Major concessions by the French were still essential if any degree of support was to be achieved by the new government. for the Vietnamese people continued to be discontented. as shown by the statement of Premier Tran Van Huu. who stated upon returning from France in October 1950: Many people are dying every day because VietNam is not given (real) independence. * 0 * If we had independence. the people would have no reason to fight. there would be no struggle between VietNam and VietMinh. This statement was particularly forceful. as the Premier was himself a French citizen. At the PAU Economic Conference. on November 27. 1950. the French turned over to VietNam the control of customs. communications. immigration. and foreigntrade regulations. In addition. they agreed to the creation of a national army without which General LeClere had earlier declared "there can be no military solution." On December 8. 1950. a new agreement abrogated the agreement of December 30. 1949. and recognized that the native army would technically come under the Emperor and not the French. although the training. equipping. and control was maintained by the French. Further agreements regulating the relationship between the Associated States and France were reached by the March 8. 1952. accords. and at the second meeting of the High Council of the French Union in November 1952.
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