Statements by Sir Christopher Steel and Alexandre Parodi on production and standardisation of armaments (Paris, 21 January 1955)

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On 21 January 1955, the Secretary-General of the Interim Commission of Western European Union (WEU) circulates the statements made on 17 and 18 January by the delegations at the first and second sessions of the working party on production and standardisation of armaments. The French delegate, Alexandre Parodi, mentions that the memorandum on the question of the standardisation and production of armaments (PWG/A/2) has already been distributed to all the delegations. He therefore limits himself to making some general remarks of an introductory nature, particularly concerning the armaments agency. The French Government believes that an analysis of the questions of standardisation and production should be undertaken as soon as possible within the framework of the new WEU. The British delegate, Sir Christopher Steel, discusses the question of the United Kingdom’s participation and emphasises the British objections to any notion of supranationality.

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Source: Western European Union. Interim Commission. Working Party on Production and Standardisation of Armaments. Statements made by the delegations at the first and second sessions of the Working Group. Paris: 21.01.1955. PWG/A/6. Annex A and Annex F.

Archives nationales de Luxembourg (ANLux). http://anlux.lu/. Western European Union Archives. Armament Bodies. CPA/SAC. Comité permanent des armements. File CPA-032. Volume 1/1.

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