On 3 February 1951, the Dutch Embassy in Brussels drafts a note which describes the reactions of the general public and the Belgian press to the issues surrounding the Schuman Plan.
On 20 May 1950, the Belgian Communist daily newspaper Le Drapeau Rouge condemns the threats that the Schuman Plan poses to the country's coal and steel industries.
On 13 May 1950, the Belgian journal Agence industrielle et économique outlines the scope of the French proposal, which aims to place German and French coal and steel output under the authority of a supranational European organisation.
On 20 May 1950, the Dutch magazine Vrij Nederland speculates on the feasibility and differences of the Schuman Plan compared with the other initiatives for European integration currently under way.
On 14 May 1950, the Dutch journal Internationale Spectator gives a detailed analysis of the proposal of the French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, to pool coal and steel in Europe.
On 14 May 1950, the Dutch journal Internationale Spectator gives a detailed analysis of the proposal of the French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, on the pooling of coal and steel in Europe.
On 13 May 1950, the Dutch daily newspaper De Volkskrant welcomes the announcement of the Schuman Plan which proposes that French and German coal and steel production be placed under the authority of a supranational European organisation.
On 13 May 1950, the Dutch daily newspaper Het Parool considers the comments in France and the United Kingdom on the Schuman proposal to pool European coal and steel output and emphasises the surprise caused by the French plan.
In his Memoirs, the Netherlands diplomat Johannes Linthorst Homan recalls the reaction of political circles in the Netherlands when informed about a French proposal that a supranational European organisation should be established to control German and French production of coal and steel.
In his memoirs, Dirk Stikker, Netherlands Foreign Minister from 1948 to 1952, recalls the reaction in the Netherlands to the declaration made by Robert Schuman on 9 May 1950.
