In September 1950, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera criticises the attitude of the British Labour Party which shows little enthusiasm for European integration.

On 13 June 1950, the Italian daily newspaper Il Giornale d’Italia considers the difficulties to be overcome for the establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).

In this note to French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, René Massigli, French Ambassador to London, informs the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom's negative attitude towards the French plan to pool coal and steel production in Western Europe.

In this telegram, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman tries to reassure his Ambassador in London, René Massigli, of the consequences of British withdrawal from the Schuman Plan negotiations.

In this telegram addressed to French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, René Massigli, French Ambassador in London, criticises the policy of Franco–German rapprochement since he believes that it will be detrimental to Franco–British relations.

On 4 June 1950, the French regional daily newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain leads with the British Government’s decision not to participate in the negotiations on the Schuman Plan.

On 26 June 1950, the British Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions sends a letter to the Foreign Office welcoming the government’s refusal to participate in the negotiations on the implementation of the Schuman Plan.

‘English sauce or Pool sauce?’ In June 1950, at the start of diplomatic negotiations on the coal and steel pool, Robert Schuman is reticent about considering the United Kingdom as an ingredient in European cuisine.

On 20 June 1950, delegations of the governments of the Federal Republic of Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Italy and the Netherlands opened negotiations in Paris on the implementation of the Schuman Plan.

On 30 July 1950, Jean Monnet, Chairman of the Paris Conference on the Schuman Plan and Head of the French delegation, and Walter Hallstein, Head of the German delegation, discuss the position of the various delegations and the progress of the work. Jean Monnet proposes that the conference be adjourned until 12 August so as to give the respective governments an opportunity to analyse the interim report on the progress made.