British proposals for the note on NATO–WEU relations (31 May 1968)

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On 31 May 1968, the British delegation submits its draft for the note on relations between the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and Western European Union (WEU). The text focuses on the consequences of France’s withdrawal from the NATO integrated command arrangements and the possible solutions to the potential problems raised by this decision. It highlights the close relations between the two organisations, as made clear in Article IV of the modified Brussels Treaty, and the particular situation of France with regard to the WEU armaments control system given that the procedures differ depending on whether forces and armaments are under national command or under NATO command. On this matter, the British delegation relates the new procedure devised by the Permanent Council in which the WEU Council would become a forum for exchanging information supplied by the six Member States in the integrated command on compliance with the limits set in Articles I and II of Protocol No II and the information from the French delegation on this matter, which it is no longer able to communicate directly within the North Atlantic Council. Finally, on the question of mutual defence obligations, the draft note explains that France’s withdrawal from the NATO integrated military command means that there are no longer any arrangements agreed between the seven members of WEU for the fulfilment of their obligations.

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Quelle: NATO-WEU relations. United Kingdom proposals. 31.05.1968. 4 p.

Archives nationales de Luxembourg (ANLux). http://www.anlux.lu. Western European Union Archives. Secretariat-General/Council’s Archives. 1954-1987. Interpretation of Brussels Treaty & Paris Protocols. Year: 1967, 01/03/1967-14/06/1968. File 113.2. Volume 2/2.

Copyright: (c) WEU Secretariat General - Secrétariat Général UEO

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