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FEBRUARY 2. 1973 THE MERCER CLUSTER PAGE 7 d Restoring Peace In Vietnam completion of the return of captured military personnel and foreign civilians of the parties. (d) The four parties shall agree immediately on the organization, the working procedure, means of activity, and expenditures oi the Four-Party Joint Military Commission. Article 17 (a) The two South Vietnamese parties shall immediately designate representatives to form a Two-Party Joint Military Commission with the task of ensuring joint action by the two South Vietnamese parties in implementing the following provisions of this Agreement: -The first paragraph of Article 2, regarding the enforcement of the cease-fire throughout South Vietnam, when the Four-Party Joint Military Commission has ended its activities; -Article 3 tb), regarding the cease-fire between the two South Vietnamese parties; -Article 3(c), regarding the cease-fire between all parties in South Vietnam, when the Four- Party Joint Military Commission has ended its activities; -Article 7, regarding the prohibition of the introduction of troops into South Vietnam and all other provisions of this article; -Article 8 (c). regarding the question of the return of Viet namese civilian personnel captured and detained in South Vietnam; -Article 13, regarding the reduction of the military ef fectives of the two South Viet namese parties and the demobilization of the troops being reduced. lb) Disagreements shall be referred to the International Commission of Control and Supervision. (c) After the signing of this Agreement, the Two-Party Joint Military Commission shall agree immediately on the measures and organization aimed at endorcing the cease fire and preserving peace in South Vietnam. Article 18 (a) After the signing of this Agreement, an International Commission of Control and Supervision shall be established immediately. lb) Until the International Conference provided for in Ar ticle 19 makes definitive arrangements, the International Commission of Control and Supervision will report to the four parties on matters concerning the control and supervision of the implementation of the following provisions of this Agreement -The first paragraph of Article 2. regarding the enforcement of the cease-fire throughout South Vietnam; -Article 3 (a), regarding the cease-fire between all the parties in South Vietnam; Article 5. regarding the with drawal from South Vietnam of U.S. troops and those of the other foreign countries mentioned in Article 3 (a). -Article 6. regarding the dismantlement of military bases in South Vietnam of the United States and those of the other foreign countries mentioned in Article i (a); -Article 8 (a), regarding the return of captured military personnel and foreign civilians of the parties. The International Commission of Control and Supervision shall form control teams for carrying out its tasks. The four parties shall agree immediately on the location and operation of these teams. The parties will facilitate their operation. (c) Until the International Conference makes definitive arrangements, the International Commission of Control and Supervision will report to the two South Vietnamese parties on matters concerning the control and supervision of the im plementation of the following provisions of this Agreement; -The first paragraph of Article 2, regarding the enforcement of the cease-fire throughout South Vietnam, when the Four-Party Joint Military Commission has ended its activities; -Article 3 (b), regarding the cease-fire between the two South Vietnamese parties, -Article 3 (c), regarding the cease-fire between all parties in South Vietnam, when the Four- Party Joint Military Commission has ended its activities . -Article 7, regarding the prohibition of the introduction of troops into South Vietnam and all other provisions of this Article; Article 8 (c). regarding the question q( the return of Viet namese civilian personnel captured and detained in South Vietnam; -Article 9 (b), regarding the free and democratic gen**'”’ 1 elections in South Vietnam; -Article 13. regarding the reduction of the military ef fectives of the two South Viet namese parties and the demobilization of the troops being reduced. Tiie International Commission of Control and Supervision shall form control teams for carrying out its tasks. The two South Vietnamese parties shall agree immediately oa the location and operation of these teams. The two South Vietnamese parties will facilitate their operation. Id) The International Com mission of Control and super vision shall be composed of representatives of four coun tries: Canada. Hungary. In donesia and Poland. The chairmanship of this Commission will rotate among the members for specific periods to be determined by the Commission. le) The International Com mission of Control and Super vision shall carry out its tasks in accordance with the principle of respect for the sovereignty of South Vietnam. lf) The International Com mission of Control and Super vision shall operate in ac cordance with the principle of consultations and unanimity. ig> The International Com mission of Control and Super vision shall begin operating when a cease-fire comes into force in Vietnam. As regards the provisions in Article 18 <b> concerning the four parties, the International Commission of Control and Supervision shall end its activities when the Com mission's tasks of control and supervision regarding these provisions have been fulfilled. As regards the provisions in Article 18 <c> concerning the two South Vietnamese parties, the In^ ternational Commission of Control and Supervision shall end its activities on the request of the government formed after the general elections in South Vietnam provided for in Article 9 (b). (h) The four parties shall agree immediately on the organization, means of activity, and ex penditures of the International Commission of Control and Supervision. The relationship between the International Commission and the In ternational Conference will be agreed upon by the International Commission and the In ternational Conference. Article 19 The parties agree on the convening of an International Conference within thirty days of the signing of this Agreement to acknowledge the signed agreements; to guarantee the ending of the war. the main tenance of peace in Vietnam, the respect of the Vietnamese people’s fundamental national rights, and the South Vietnamese people’s right to self- determination ; and to contribute to and guarantee peace in In dochina. The United States and the Democratic Republic of Viet nam, on behalf of the parties participating the the Paris Conference on Vietnam, will propose to the following parties that they participate in this International Conference: People’s Republic of .u. the Bpn..M=- ' me Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom, the four countries of the International Commission of Control and Supervision, and the Secretary General of the United Nstions, together with the parties par ticipating in the Paris Conference of Vietnam. Chapter VII REGARDING CAMBODIA AND LAOS Article 20 (a) Hie parties participating in the Paris Conference on Vietnam shall strictly respect the 1954 Geneva Agreements on Cam bodia and the 1962 Geneva Agreements on Laos, which recoginzed the Cambodian and the Lao people's fundamental national rights, i.e., the in dependence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of these countries. The parties shall respect the neutrality of Cam bodia and Laos. The parties participating in the Paris Conference on Vietnam undertake to refrain from using' the territory of Cambodia and the territory of Laos to encroach on the sovereignty and security of one another and of other coun tries. (b) Foreign countries shall put an end to all military activities in Cambodia and Laos, totally with draw from and refrain from reintroducing into these two countries troops, military ad visers and military personnel, armaments, munitions and war material. (c) The *• .emal affairs of Cambodia and Laos shall be settled by the people of each of these countries without foreign interference. id) The problems existing between the Indochinese coun tries shall be settled by the In dochinese parties on the basis of respect for each other’s in dependence, sovereighnty. and territorial integrity, and non interference in each other’s in ternal affairs. Chapter VII THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITEDSTATESAND THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Article 21 The United States anticipates that this Agreement will usher in an era of reconciliation with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam as with all the peoples of In dochina. In pursuance of its traditional policy, the United States will contribute to healing yunds of war and to postwar reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and throughout Indochina. ARTICLE 22 The ending of the war. the restoration of peace in Vietnam, and the strict implementation of this Agreement will create conditions for establishing a new. equal and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on the basis of respect for each other’s in dependence and sovereignty, and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs. At the same time this will ensure stable peace in Vietnam and contribute to the preservation of lasting peace in Indochins and Southeast Asia. Chapter IX OTHER PROVISIONS Article 23 This Agreement shall enter into force upon signature by plenipotentiary representatives of the parties participating in the Paris Conference on Vietnam. All the parties concerned shall strictly implement this Agreement and its Protocols Done in Pans this twenty- seventh day of January One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventy-Three, in Vietnamese and Engjsh. 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