‘Towards Western Union’ from Le Monde (14 March 1948)
Text On 14 March 1948, the French daily newspaper Le Monde reports on the proposal made to the Benelux countries by Ernest Bevin, British Foreign Secretary, that an agreement to complement the Treaty of Dunkirk between France and the United Kingdom be concluded. This initiative was welcomed and subsequently led to the signing of the Brussels Treaty.
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Source: Le Monde. dir. de publ. Beuve-Méry, Hubert. 14-15.03.1948, n° 974; 5e année. Paris: Le Monde. "Vers l'union occidentale", p. 1.
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