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Notes on meeting held in London between Jean Monnet, Commissioner-General of Planning for the French Government with British officials where Monnet stated that the French Government would proceed with the negotiations of a Treaty with FRG even if no other country decided initially to take part and details attributes of proposed common authority which would have force of law in the countries adhering to the Treaty. - Draft of telegram to be sent to Robert Schuman on iron and steel by an Inter-departmental Committee of officials, supports Plan and calls for conference. - Notes of meeting with Sir Edward Bridges in the Chair, 14 /07/1950, called to hear statement by Sir Edward Hall-Patch, UK Delegate to OEEC on the current thinking toward federalism in Europe, stated that UK would not enter schemes involving an element of federation.

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