On 10 and 11 May 1970, in an interview given to journalist Georges Suffert, Jean Monnet, former Commissioner-General of the French National Planning Board, describes how the French political authorities were informed of the plan for a coal and steel pool.

On 10 and 11 May, 1970, in an interview granted to journalist Georges Suffert, Jean Monnet, former Commissioner-General at the French National Planning Board, describes the United Kingdom’s reaction to the Schuman Plan.

Jean Monnet (on the right), President of the ECSC High Authority, discusses with Paolo Emilio Taviani (on the left), Italian Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the first session of the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in Strasbourg on 11 September 1952.

On 10 January 1958, Jean Monnet, President of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe, sends a letter to Cornelius Wilhelmus van Wingerden, leader of the Netherlands Trade Union Federation, in which he comments on the nomination of the main figures responsible for leading the Community institutions and the choice of seat.

On 24 January 1957, Jean Monnet, President of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe (ACUSE), sends a letter to Cornelius Wilhelmus van Wingerden, Chairman of the Dutch Trade Union Federation and member of ACUSE, in which he outlines the views of the general public and US leaders regarding the proposed European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom).

On 13 April 1956, Jean Monnet, President of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe (ACUSE), sends a letter to Hendrik Oosterhuis, Chairman of the Dutch Trade Union Federation and member of ACUSE, in which he gives his initial views on the Spaak Report, with particular regard to the provisions relating to Euratom.

On 9 February 1957, Jean Monnet, President of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe (ACUSE), sends a letter to Cornelius Wilhelmus van Wingerden, Chairman of the Dutch Trade Union Federation and member of ACUSE, in which he welcomes the success of the visit paid to the United States and Canada by Europe’s ‘Three Wise Men’ (Louis Armand, Franz Etzel and Francesco Giordani) in order to prepare their report on Euratom.

Spring 1950 in Houjarray, as preparations are made for the Schuman Plan. From left to right: Bernard Clappier, Head of the Private Office of Minister Robert Schuman; Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister; and Jean Monnet, Commissioner-General of the French National Planning Board.

On 9 May 1953, following a ceremony held to mark the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration, Jean Monnet (on the left), President of the ECSC High Authority, and Robert Schuman (on the right), MP for the Moselle, cross Adolphe Bridge in Luxembourg City.