On 20 August 1952, Theodor Blank, a Christian Democrat member of the German Bundestag and creator of the Dienststelle Blank, the section of the Chancellery responsible for matters relating to the strengthening of Allied forces in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), welcomes the treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC).
Letter from Robert Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador to the United States, to Paul van Zeeland, Belgian Foreign Minister, on US concerns over the delay in ratifying the EDC Treaty in Europe.
On the eve of the debates in the French National Assembly, the French press displays its scepticism regarding the European Defence Community's chances of success.
On 30 June 1954, Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian Foreign Minister, summarises the talks that he had had the same day in Paris with Pierre Mendès France, French Prime Minister, during which he explained the reasons behind some of his reservations regarding the plans for a European Defence Community (EDC).
On 29 January 1953, a draft law stressing the importance of the European Defence Community (EDC) and calling on Vincent Auriol, French President, to ratify the Treaty establishing the EDC is put before the French National Assembly.
In February 1953, Theodor Blank, Christian Democratic Member of the Bundestag and founder of the Dienststelle Blank, the section of the Chancellery with responsibility for issues relating to the strengthening of the Allied Forces in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), emphasises the importance of the rapid ratification of the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC).
On 19 March 1953, as the Treaty establishing the European Defence Community (EDC) and the future Treaty on Germany are ratified by the Bundestag, German State Secretary Walter Hallstein considers the various implications of the two new Treaties for West Germany.
In this letter sent to the Belgian Foreign Minister, Paul-Henri Spaak, on 3 December 1954, Robert Silvercruys, the Belgian Ambassador to the United States, considers the mindset of US officials following the failure of the European Defence Community (EDC) project.
