Accession of Germany to the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 2 May 1951)

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On 2 May 1951, the Federal Republic of Germany becomes a full member of the Council of Europe. On the margins of the meeting of the Council of Ministers, the French delegate, Pierre Henri Teitgen (standing, centre) congratulates the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer (seated), watched by Walter Hallstein, Junior Minister in the German Foreign Ministry (standing, left).

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Source: Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung (BPA), 10117 Berlin, Dorotheenstr. 84. http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/DE/Homepage/home.html.
BRD als vollberechtigtes Mitglied des Europarates. Straßburg: Bundesbildstelle, 2/05/1951. Schwarz und Weiß.

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Accession of Germany to the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 2 May 1951)