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Generals' affair

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The Revers Report drew a very pessimistic conclusion about the French situation in Indochina. Revers concluded that France could not realistically continue its colonial presence in the country using military means, and that it would need to seek a "peace of the brave" with the leader of the
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh. Faced with a lack of manpower and increased Chinese involvement in the country, Revers argued that France should withdraw from the Viet Minh-held northern regions and instead focus on holding areas around the Red River Delta.
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French Army Chief of Staff General Georges Revers was sent to French Indochina in the summer of 1949 to inquire about the military situation on the ground and the morale of the French troops. The report of his mission was to become known as the
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Following this, a fight on Paris bus between a French soldier and Vietnamese student led to the discovery of more than 70 copies, and that the report had been shared widely around Paris' Vietnamese community.
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On November 28, 1950, the National Assembly of France brought socialist Defense Minister
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Due to gross negligence, the confidential report soon fell into the hands of the
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The scandal burst in September 1949; by December, General Revers was dismissed.
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Frederick Logevall, Embers of War, New York, 2012, pp.236-237
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Frederick Logevall, Embers of War, New York, 2012, pp.236-237
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created a Commission of Inquiry about the Generals' Affair.
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Generals' Affair Commission of Inquiry (January 1950)
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