Summary record of the joint meeting between the Council and the Assembly Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments (London, 3 July 1956)

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On 26 June 1956, a joint meeting is held between the Council of Western European Union (WEU) and the Assembly Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments. The first point raised concerns the differences of opinion as to the powers of the Assembly, and even those of the Council. A British member of the committee, Sir James Hutchison, refers to the legal basis that justifies the fact that the Assembly needs sufficient information to carry out its role in keeping the public informed. He also emphasises that Western defence is indivisible and that it is therefore reasonable to ask for information from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). British Assembly member Wynn Hugh-Jones agrees with James Hutchison and notes that if difficulties arise because of objections from non-WEU members of NATO, the whole system should be reassessed or the Assembly should even be disbanded. Sir Harold Caccia finally replies that it is not a question of good or bad will on the part of the Council; it is merely a question of identifying WEU’s proper function. The second part of the session focuses on replies to the committee’s questions.

Quelle und Copyright

Quelle: Council of the Western European Union. Summary record of joint meeting Council/Assembly Committee on Defence Questions and Armaments, 26 June 1956. London: 03.07.1956. C (56) 133. Copy No 22. 8 p.

Archives nationales de Luxembourg (ANLux). http://www.anlux.lu. Western European Union Archives. Secretariat-General/Council’s Archives. 1954-1987. Organs of the Western European Union. Year: 1956, 01/01/1956-30/12/1956. File 202.414.01. Volume 1/1.

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

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