E.E.C. - COMMON MARKET - EURATOM

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Correspondence with various posts: Foreign reactions towards the Treaties of Rome. Year 1957. Second semester. Various countries. -Note emanating from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunis, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning delivery of arms in Tunis (18/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister E. Vanderborght, Consul General of Belgium in Alger, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade concerning the European Economic Community: position of Algeria (14/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister F. Emond, Chargé d' Affaires of Belgium a,i. in Lisbon, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning important declarations made by the Overseas Minister on the free trade area (14/11/1957). -Note emanating from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and of the Minister of Foreign Trade to Minister Rothschild, concerning the report of 24 October 1957 in which the Legation of Belgium in Wellington refers to New Zealand’s intentions towards the imports of European butter into Britain’s market (13/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. van den Bosch Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the attitude of Arab countries towards the Common Market (13/11/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 24 reconsidering the important points of the report on the Nordic economic cooperation. This telegram emanates from Mister Ullens in Copenhagen and is addressed to the department of Foreign Affairs (12/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Hupperts. Ambassador of Belgium in Tunis addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Tunis and the Common Market problems (12/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, addressed to Mister F. Buckens, Minister of Belgium in Manila, concerning the position taken by the Philippines towards the Common Market (08/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. van den Bosch, Ambassador in Cairo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the attitude of the political Committee of the League of Arab States towards the European Common Market (07/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Herremans, Ambassador of Belgium in Tokyo, addressed to Mister V. Larock. Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the communication of a memorandum on the adopted position by the EEC member states in the G.A.T.T. Assembly (07/11/1957). -Correspondence between Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mister J. Smets, Consul General of Belgium in Lille, concerning the translation in French of the memorandum of the six in the G.A.T.T. (06/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock. Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the memorandum prepared by the department concerning various international questions of interest to the posts abroad (06/11/1957). -Note emanating from the Legation of Belgium to Wellington, addressed to Minister Rothschild, concerning the future commercial and industrial policy of New Zealand (04/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Clerkx, acting Vice-Consul in General Consulate of Belgium in Lagos addressed to Mister Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the memorandum on the common position of the Member States for the debates of the contracting parties of the G.A.T.T. (04/11/1957). -Letter emanating from Mister P. Vanheerswynghels, Consul General of Belgium in Montreal, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Interim Committee for the Common Market and EURATOM (04/11/1957). -Note emanating from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador of Belgium in Havana, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Cuban exports towards the Common Market countries (31/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning a New Zealand’s opinion for the European free trade area (31/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister G. Walravens, Ambassador of Belgium in Turkey, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the memorandum on the common position of the EEC member states (31/10/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 551 emanating from Mister J. Nisot, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to Mister Rothschild, concerning the General Assembly (XIIth session), fourth commission: Association of non-autonomous territories with the European Common Market (31/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. Querton, Ministre of Belgium to Sydney, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the European Economic Community (31/10/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 541 emanating from Mister J. Nîsot Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to Mister Rothschild, concerning the General Assembly (XIIth session), fourth commission: Participation of certain non-autonomous territories in the European Common Market (29/10/1957). -Note emanating from the General Consulate of Belgium in Barcelona, addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Treaties of Rome (25/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister L. Steyaert. Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Belgium in Karachi, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Pakistan, the Common Market and the free trade area (25/10/1957). -Declaration of Mr. Koscziusko-Morizet before the 4th Commission on 23 October 1957. Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations. -Note emanating from Mister R. Herremans, Ambassador of Belgium in Tokyo addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the conduction of the Japanese delegation to the next G.A.T.T. Conference (23/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning a delegation from New Zealand that will go to London in November to participate in the annual meetings foreseen in article1 of the agreement between England and New Zealand of 28 May 1957. The aim of those consultations is the examination of the policy of production, marketing and importation of agricultural products (18/10/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 23 emanating from Mister Meerbeke of Rio de Janeiro, addressed to Mister Rothschild, concerning the presidency of G.A.T.T.’s reunion (17/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister F. Buckens in Manila. Minister of Belgium, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Common Market / Fears expressed in Philippines / Measures to be taken (17/10/1957). -Note from Mister J. Nisot, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the General Assembly, twelfth session, second Commission, point 12, report of the Economic and Social Council of the Common Market (14/10/1957). -Note from Mister Jacques