NARA & PRINCETON UNIVERSITY

File consisting of incoming and outgoing material to the US State Department, documenting the interest and support which the US gave the ECSC from the outset, includes, Dean Acheson's, Secretary of State, speech on inauguration of CSC, detailing US intention to support Community. - Details of Treaty regulations with regard to third countries where export controls would be maintained. - Copy of scrap agreement among steel industries of six Schuman Plan countries, pledged signers to support creation of control organisation for distribution of scrap among six and describes manner in which it would operate. - Letter from John Foster Dulles to Jean Monnet regarding David Bruce's appointment as US Representative to CSC and as observor to the EDC Interim Committee. - German criticism of ECSC policy, viewed as roundabout attempt by France to maintain discriminatory controls over the FRG. - Interim report on ECSC from German perspective, industrialists wanted it to succeed but distrusted Monnet. - Speeches given by Monnet April 1953 opening the meeting of the Council of Ministers and the meeting of the Common Market Committee regarding price fixing and draft decision concerning prohibition of discriminatory practices regarding coal, iron ore and steel. - Views of the HA of ECS on the tax issue and further European integration. - Information of main problems facing Common Market, taxes and steel prices. - Letter from Dillon to Secretary of State regarding work on implementation of anti-cartel articles of Treaty. - Points of discussion for Acheson for his meeting with Monnet, Etzel, vice-President of CSC, Dirk Spirenburg, member of High Authority in Secretary of State's office - EDC, harmonisation of tax system, wage schedules, exchange rates and European Political Community. - Report of meeting of Common Assembly, with Monnet's speech where he placed CSC in the perspective of European integration as first expression of unified Europe. - Memo on deconcentration of German coal industry and provisions of article 66 of the Treaty. - Announcement of US loans to Community. - US concern at steel export price agreement, as constituting the first evidence of use of the combined power of the CSC producers in a manner discriminatory to outsiders. - Talks to associate Britain with CSC. - Questions concerning coal imports from third countries and pre-equation thereof. - Statement by Monnet, President of the High Authority, before the Randall Commission detailing achievements of Commu

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