Letter from Georges Pompidou to Franco Maria Malfatti (Paris, 27 October 1971)
Text On 27 October 1971, in response to the US decision to suspend the dollar's convertibility to gold, French President Georges Pompidou replies to a letter from Franco Maria Malfatti, President of the Commission of the European Communities, and reaffirms his wish to see the Six adopt a truly Community attitude by putting aside their national differences on monetary policy.
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Source: Archives historiques de l'Union européenne, Florence, Villa Il Poggiolo. Dépôts, DEP. Franco Maria Malfatti, FMM. Sommets. Préparation des Sommets de La Haye et de Paris, 05/12/1971-02/10/1972, FMM 51.
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