Extract from minutes of the 330th meeting of the WEU Council (2 November 1967)

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On 2 November 1967, the Council of Western European Union (WEU) meets to discuss the level of forces of WEU Member States placed under the command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The problem lies in the definition of new procedures for examining the level of forces after France’s withdrawal from the NATO integrated military command. British representative Lord Samuel Hood affirms that it is vital for the WEU Member States to continue to carry out their duties. French Ambassador Geoffroy Chodron de Courcel is largely in agreement with the proposals made by Dutch Ambassador Herman van Roijen. He says that the assurance given by the six other Member States regarding force levels is sufficient, but a report must be submitted to the WEU Council and any final decision must be taken unanimously by the Seven. With regard to the practical arrangements for the procedure, Lord Hood suggests that a meeting between France and the Six should be held in Brussels, and the real discussion would then take place in the WEU Council, where questions could be put to France. The French Ambassador is not opposed to this idea. After securing the agreement of the other representatives, Lord Hood says that he will ask his NATO representative to implement the procedure so that a report can be prepared by the end of the quarter.

Quelle und Copyright

Quelle: Council of the Western European Union. Extract from minutes of the 330th meeting of WEU Council held on 2nd November 1967. CR (67)21. pp. [s.p.]; 6-9.

Archives nationales de Luxembourg (ANLux). http://www.anlux.lu. Western European Union Archives. Secretariat-General/Council’s Archives. 1954-1987. Organs of Western European Union. Year: 1968, 01/09/1960-31/03/1968. File 113.2. Volume 2/5.

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