Deschamps, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Belgium in Cairo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the attacks against the European Market (09/10/1957). -Telegram n° 22 emanating from Mister Meewis in Vienna, addressed to Administrator Director General of B., concerning the absence of Mister Platzer in Brussels (09/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Meuwis in Vienna, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Austria and the free trade area (08/10/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 495 emanating from Mister J. Nisot, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to Mister Rothschild, concerning the fourth Commission, General Assembly. XIIth session: Application of the Treaty of Rome to the overseas territories (07/10/1957). -Telegram by mail n° 488 emanating from Mister J. Nisot, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to Mister Rothschild, concerning the General Assembly, XIIth session, second Commission, point 12: Report of the Economic and Social Council - Common Market (03/10/1957). -Note from Mister A. Nihotte, Ministre of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning New Zaeland and the European Common Market (01/10/1957). -Note from Mister M. De Vlieger, Minister of Belgium in Djakarta, addressed to Mister H, Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the next session of the G.A.T.T. and Indonesia (30/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Meuwis, Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Vienna, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Austria and the free trade area (30/09/1957). - Telephone telegram n°40 emanating from the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the Council of Europe, concerning a meeting of the Ministers’ Committee (28/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister L. Couvreur, Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium in Sofia, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the repercussion of the Common Market on the commercial relations between the East and the West (26/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Léonard, Consul General of Belgium in New Orleans, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the XIIIth Mississippi Valley World Trade Conference (25/09/1957). -Bulletin of Manila: Excerpt from speech delivered by Mr M. Cuaderno, Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines before the members of the International Monetary Fund (24/09/1957). -Note from Mister R. Herremans, Ambassador of Belgium in Tokyo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the relations between Belgium/ Japan (24/09/1957). -Note from Mister J. Querton, Minister of Belgium in Sydney, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Common Market (24/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le Comte J. d' Ursel, Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Madrid, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the trip of Mister G. Villalbi to Portugal - Repercussions in the Iberian peninsula of the European Communities (23/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador of Belgium in Havana, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Cuban resources in uranium (19/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le comte G. d'Aspremont Lynden, Ambassador of Belgium in New Delhi, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the visit to Delhi of Mr. Faure – conversations with Mr. Nehru on the European Common Market and on the question of Algeria (18/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning what New Zealand reproaches to the Common Market and of what she might fear? / Possible position of New Zealand in G.A.T.T. during the discussions for the Common Market (16/09/1957). -Memo – reply 4725 (sent 14 September 1957) n°13: The approval of the treaty instituting the European Community for Nuclear Energy, with the annexes and the protocols -Note emanating from Mister L. Couvreur Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium in Sofia, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the hostility of the Bulgarian government towards the economic integration plans in Western Europe (13/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister R. Meuwis, Chargé d'Affaires of Belgium a.i. in Vienna, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Austria and the free trade area - project of visit of an Austrian delegation to Baron Snoy (13/09/1957). -Press article of 07/09/1957 appeared in The Manila Times: « ECM poses serious harm to pi Export claim major products will suffer adversely ». -Note from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador of Belgium in Havana, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Cuban layers of radioactive ores (04/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. de Romrée de Vichenet, Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong, addressed to Mister Director General of the Belgian Office of Foreign Trade, concerning the request of information on Hong Kong Chinese Importers & Exporters Association, on behalf of «Fabrimetal » (03/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister H. Fayat Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Common Market (02/09/1957). -Note from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador of Belgium in Havana, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Cuba, the Buenos-Aires conference and the European Common Market (02/09/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke. Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Brazilian comments on an editorial of the Times concerning the Common Market (29/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le comte G. d'Aspremont Lynden, Ambassador of Belgium in New Delhi, addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning a document relating the answer to the objections raised from the Indian government against the European Common Market (29/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. Crener, Ambassador of Belgium in Colombia, addressed to Mister Larock. Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning «an objective for EURATOM» (28/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert. Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the economic conference of the O.A.S.