On 4 March 1947, in Dunkirk, France and the United Kingdom sign a Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance against a possible German attack. The Treaty enters into force on 8 September 1947.

On 4 March 1947, in Dunkirk, France and the United Kingdom, represented respectively by their Foreign Ministers Georges Bidault (on the left) and Ernest Bevin (on the right), sign a Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance.

In a joint communiqué issued on 4 March 1947, the French and British Governments announce the signing of the bilateral Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between France and the United Kingdom.

On 4 March 1947, the German daily newspaper Die Welt gives a detailed analysis of the Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between France and the United Kingdom.

The day after the signing of the Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between France and the United Kingdom on 4 March 1947 in Dunkirk, the daily newspaper Luxemburger Wort describes the symbolic impact of the choice of the French martyr town of Dunkirk for the official signing. The British Foreign Secretary, on a visit to Brussels, declares that his country is ready to sign similar treaties with other European states.

In his memoirs, Georges Bidault, former French Foreign Minister, considers the reasons for the signing of the Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between France and the United Kingdom in Dunkirk on 4 March 1947.

In his memoirs, Jean Chauvel, Secretary-General of the French Foreign Ministry, recalls the negotiations that led to the signing of the Treaty of Alliance and Mutual Assistance between France and the United Kingdom in Dunkirk on 4 March 1947.