Negotiations on the EDC
The Pleven Plan
Conference for the organisation of an EDC
Circular from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (5 March 1951)
TexteCircular from Baron Hervé de Gruben, Secretary-General in the Belgian Foreign Ministry, setting out the stance taken by Belgium on the French plan for a European army.
'The conference for a European army has reached an agreement of principle' from Le Figaro (26 July 1951)
TexteOn 26 July 1951, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro announces that, after four months of discussions, European negotiators have at last found common ground on the issue of a European army.
Memorandum from the German Federal Government on the establishment of the EDC (25 August 1951)
TexteOn 25 August 1951, the German Federal Government drafts a memorandum emphasising the urgent need to make progress on the fundamental issues associated with the establishment of the European Defence Community (EDC) and setting out the points on which an agreement in principle has been secured.
Summary report by Walter Hallstein on the negotiations for the establishment of the EDC (17 December 1951)
TexteOn 17 December 1951, following the Strasbourg Conference attended by the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, Walter Hallstein, German State Secretary, outlines the various points for negotiation with regard to the establishment of a European Defence Community (EDC).
Note from Robert Silvercruys to Paul van Zeeland (6 December 1951)
TexteIn this confidential note addressed to Paul van Zeeland, Belgian Foreign Minister, Robert Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador in Washington, describes the impatience of US senior officials at the delay in implementing the French plan for a European army.
Telegram from David Bruce to the US Department of State (Paris, 3 January 1952)
TexteOn 3 January 1952, David Bruce, US Ambassador to Paris, sends a telegram to the US Department of State in Washington outlining the progress of European negotiations on the establishment of a common army.
Rapport de la Conférence de Paris sur le projet de CED (Paris, 4 février 1952)
TexteLe 4 février 1952, un rapport de la Conférence de Paris sur le projet de Communauté européenne de défense (CED) détaille les objectifs et principes généraux de la future CED et passe en revue les solutions proposées dans les domaines militaire, institutionnel et financier.
Note de la légation luxembourgeoise à la Conférence sur l'organisation d'une Communauté européenne de la défense (Paris, 30 avril 1952)
TexteLe 30 avril 1952, la légation luxembourgeoise à la Conférence sur l'organisation d'une Communauté européenne de la défense rédige une note sur la situation particulière du Luxembourg quant à la mise à disposition de ses forces militaires au sein de la CED.