Machinery of the ICCS
The ICCS has established the following machinery:
* National Delegations: Each Member of the Commission was Head of his national delegation. Each delegation included a number of military and political advisers and also furnished the personnel needed for the various Committees as well as the Fixed and Mobile Teams.
* The Secretariat General:"The International Commission is serviced by a Secretariat General. The main functions of this Secretariat, which works under the control of the Secretary-General, are:
- (a) To arrange and organize meetings and to keep the records of the International Commission;
- (b) To follow up the decisions of the Commission;
- (c) To maintain liaison between the Commission and other bodies which are responsible for implementation of the Agreement;
- (d) To assist the Commission in controlling the operations of the Fixed and Mobile Teams;
- (e) To examine petitions and complaints; and
- (f) To give due publicity to the activities of the Commission."24
The Secretariat-General included three main Branches:
- (a) The Administration Branch: dealing with all administrative problems like personnel, logistics, etc., and liaising with the French and Democratic Republic authorities
- (b) The Operations Branch: dealing with the work of the Fixed and Mobile Teams and special investigations
- (c) The Petitions Branch: receiving petitions from individuals and organizations, examining them and fowarding them to appropriate parties for investigation and report. The Chairman of the ICCS is also Secretary-General.
* The Committees: The Commission also formed the following committees:
- (a) The Operations Committee: composed of military advisers, coordinating the work of the Operations Branch, and advising the ICCS on military and logistic problems
- (b) The Freedom Committee: composed of political advisers, coordinating the work of the Petitions Branch, and advising the ICCS on the issues of democratic freedoms and freedom of movement
- (c) The Administration Committee: coordinating the work of the Administrative Branch
* Fixed and Mobile Teams: These teams were the eyes and ears of the ICCS, assisting the ICCS in the proper execution of its responsibilities of control, investigation, inspection and observation. "Fixed Teams, composed of an equal number of officers of each Delegation, have been installed at the following places on the following dates:
| Lang Son | 11.9.1954 |
|---|---|
| Lao Kay | 17.9.1954 |
| Dong Hoi | 20.9.1954 |
| Hai phong | 7.10.1954 |
| Tien Yen | 14.10.1954 |
| Vinh | 14.10.1954 |
| Muong Sen | (to be installed on 13.12.1954) |
| Saigon | 11.9.1954 |
|---|---|
| Cap St. Jacques | 17.9.1954 |
| Tourane | 20.9.1954 |
| Qui Nhon | 7.10.1954 |
| Ba Ngoi | 14.10.1954 |
| Nha Trang | 14.10.1954 |
| Tan Chau | (to be installed on 13.12.1954)25 |
In addition to these Fixed Teams, the ICCS also "made use of Mobile Teams composed of an equal number of officers of each Delegation for the conduct of special enquiries and investigations, and for the supervision over operations to be executed by the two parties under the Agreement."26
