FRANCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE--PROPOSED SITE FOR UNITED STATES PEACE TALKS WITH NORTH VIETNAM.

Record ID: 337322

  • Title: FRANCE: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE--PROPOSED SITE FOR UNITED STATES PEACE TALKS WITH NORTH VIETNAM.
  • Date: 7th May 1968
  • Summary: 1. GV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE 0.06 2. CU SIGN PAN TO FLAGS 0.17 3. SV MEN CARRYING IN TIMBER 0.25 4. SV MEN WORK IN HALL 0.35 5. TV DITTO 0.43 6. GV WORKMEN CLEARING GROUND OUTSIDE 0.57 7. GV BUILDING 1.10 Initials JP/V/RM/BB Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 22nd May 1968 13:00
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  • Location: PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Reuters ID: LVA6OFYK34W5V7IR24SW1JT4JS4D
  • Story Text: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE -- THE SITE PROPOSED FOR FRIDAY'S PEACE TALKS IN PARIS BETWEEN NORTH VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES -- WAS FORMERLY A GESTAPO HEADQUARTERS.

    THE CENTRE -- LOCATED NEAR THE ARC DE TRIOMPHE -- IS THE FORMER MAJESTIC HOTEL. IT SEVERED DURING THE GERMAN WARTIME OCCUPATION OF FRANCE AS THE PARIS HEADQUARTERS OF HITLER'S GESTAPO. LATER IT WAS USED AS THE TEMPORARY CENTRE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANISATION (UNESCO). TO DATE THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY HAS USED THE BUILDING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AND A WIDE RANGE OF MEETINGS.

    ALTHOUGH THE CENTRE HASN'T BEEN FORMALLY APPROVED BY NORTH VIETNAM AND THE UNITED STATES, THE CARETAKER HAS BEEN ORDERED "TO WASH THE DOOR AND THE STAIRCASE FROM THE BASEMENT TO THE TOP FLOOR." OFFICIALS FROM BOTH NEGOTIATING SIDES VISITED THE CENTRE TODAY AND ADVISED THEIR GOVERNMENTS ON ITS SUITABILITY.
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