E.E.C. - COMMON MARKET - EURATOM

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Correspondence with various posts: -OECE -Wellington- Helsinki- Lisbon - Luxembourg - New York - Rio - Paris - Strasbourg / Council of Europe. Reactions towards the atomic energy and the European integration problems, 1956 Diplomatic correspondence between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and different delegations, especially on the following subjects: 1) Atomic Energy: -Havana: peaceful use of atomic energy between USA and Cuba. -Barcelona: uranium in Spain. -Prague: nuclear energy. -Bombay: nuclear reactor. -Rio: atomic energy, Brazil’s policy on that subject. 2) Reactions towards the European integration projects: The public opinion towards this emanating problem, especially from: -Wellington -Sydney Correspondences from posts: foreign reactions to the Treaty of Rome, Year 1957, first semester: various countries -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke Ambassador of Nelgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the European Common Market (28/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Iweins d' Eeckhoutte, Consul General of Belgium in New York, addressed to Mister H. Fayat Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Belgian-American industrial collaboration. Domains depending on nuclear energy (and case of the group Evence Coppée & Cie) (26/06/1957). -Letter emanating from the legation of Belgium in Quito, addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning the appearance of an article entitled: « A mi parecer (Por Hugo Martin) El mercado comun Europeo inquieta a America Latina ». That article appeared in the newspaper « El Universo » of 24 June 1957 (24/06/1957). -Letter emanating from the legation of Belgium in Quito, addressed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning the appearance of an article entitled: « La realizacion de los planes de la EURATOM depende en una gran parte de los britanicos » That article appeared in the newspaper « Diario del Ecuador » on 20 June 1957 (24/06/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunis, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the texts instituting the Common Market and Euratom (17/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke, Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Brazilian critics towards the Common Market (14/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke, Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the European Common Market (14/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the brazilian study group for the application of the Common Market (13/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister F. De Ridder, Ambassador of Belgium in Lima, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade concerning the meeting of CEPAL in La Paz (12/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Belgian Minister in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the documentation on the Common Market (12/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the European Economic Community. Discussion at the Economic Commission for Latin America (05/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the La Paz Conference and the perspectives of the Common Market in Latin America (05/06/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister P. Vanderstichelen, Ambassador of Belgium in South Africa addressed to Mister H. Fayat. Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the text of a Conference given on 24 May 1957 by Mr. D. de Waal Moyer, secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs of the European Common Market (05/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil. Addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning a press article relating the Brazilian fears following the application of the Common Market (03/06/1957). -Note emanating from Mister L. Golot, Ambassador of Belgium in Caracas, addressed to Mister H. Fayat and Mister V. Larock. Ministers of Foreign Trade and of Foreign Affairs, concerning Venezuela and the projects of economic integration in the Latin America countries (31/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Baert, Ambassador of Belgium in Athens. Addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the internal policy, the Government, extraordinary session of the Hellenic Parliament (31/05/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunis, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade concerning a request to obtain the texts of the Treaties creating the European Community and Euratom ;(24/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning «La revue politique » issue dedicated to the Common Market (23/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Common Market and the South-American opinion (22/05/1957). -Note emanating from the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning ECOSOC: Economic Commission for Latin America – Common Market. Transmission of documents (21/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. Nisot, Minister Plenipotentiary in New York, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning ECOSOC: Economic Commission for Latin America, Common Market (20/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister P. van Haute, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Belgium in Stockholm, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the nuclear energy in Sweeden: ASEA Collaborates with North American Aviation in Los Angeles (20/05/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister F. Dehousse, President of the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe, addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Resolution 123 of the Consultative Assembly on the rationalisation of the European parliamentary activities, of Resolution 125 on EURATOM and of Resolution 126 on the EEC (10/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Latin American attitude towards the Common Market (10/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte. Minister of Belgium in Wellington. Addressed to Mister V. Larock. Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the European Common Market as seen by a weekly magazine (09/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Latin-American reactions concerning the Common Market – Studies realised by CEPAL (08 /05/1957), -Note emanating from Mister M. Weckx, Consul General of Belgium in Sao Paulo. Addressed to Mister Van Meerbeke. Ambassador of Belgium in Rio de Janeiro, concerning Eurafrica and the Sao Paulo press (07/05/1957). -Telegram n° 22 emanating from Mister Forthomme, Ambassador in Geneva. 