Ceremony for the signing of the Brussels Treaty (17 March 1948)

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On 17 March 1948, in Brussels, the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self-Defence. This Treaty leads to the establishement of Western Union. From left to right: Paul-Henri Spaak, Georges Bidault, Joseph Bech, Baron Carel Godfried van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout and Ernest Bevin.

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Source: Union de l'Europe occidentale - Secrétariat général, Rue de l'Association, 15, 1000 Bruxelles.
Ceremony of the Signature of the Brussels Treaty. Bruxelles: Union de l'Europe occidentale, 17/03/1948. Couleur.

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Ceremony for the signing of the Brussels Treaty (17 March 1948)