Declaration by the Government of the French Republic (Geneva, 21 July 1954)

(Reference: Article 10 of the Final Declaration)

The Government of the French Republic declares that it is ready to withdraw its troops from the territory of Cambodia, Laos and Viet- Nam, at the request of the Governments concerned and within a period which shall be fixed by agreement between the parties, except in the cases, where by agreement between the two parties, a certain number of French troops shall remain at specified points and for a specified time.