In February 1953, Theodor Blank, Christian Democratic Member of the Bundestag and founder of the Dienststelle Blank, the section of the Chancellery with responsibility for issues relating to the strengthening of the Allied Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), emphasises the importance of the rapid ratification of the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC).

On 19 March 1953, German Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer gives an address to the Bundestag in which he declares his support for the ratification of the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC).

On 19 March 1953, as the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC) and the future Treaty on Germany are ratified by the Bundestag, German State Secretary Walter Hallstein considers the various implications of the two new Treaties for West Germany.

On 19 March 1953, the Bundestag ratifies the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC), despite fierce opposition from the Communists, who see the European Army project as a precursor to the rearmament of Federal Germany.

On 29 April 1953, the Minister President of Bavaria, Hans Ehard, gives a radio broadcast in which he deplores the slow process of ratification of the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC) in the Bundesrat (the second chamber of the Federal Parliament).

On 6 May 1953, Otto Lenz, State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery, welcomes the efforts being made by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to ratify the future Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC) as quickly as possible.