Farewell address given by Jean Monnet to the High Authority (9 June 1955)

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On 9 June 1955, less than a week after the conclusion of the Messina Conference attended by the Six, Jean Monnet resigns in Luxembourg as President of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).

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Source: Discours de fin de présidence de la Haute Autorité de la CECA / Jean Monnet.- Luxembourg: CLT-UFA [Prod.], 09.06.1955. CLT-UFA, Luxembourg. - SON (00:04:35, Montage, Son original).
CLT-UFA, 45, Boulevard Pierre Frieden, L-1543 Luxembourg.

Photo: M. René Mayer succède à M. Jean Monnet à la direction de la C.E.C.A.. Keystone, 1955. Noir et blanc.

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Photo: (c) Keystone
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