Timeline Geneva Conference 1954

January 1, 1954
Berlin Conference of the Big Four ( US, SU, GB, Fr).
February 17, 1954
SU asks China to put pressure on Vietnam to attend the Geneva Conference.
March 2, 1954
Zhou Enlai “Preliminary Document on the Estimation of & Preparation for Geneva Conference”.
March 6, 1954
SU minister Molotov talks with Zhang Wentian about Geneva Conference.
March 11, 1954
Zhou Enlai sends telegram to Ho Chih minh on Geneva Conference.
Late March, 1954
Ho Chih minh, Pham Van Dong, Zhou Enlai meet in Beijing.
March 31, 1954
Politburo meeting on Zhou Enlai's report on preperation for the Geneva Conference.
April 1, 1954
Zhou Enlai and Vietnamese delegation flies to Moscow.
April 4, 1954
The Chinese delegation to the Geneva Conference makes a draft memorandum.
April 6, 1954
Zhang Wentian asks Li Kenong to propaganda work at Geneva conference.
April 17, 1954
Mao Zedong states the previous policy of expanding the war in Indochina should be suspended.
April 20, 1954
Zhou Enlai instructs Geneva delegation.
April 24, 1954
Chinese delegation headed by Zhou Enlai attends Geneva conference.
April 26, 1954
Geneva Conference on Korea opens.
April 27, 1954
2nd plenary session on Korea.
April 28, 1954
Zhou Enlai adresses the Geneva conference at 3rd plenary session on Korea.
April 29, 1954
4th plenary session on Korea.
April 30, 1954
5th plenary session on Korea.
May 3, 1954
Zhou Enlai adresses the Geneva conference at 6th plenary session on Korea.
May 4, 1954
7th plenary session on Korea.
May 7, 1954
8th plenary session on Korea.
May 8, 1954
1st plenary session on Indochina.
May 10, 1954
2nd plenary session on Indochina.
May 11, 1954
9th plenary session on Korea.
May 1, 1954
Zhou Enlai and Vietnamese delegation flies to Moscow.
May 12, 1954
3rd plenary session on Indochina Statements by Zhou Enlai.
May 13, 1954
10th plenary session on Korea.
May 14, 1954
4th plenary session on Indo-China Zhou Enlai talks with Eden.
May 17, 1954
1st restricted session on Indochina.
May 18, 1954
2nd restricted session Statement by Zhou Enlai.
May 19, 1954
3rd restricted session on Indochina.
May 21, 1954
4th restricted session on Indochina.
May 22, 1954
11th plenary session on Korea. Statements by Zhou Enlai.
May 25, 1954
6th restricted session on Indochina.
May 27, 1954
7th restricted session Zhou Enlai presents his 6 pointproposal to end the war in Indochina.
May 28, 1954
12th plenary session on Korea .
May 29, 1954
8th restricted session on Indochina.
May 31, 1954
9th restricted session on Indochina Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 1, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets French minster of foreign affairs Georges Bidault.
June 2, 1954
10th restricted session on Indochina Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 3, 1954
11th restricted session Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 4, 1954
12th resticted session on Indochina.
June 5, 1954
Zhou Enlai for first time meets with their US counterparts
13th plenary session on Korea Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 7, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets Bidault
Zhou Enlai consults with SU and Vietnamese delegation.
June 8, 1954
5th plenary session on Indochina.
June 9, 1954
6th plenary session on Indochina Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 10, 1954
7th plenary session on Indochina.
June 11, 1954
14th plenary session on Korea Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 14, 1954
13th restricted session on Indochina Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 15, 1954
Geneva Conference on Korea ends. Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 16, 1954
14th restricted session on Indochina Statement by Zhou Enlai.
June 17, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets Bidault.
June 18, 1954
15th resticted session on Indochina Statement by Zhou Enlai
He meets Australian Minister for External Affairs, Richard Casey.
June 19, 1954
16th restricted session on Indochina.
June 20, 1954
CC informs Vietnam on the decision of dividing Vietnam.
June 21, 1954
Final declaration of the Geneva Conference divides Vietnam at the 17th parallel.
June 22, 1954
17th restricted session on Indochina.
June 23, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets french premier/minister of foreign affairs Mendes-France.
June 25, 1954
18th restricted session on Indochina.
June 28, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets U Nu in Birma.
June 28, 1954
Zhou Enlai 2nd meeting with U Nu in Birma.
June 29, 1954
19th restricted session on Indochina.
July 2, 1954
20th restricted session on Indochina.
July 5, 1954
Zhou Enlai holds discussions with Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap in Liuzhou.
July 6, 1954
21st restricted session on Indochina.
July 7, 1954
Enlarged Politburo meeting of CCP. Zhou Enlai reports.
July 9, 1954
22nd restricted session on Indochina.
July 12, 1954
Zhou Enlai back in Geneva.
July 13, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets Eden , Mendes France and Chauvel.
July 17, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets Eden and Mendes France.
July 18, 1954
23rd restricted session on Indochina.
July 19, 1954
Zhou Enlai meets Mendes-France and Eden.
July 21, 1954
8th plenary session Geneva Conference final declaration Zhou Enlai holds speech.
July 23, 1954
End of Geneva Conference.
July 27, 1954
Mao Zedong sends Zhou Enlai telegram on Taiwan.
July 29, 1954
Zhou Enlai talks with Malenkov and Khrushchev.
August 11 , 1954
Zhou Enlai reports on foreign affairs to the CPGC.