BELGIUM, MINISTERE DES AFFAIRES ETRANGERES

Material on the approach adopted by Belgium in the negotiations for the Schuman Plan, and information on the principle questions that concerned them, includes, declaration of M. Spierenberg on the occasion of the initialing of the draft Schuman Plan treaty, March 1951. - Letter to Paul van Zeeland, Ministére des Affaires Étrangéres from L. Scheyves, Chef de la Mission Belge in Germany, on the Saar issue, and the idea of inserting it in the Schuman pact package. - Note on the liquidation of the International Authority for Ruhr. - Information on the International agreement on steel (E.I.A.) 1933. - Details of reasons why the countries involved wanted to sign the Schuman Treaty, i.e. their priorities. - Material on Féderation des Industries, Belgique, concerning the strength of High Authority. - Paper entitled comparison between the Treaty for an EDC and the Treaty for the ECSC by M. Suetens, Belgian Ambassador to Holland. - Aide-memoire relative to meeting, June 1952 regarding preparatory work for the 3rd session of the Intermediate Commission of the Schuman Plan. Report on this Session in the Hague.

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