On 3 March 1953, Christian Calmes, Secretary-General of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), forwards the agenda for the first meeting of the Coordination Committee (Cocor) to Max Kohnstamm, Secretary of the High Authority. Responsible for preparing Council meetings, this Committee is seen as the predecessor of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) to the Councils of the European Economic Community (EEC) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom).