Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India
The Treaty establishing De Jure Cession of French Establishments in India (French: Traité de cession des Établissements français de Pondichéry, Karikal, Mahé et Yanaon) was a treaty signed between France and India in 1956 that ceded French territories in India to the Republic of India. == Background == By 1954, it became clear that the fate of the French establishments were at the whim of the government of the Republic of India, which desired a united India within a short period of time.