First WEU Council of Ministers (Paris, 11 May 1955)
Video On 7 and 11 May 1955, the first Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of Western European Union (WEU) is held in Paris. Simultaneously, the North Atlantic Council meets in ministerial session at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris to give official recognition to the Federal Republic of Germany’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
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Source: CONFÉRENCE DE L'UEO. PREMIÈRE CONFÉRENCE DE L'UEO, UNION EUROPÉENNE OCCIDENTALE- Paris: Journal Éclair [Prod.], 11.05.1955. Gaumont Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen. - VIDEO (00:00:28, Noir et blanc, Son original).
Gaumont Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen, 24, rue du Docteur Bauer - F 93400.
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