Letter from Jean Chauvel to Christian Pineau on the British decision to reorganise the UK’s military forces on the European mainland (London, 14 February 1957)
Text On 14 February 1957, Jean Chauvel, French Ambassador to London, sends a letter to French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau in which he forwards the statement by the British delegate to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Lord Hood, which he made that day to the Council of Western European Union (WEU). Lord Hood announced that his government deems its share of costs for Western defence to be too high. To reduce defence costs, the British Government has therefore taken a series of measures to reorganise the country’s forces on the mainland of Europe.
Quelle und Copyright
Quelle: L'Ambassadeur de France en Grande-Bretagne à son Excellence Monsieur Christian Pineau, ministre des Affaires étrangères. Direction Générale des Affaires Politiques. Service des Pactes. A.s. Intervention du Délégué britannique à l'UEO sur les forces anglaises du Continent: 14 février 1957, N° 265/DP. 6 p.
Ministère des Affaires étrangères. Centre des Archives diplomatiques de Nantes. Archives rapatriées de l'ambassade de France à Londres. Série «Union de l'Europe occidentale (UEO)». 1953-1992 (2002). 378PO/UEO/1-389. Numéro 3. Cote EU.40.1.1.B. Niveau des forces. 1954-1956.
Copyright: (c) Ministère des Affaires étrangères de la République Française
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