File concerning the British Proposal (Grand Design) for a Western European Union, includes memorandum of conversation between US Ambassador to Germany Dr. Krekeler and Mr. Hoover concerning Germany's impressions of WEU, feel confident of German ratification,- text of US assurances to WEU and dispatches from American officials to John Foster Dulles, Secretary of State regarding French response to Assurances, satisfied with US support for the Union's realisation and for the unification of Europe,telegram from American Ambassador to UK, Whitney to Dulles regarding the unwise idea to move WEU from London to Paris, better in London so that British can play leading role,- details of papers prepared by British on "Grand Design" for WEU, left open the possibility for inclusion of CSC, EURATOM and Commom Market assemblies in a single assembly scheme,- material from American officials in Europe to Secretary of State, stating the feeling in Europe that the Common Market and EURATOM Treaties should be signed before attention is given to British proposal,- telegram from Matthews, American Ambassador to Netherlands to Dulles stating that Netherlands opposed to proposals for merging parliamentary institutions,- response from Germany indicated that they were not in favour of mingling of assembly of Common Market with parliamentary organisations of the six,- response from Paris favoured the idea of single over-all Parliament contained in the Grand Design, but felt that distinction be made between European organisations which contributed to integration and those which were primarily co-operative.

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