E.E.C. - COMMON MARKET - EURATOM

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Belgium - Switzerland. 1955-1957: Mainly: - Correspondence between the Belgian Embassy in Bern and the Ministry of Foreign Trade regarding the agriculture in Western Europe and the problem of economic integration. - Translation of Swiss press articles concerning: -European aluminium project in Africa. -Problems aroused from the creation of the Common Market. - Correspondence between the Belgian Embassy in Bern and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding: -The European follow-up and the Suisse reactions to the Venice Conference. -The signature of an agreement on the atomic energy between USA and Switzerland. -On the soviet proposals to Switzerland regarding an atomic agreement. -On Canada’s position towards the Common Market. -On the trip of the Switzerland’s Political Department chief to Sweden. - Studies realised from the Ambassador on the internal and foreign policy of Switzerland in 1956 (particularly Switzerland and the Common Market). - Translation of a conference given by the Swiss Minister Stopper concerning European integration and the payment balances. Belgium-U.S.S.R. 1956-1957 -Correspondence of the Belgian Embassy to Moscow /Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the critical attitude of the soviet press towards Europe’s unification and Euratom. -English translation of soviet press articles after the Conference held in March 1956 in Moscow in order to organise a common institute for nuclear research in the countries of people’s democracy. -Attack of the soviet press against the Euratom project: article of the newspaper Izvestia -Summary in English of an article printed in Moscow’s Pravda on 6/8/56 concerning the attacks against the Euratom project Belgium -Yugoslavia. 1956-1957 -Translation of an article printed on 5/3/56 in the newspaper «Politika», concerning the production of nuclear energy and the establishment of a Common Market in Europe. -Editorial of «Borba» dedicated to the final communiqué of the Venice Conference (June 1956) - Translation of an article printed in « Borba » (30/1/57) concerning the Brussels Conference. And also another article in « Politika » on the same subject. -Report of the Belgian Embassy in Belgrade to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the report of the Secretary of State K. Popovic on the country’s foreign policy.( 1/3/1957) Belgium-Canada. 1955-1958 - Report of the Belgian Embassy in Ottawa to the Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning Canada’s attitude towards Euratom (3/4/1956) - Report of the Belgian Embassy to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning Canada’s attitude towards the European Common Market (4/4/1956) -Speech given by Mr.Pearson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada concerning European Integration (30/4/1956) Belgium-U.S.A. 1956-1957 - Memorandum emanating from the Foreign Office of USA concerning the country’s attitude towards Euratom. - Report from the Belgian Embassy in Washington to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (18/6/1956) concerning the Euratom project and the provoked reactions in the USA from that project -Euratom and American Policy Conference given by K.E Knorr . plate presented by the « Center of international Studies, Princeton University ) -Report produced by Mr. Groven, Scientific Advisor of the Belgian Embassy in Washington entitled « Balance-sheet 1956 on the progress accomplished in atomic energy in the USA» -Documents emanating from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (BIRD) 27/9/1956 entitled: « Atomic energy in economic development »

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