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Incoming and outgoing Department of State material concerning the progress of events and details of the negotiations relative to the Schuman proposals favouring the coal and steel union. Checklists of items for analysis by US officials. Reports from American Diplomats on discussions with Jean Monnet and opinion in the relevant countries to the plan and their behind the scenes efforts to work out a final draft treaty and to get delegations organised to get the talks moving, includes, Memo from Ambassador Bonbright in Paris, felt that Britain would never surrender her sovereignty. - Information on the reaction of the coal and steel industrialists and political parties in the individual countries. - Memo from David Bruce to John Foster Dulles Secretary of State regarding attempts by prominent British officials to sabotage the Schuman Plan. - Reports mainly by Bruce on Paris discussion concerning in the main the nature of the High Authority and the role of member states, common institutions and means of action. - Predictions on outcome of pooling treaty. Letter from Clarence Randall, Inland Steel Corportation, felt that too many restrictive practises being entered into current draft Treaty.Endorsed greater US support for Monnet. - Information of results of Council of Europe meeting, Rome, Nov 1950. - US statements supporting German participation in Western Europe. Details of main impediments to progress: deconcentration of Ruhr, limits on German industry and anti-cartel provision of Plan, High Authority's power to control investments, coke allocations. - Letter from Bruce to Dulles calling for affirmation of US support. Details of impediments to initialling of Treaty by Six. - US efforts to find solution to scrap problem accepable to UK. - Information on meeting of Schuman Plan Ministers in Paris, July 1952 and decision of France and Germany to discuss Saar question on basis of it being international territory.

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