Introducing nearly 200 original archival documents about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the Geneva Conference

Baoquocte.vn. On April 5, the National Archives Center III (Department of State Records and Archives, Ministry of the Interior) organized an introduction of archival documents on the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the Geneva Conference. This is an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - May 7, 2024) and the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam.

Giới thiệu gần 200 tài liệu lưu trữ gốc về Chiến dịch Điện Biên Phủ, Hội nghị Geneva

Ms. Tran Viet Hoa, Director of National Archives Center III, informed at the event. (Photo: Ngoc Mien)

From this source of documents, National Archives Center III will coordinate with the National History Museum to organize displays, exhibitions, and publish books related to the two historical events mentioned above.

On this occasion, the Center introduces nearly 200 original archival documents out of thousands of archival documents so that the public can access and introduce the archival documents that the State is managing.

The content of the archives on the Dien Bien Phu Campaign includes the historical context, the command process, the preparation of the campaign; the development, results, and significance of the campaign; the process of the military and people of the whole country coordinating with the Dien Bien Phu battlefield; public opinion and international friendship about the campaign; the policy of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam towards wounded and sick soldiers and deserters.

Besides, there are documents about the optimistic fighting spirit and combat service of our army and people in the campaign; about the talented leadership, sharp decisions and strategies of the Party, Government and Vietnam People's Army, about the strength of solidarity and unanimity of the entire people and army determined to win in the struggle to protect national independence; about the role of General Vo Nguyen Giap - Commander-in-Chief of the campaign...

Ms. Tran Viet Hoa, Director of National Archives Center III, said that among the documents preserved at the Center, the block of documents on the historic Dien Bien Phu campaign and the Geneva Conference in 1954 is one of the blocks of documents reflecting a cross-section of national history in the mid-20th century.

“The documents, materials and images about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign and the Geneva Conference preserved at the National Archives Center III are extremely important evidence contributing to scientific research on historical, military, diplomatic and national history events of Vietnam, and at the same time have great practical value in contributing to the research and education of the tradition of patriotism and solidarity in the struggle to protect national independence of our people,” said Ms. Hoa.

Images of original documents about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954. (Photo: Ngoc Mien)

These blocks of documents have been edited, scientifically arranged and safely preserved, serving the needs of the general public. In recent times, these blocks of documents have been organized by the National Archives Center III, the Department of State Records and Archives to promote their value in many forms: writing articles, displaying, exhibiting, publishing books, making films...

Documents on events formed during the operation of state agencies and organizations in the following collections: Prime Minister's Office, National Assembly, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Interior, Inter-Zone III Administrative Resistance Committee, Northwest Autonomous Region Administrative Resistance Committee, Left Bank Administrative Resistance Committee, Traffic Department, photo documents of the period of resistance against France (1946-1954), photo documents of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs..., documents, materials, books, newspapers of personal origin in the collections: Dang Thai Mai; Colonel Ambassador Ha Van Lau...

In addition, National Archives Center III also receives documents from the French National Archives and the Russian Federal Archives.

In particular, on this occasion, the National Archives Center III will also coordinate with the French National Archives, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the French Embassy in Vietnam to organize the exhibition "Vietnam-France Relations: From Dien Bien Phu to Strategic Partnership".

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