- Reaction on the Common Market (28/08/1957). -Note from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador from Belgium to Havana, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Cuba and the European Common Market (27/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister F. De Ridder, Ambassador of Belgium in Lima, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning Peru and the American Common Market (26/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the economic conference of the O.A.S. – Reaction on the Common Market (23/08/1957). -Note from Mister Le Vicomte Berryer, Ambassador of Belgium in Madrid, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the creation of an interministerial Commission for the technical study of eventual repercussions on Spain of the European Communities (24/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the economic conference of the O.A.S. - Preliminary reaction on the European Common Market (23/08/1957). -Note from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador of Belgium in Havana, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Cuba and the European Common Market (21/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. Crener, Ambassador of Belgium in Colombia, addressed to Mister Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the EEC – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (21/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the dispatch of documents on the economic conference of the O.A.S. (20/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the economic conference of the O.A.S. - Preliminary reaction on the European Common Market (20/08/1957). -Note from Mister R. Herremans, Ambassador of Belgium in Tokyo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the official nomination of Mister Ishirawa as itinerant Ambassador of Japan for the countries of Europe (20/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the economic conference of the O.A.S. - Preliminary reaction on the Common Market (20/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. Nisot, Permanent Representative of Belgium to the United Nations in New York, addressed to Mister V. Larock Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning ECOSOC: Repercussions on third countries of the eventual creation of the Common Market (19/08/1957). -Note from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunisia, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the conversation with the Secretary of State of Finance (17/08/1957). -Note from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunisia, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the economic and financial relations between France and Tunisia (13/08/1957). -Note from Mister R. Fenaux, Minister of Belgium in Bangkok, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning South East Asia and the UN (10/08/1957). -Note from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunisia, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the monetary conference of the franc zone (09/08/1957). -Note from Mister A. Hupperts, Ambassador of Belgium in Tunisia, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the nomination of Mister Bourguiba junior to the Embassy of Tunisia in Rome (08/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the conference on the Common Market (07/08/1957). -Note from Madame E.A. Johnson acting Consul General in Nairobi, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the customs establishment in British East Africa – Belgian Congo, Rwanda- Burundi (07/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning New Zealand and the European Common Market (05/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister J. van den Bosch, Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the favourable evaluation of European integration (05/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke, Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Brazilian attitude towards the Common Market / Conference of Baron Snoy and Oppuers (01/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke, Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Brazilian attitude towards the Common Market. Conference of Baron Snoy and Oppuers (01/08/1957). -Letter from the General Consulate of Belgium in Sao Paolo addressed to Baron Snoy and Oppuers, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economic Affaires, concerning the notification of reception of the minutes of the conference that had taken place at the House of Latin America on 17 June 1957 (30/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister F. De Ridder, Ambassador of Belgium in Lima, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the opinion of the President of Peru on the South American Common Market (30/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister Le Baron Silvercruys, Ambassador of Belgium in Washington, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the influence of the inclusion of the T.O.M. on Latin American exports towards the six (29/07/1957). -Note from Mister E. Rosier, Ambassador of Belgium in Havana, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Cuba and the European Common Market (25/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. Cools, Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Belgium in London, addressed to H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the creation of a Chambers of Commerce Joint Committee in London of the countries of the Common Market (23/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning England and the Common Market. The official representatives of United Kingdom in New Zealand start a campaign aiming at demonstrating on the one hand the vices of the Common Market and the virtues of a free trade area on the other (23/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister H. Cools, Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Belgium in London, addressed to H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning agriculture and the free trade area (18/07/1957). -Telegram telephone n° 34 emanating from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, relative to the discussion of a soviet resolution concerning the European Common Market (17/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister C. Seyfert, Ambassador of Belgium in Buenos Aires, addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Argentine-Hungarian relations (16/07/1957). -Note from Mister J. Vermer, Chargé of Foreign Affairs a.i., addressed to Mister H. Fayat. Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the Treaties of Rome and Indonesia (19/07/1957). -Note from Mister A. Holvoet, Minister of Belgium in Israel, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the relations between Israel and West Germany. Common Market (15/07/1957). -Note from Mister Querin, Consul General of Belgium in Barcelona, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning Spain and the Common Market (13/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the commercial negotiations with Germany (08/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mister René L. van Meerbeke. Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil addressed to Mister H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the direct exchanges of Brazil with countries of the East European- Common Market (04/07/1957).

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