12th session E.E.C., addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning point 7 (06/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R.L. Van Ros, Consul General of Belgium in Dakar, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the interest of the member- countries of the Common Market for the F.W.A. - Germany (03/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Baert, Ambassador of Belgium in Athens, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Treaties of Rome and the reactions that can be registered in Greece concerning this topic (02/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. Trouveroy, Consul of Belgium in Chicago, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the agreement on the Common Market / Request for information (02/05/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Common Market -Repercussions on Brazilian opinions (02/05/1957). -Note from Mister R.L. Van Ros, Consul General of Belgium in Dakar, addressed to Mister V. Larockm, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Dutch investments in the F.W.A. (24/04/1957). -Note to Mister E. Luyckx, administrating the General Consulate of Belgium in Dakar, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the visit in the F.W.A. of a Franco-European mission of information on the Common Market (15/04/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. van den Bosch, Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the Eurafrica project (11/04/1957). -Note emanating from J. Vermeer, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in Djakarta, addressed to Mister V, Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Treaties of Rome and Indonesia (10/04/1957). -Note from Mister E. Luyckx, administrating the General Consulate of Belgium in Dakar, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning a visit to the F.W.A. of a Franco-European mission of information on the Common Market (09/04/1957). -Note from Mister de Romerée de Vichenet, Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Chinese communist comments on EURATOM and the Common Market (05/04/1957). -Note of Mister M. Weckx, Consul General of Belgium to Sao Paulo, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the visit to Sao Paulo of Mr. A. Pinay, former French Prime Minister. His declarations on the Common Market and Eurafrica (04/04/1957). -Report emanating from Mister J. Cuvelier, Minister of Belgium in Guatemala, addressed to Mister V. Larock. Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the presentation and analysis of the work of the fourth session of the Economic Cooperation Committee of the American Central Isthmus held in Guatemala from 18 to 23 February 1957. (04/04/1957) -Telegram emanating from Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed to Mister Iweins, concerning an acknowledgement letter (04/04/1957). - Telegram n° 7 emanating from Mr. Etienne, addressed to Mister Hupperts, concerning the proposals of the Soviet Union concerning a more pushed development of cooperation between states of Europe exposed in the declaration of the U.S.S.R.’s Minister of Foreign Affairs., related to the plans for the creation of EURATOM and of the Common Market (03/04/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister C. Giraud, Consul of Belgium in Oran, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning an abstract of daily paper Echo du Soir of 26 March 1957 entitled: « Les Consuls oranais des nations européennes unies par le traité ont hissé le drapeau national » (30/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister G. Follebouckt. Chargé d' Affaires a.i. in Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade; concerning Mr. Pinay’s visit to Brazil – First replies to Brazilian critics towards the Common Market (29/03/1957). -Note of Mister L. Colot, Ambassador of Belgium in Caracas, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the echo in Venezuela coming the conclusion of the Treaties on the Common Market and Euratom (29/03/1957). -Note of Mister L. Putman, Chargé d' Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Warsaw, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the sojourn of a delegation of the British Communist Party in Warsaw (29/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington. addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Common Market and the British preferential rights (28/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. van den Bosch. Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Common Market and Euratom (28/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the attitude of New-Zeeland concerning GATT. (27/03/1957) -Note emanating from Mister J. van den Bosch, Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Popovic’s visit to Brussels. Evaluation Ambassador of Yugoslavia (27/03/1957). -Note from Mister E. Grandry, Consul General of Belgium in Rotterdam, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade concerning the Common Market. Critics in Rotterdam (25/03/1957). -Letter of Mister de Romerée de Vichenet Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the comments of a Chinese communist paper on EURATOM and the Common Market (22/03/1957). -Note of Mister J. Smets Consul General of Belgium in Lille, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the position of the wool industry and of the representatives of textile syndicates towards the Common Market (21/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister E. Grandry, Consul General of Belgium in Rotterdam , addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the European Common Market. Critics by the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Rotterdam (20/03/1957). -Telegram telephone n° 6 emanating from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed to the Permanent Delegation of Belgium to the European bureau of the United Nations and to the specialised institutions, concerning a meeting that should be organised among delegates of Western Europe for the examination of the stance to adopt regarding the economic pan-European proposal. (19/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R.L. Van Ros Consul General of Belgium in Dakar, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Franco-German economic mission in the F.W.A. (16/03/1957). -Letter emanating from the Consulate of Belgium in Hong Kong, addressed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, concerning the dispatch of press abstracts (16/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister P. Lamotte, Ambassador of Belgium in Morocco, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the sojourn in Paris of the Moroccan Minister of National Economy. French-Moroccan negotiations (16/03/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister J. Smets. Consul General of Belgium in Lille, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the press and the Common Market (15/03/1957) -Report emanating from Mister A. Fosset, Consul General of Belgium in Düsseldorf, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Swiss week in Düsseldorf (14/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister M.H. Jaspar, Ambassador of Belgium in Sweden, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the participation of the Prime Minister Erlander in the Dutch socialists’ congress that began on 7 of that month in the Hague (13/03/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 7 emanating from Mister C. Seyfert in Buenos Aires, addressed to the Cabinet’s Head, concerning the Latin –American countries and the Common Market (11/03/1957). -Note of Mister L. Putman, Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Warsaw, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the first session of the new Diet – General situation in Poland (11/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le Comte J. d' Ursel Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Madrid, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Spain towards the Common Market (09/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. de Romerée de Vichenet, Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning China, Japan and the Common Market (08/03/1957). -Note from Mister R. Herremans, Ambassador of Belgium in Tokyo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the reinforcement of the diplomatic posts in South-East Asia (07/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le Comte G. d' Aspremont Lynden. Ambassador of Belgium in New Delhi addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning India and the European Common Market project (06/03/1957). -Note from Mister R.L. Van Ros, Consul General of Belgium in Dakar, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the African opinions towards the Common Market (05/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Guillaume, Ambassador of Belgium in Chile, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Chile and the Common Market (01/03/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the creation of the European Common Market (01/03/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister R. Delvaux, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in Mexico, addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the dispatch of the text of an editorial published on 15 February by « El Universal» and was dedicated to the reactions that could have the Common Market on the economy of Latin America (28/02/1957). -Note from Mister M.H. Jaspar, Ambassador of Belgium in Sweden, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Vth session of the Northern Council in Helsinki, from 15 to 23 February 1957 (27/02/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister R. Braibant, Consul General of Belgium in Milan, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Common Market (27/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister G. Follebouckt, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. in Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Brazilian critics towards the Common Market (27/02/1957). -Note of the Legation of Belgium in Sofia, addressed to the Direction of Cultural Relations and Information, concerning the dispatch of a translation of an article printed in the Bulgarian newspaper « Otetchestven Front » (the Fatherland’s Front) entitled « Spaakistan » (26/02/1957). -Note from Mister M. Jottard, Minister of Belgium in Montevideo, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Common Market and EURATOM. Comments in the press of Uruguay.(25/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte. Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning New Zeeland and the European Market (25/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte. Minister of Belgium in Wellington addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak. Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning New Zeeland and the European Common Market. To stress errata in some of the Legation’s reports (25/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Guillaume, Ambassador of Belgium in Chile, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Chile and the Common Market (22/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister E. Vanderborght, Consul General of Belgium in Alger, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the study trip to Sahara of Mr. Maurice Lemaire, Secretary of State of Industry and Trade (22/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister G. Walravens, Ambassador of Belgium in Turkey, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Common Market and EURATOM (16/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. Smets, Consul General of Belgium in Lille, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the wish made by the Chamber of Roubaix relative to the Common Market project (13/02/1957). -Note from Mister R. Coene, Consul General of Belgium in Strasbourg, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning an opinion that has just been expressed by Strasbourg’s Commerce and Industry Chamber concerning the incidences of the Common Market to the French Economy (11/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister M. Swinnen. Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Prague, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the visits of the Czech administrators to Moscow (09/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister F. Cogels, Minister of Belgium in Baghdad, addressed to Mister P.H Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the editorial of the «Iraq Times » dedicated to the European free trade area (09/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte. Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning New Zealand and the European Common Market (08/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Querton Minister of Belgium in Sydney, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Australia and the European Common Market (06/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J.H. De Bruyn in Bucarest, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Romanian press and different conversations on the Common Market (06/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. Smets Consul General of Belgium in Lille, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the meeting of the six Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels on 3 February 1957; EURATOM and the Common Market (06/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning New Zeeland’s economic preoccupations because of the fall of butter prices: dispatch of a mission to London (01/02/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning efforts of New Zealand’s Government to avoid that the Treaty on Common Market project endanger New Zealand’s exports to Europe (31/01/1957). -Note from Mister de Romerée de Vichenet, Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Brussels Conference on European integration (30/01/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister F. Taelemans, acting Consul at the General Consulate of Belgium in Kansas City, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the dispatch of an article printed on 27 January 1957 in the “St Louis Post Dispatch” entitled: « Common market treaties step toward bringing about Union of Western European Nations » and also of an other article appeared on the same day in “Wichita Eagle” entitled: « United Europe dream is closer with plan for common market » (30/01/1957). -Note from Mister R. Herremans. Ambassador of Belgium in Tokyo addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning nuclear issues. Production of atomic fuel by France (28/01/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister A. Alsteens, acting Consul at the General Consulate of Belgium in Hamburg, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning a request for publications (28/01/1957). -Telegram n°l emanating from Mister A. Nihotte in Wellington, addressed to the Foreign Affairs’ Cabinet, concerning the hope that the European Common Market does not effect the interests of New Zealand (25/01/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le Comte A. de Laubespin, Minister of Belgium in Dublin, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the project for the creation of a free trade area in Europe (24/01/1957). -Note from Mister H. de Romerée de Vichenet. Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the London talks on European economic integration (18/01/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte. Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister P.H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the evaluation of the attitude of different states, the Northern countries included, in relation to the European Common Market (12/01/1957).

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