Communist civilians in those parts of North Viet Nam still under French control: they can be evacuated with the troops. But there seems to be no foolproof provision for any anti-Communists in Viet Minh-held territory (in particular the thousands of Catholics abandoned in the delta...
...FOUGHT DESPERATELY AGAINST PARTITION AND FOR A NEUTRAL ZONE IN THE CATHOLIC AREA OF NORTH VIET NAM. ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO SURMOUNT THE HOSTILITY OF OUR ENEMIES AND THE PERFIDY OF FALSE FRIENDS. UNUSUAL PROCEDURES PARALYZED THE ACTION OF OUR DELEGATION . . . ALL ARRANGEMENTS WERE SIGNED IN PRIVACY. WE EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST SORROWS IN THIS TOTAL FAILURE OF OUR MISSION. WE RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT OUR RESIGNATION...
...apparently did an outstanding job of eradicating Communist subversion in West Germany, and had the complete trust of the Anglo-American occupation authorities. A year ago he helped smash a Communist spy ring; a fortnight ago his evidence led to the legal banning in the West of the East Zone Youth Movement...
When the news came that John had gone over to the East zone, Bonn could not believe it, partly because it could not afford to. The Interior Ministry charged abduction; the police hinted at hypnosis. The U.S. High Commission agreed that the Soviets had "trapped or forced" John...