Oral history of European integration

The early days of the International Authority for the Ruhr and the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation

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Interview with Max Kohnstamm: the shortcomings of the first European organisations (Fenffe, 11 May 2006)

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In this interview, Max Kohnstamm, former assistant to Hans Max Hirschfeld, the Netherlands Government Commissioner for the Administration of the Marshall Plan and for German Affairs, recalls the shortcomings of the first post-war European organisations, such as the International Authority for the Ruhr (IAR) and the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC).