International Control Commission - Definition

The International Control Commission (ICC) was the international force that oversaw the implementation of the Geneva Accords that ended the First Indochina War. It reported on the progress of the ceasefires and any violations against them. The force comprised troops and officers from Canada, Poland, and India representing the non-communist, communist, and non-aligned blocs respectively.

Although supposedly neutral, the members of the ICC often took sides in the Second Indochina War and even offered aid to both sides. Canadian personnel were known to have done intelligence work for the United States during their bombing of North Vietnam. Actions such as these often led members of the ICC to become targets with several members losing their lives. Even with admissions from Hanoi, the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong are believed to have killed ICC members.

With the signing of the Paris Peace Accords of 1973, the ICC was dissolved and replaced with the International Commission for Control and Supervision (ICCS).