Opening of the inaugural sitting of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe (Strasbourg, 10 August 1949)

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On 10 August 1949, the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe meets for the first time in Strasbourg. The following day, the Belgian Socialist delegate and former Foreign Minister, Paul-Henri Spaak, is elected President of the Assembly.

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Source: Histoire de l'Union européenne- Bruxelles: Commission européenne [Prod.], 1949. DG Press & Communication, Commission européenne, Bruxelles. - FILM (00:59, Noir et blanc, Muet).
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