E.E.C. - COMMON MARKET - EURATOM

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-Bulletin published by the soviet bureau of information (n° 1083) : Declaration of the U.R.S.S. Ministry of Foreign Affaires about the plans concerning the creation of EURATOM and the Common Market (18/03/1957). -Note for the Minister of Foreign Trade. Reciprocal relations between the U.E.B.L., the BENELUX, and the Common Market (25/03/1957). -Correspondence between the Baron of Gruben, Ambassador of Belgium in Bonn and Mister P. -H. Spaak, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the parliamentary procedure for the approval of the treaties of EURATOM and the Common Market (30/04/1957). -Note emanating from Mr R.L. Van Ros, Consul General in Dakar, addressed to Mr. 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). -V. Darchambeau : the Common Market and the Belgian Congo (25/06/1957). -Report on the BENELUX and the Common Market (17/07/1957). -Letter from the Royal Embassy of Denmark, addressed to Mr Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Affairs, concerning point of view of the Danish government related to the eventual participation of Denmark in the agricultural conference foreseen in the article 43 of the Treaty instituting the European Economic Community (18/09/1957). -Parliamentary documents related to the European Communities emanating from Mr. R. Taymans, Ambassador of Belgium in Luxembourg. These documents are addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs. They concern the projects of law deposed by the government of the Grand-Duchy for the parliamentary approval of the Treaties instituting the Common Market and EURATOM (16/10/1957). -Note emanating from Mr. R. Taymans, Ambassador of Belgium in Luxembourg, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the seat of the European institutions. Diplomatic proceedings towards the government of Bonn (09/11/1957). -Telegram from courier n° 288 answering to the proceedings of 8th November (n° 1282) concerning the seat of the European institutions. This telegram emanates from the Baron of Gruben, and is addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs (12/11/1957). -Mr. Mertens of Wilmars, member of the House of Representatives: The obligatory application of regulations, directives, decisions, recommendations or opinions of the institutions of the European Economic Community and of the European Atomic Community (19/11/1957). -Letter emanating from the Minister of Economic Affairs, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the project for the construction of a building compound having to serve as seat of the Common Market in Brussels (29/11/1957). -Studies about the dispositions of the Treaty (with the exclusion of the association of overseas countries and territories with the Common Market), instituting - the European Economic Community- incomplete, 25.06.1957 - Questions concerning the text of the Treaty and its application, presented to the interim committee for the Common Market by the contracting parties to the general agreement. -Telegram emanating from C. Huysmans, addressed to the House of Representatives, announcing a joint session in order to examine the situation that would generate the realisation of the agreements on the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Community (1957). -Note to the Minister of Foreign Trade related to a negotiation with the United States of a Treaty of Friendship, trade and navigation (25/04/1957). -Report: « Summary record of the meeting held at the Palais des Nations. Geneva on 24-27 April 1957 ». The discussed subjects: E.E.C. and the Free-Trade Area. -Dutch Memorandum by Mister Sauveplanne to Dio/AT « Voorbehoud t.a.v. Suriname en Nederlandse Antillen in Europese verdragen » (05/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mr A. Nihotte, Minister of Belgium in Wellington, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the satisfaction of the Prime Minister F.F. of New Zealand about the response of Sir David Eccles (05/07/1957) (Free trade area) -Summary of the Commonwealth conference - General considerations about Cashmere and distribution of the waters of the Indu. Manuscript emanating from L. Steyaert, Chargé d'Affaires a.i.of Belgium, addressed to Mr Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs (13/07/1957). -Note emanating from Mr. R. Taymans, Ambassador of Belgium in Luxemburg, addressed to Mr Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, about « Luxembourg and the European Common Market » and the Foreign policy of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (17/7/1957). -Report from the embassy of Belgium in London, addressed to Mr H.Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade, concerning the economic aspects of the Prime Ministers' Conference of the Commonwealth opening in London on 26/06/1957(17/07/1957). -Report emanating from Mr. H. Eeman, Ambassador of Belgium in Canada, addressed to Mister V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the Prime Ministers’ Conference of the Commonwealth - Economic aspects of the conference of London 19/07/1957). -Communication of Mr. Paul M.G. Levy, director of information and press in the Council of Europe on the 19 and 20/07/1957: « The European political authority ». Friedrich Ebert Foundation weekend of studies « Europe, an unknown continent ». -Note emanating from Mr. René L. van Meerbeke, Ambassador of Belgium in Brazil, addressed to Mr. H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Trade in Brussels, concerning the Brazilian attitude regarding the Common Market. Conference of Baron Snoy and Oppuers (01/08/1957). -Note emanating from the Baron J. Guillaume, Ambassador of Belgium in France, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the overseas territories and the Common Market. French attitude and British projects (10/08/1957). -Note emanating from Mr. M.H. Jaspar, Ambassador of Belgium in Sweden, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning England, the Common Market and the free trade area / Proposal of a meeting between patrons and syndicates in England (20/08/1957). -Letter emanating from the Embassy of Belgium in London, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the observations of the government of Ghana (06/09/1957). -Debate of the Consultative Assembly about the economic integration and the free trade area: letter of the Permanent Representative of Belgium at the Council of Europe, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs (31/10/1957). -Correspondence Federation of Belgian Industries / Minister of Foreign Affairs concerning the creation of a European free trade area (2 docs) (05/11/1957). -Report written in English emanating from the Minister of Foreign Trade, addressed to Mr. H. Fayat, Minister of Foreign Affairs: « Europe on the Eve of integration » (20/11/1957). -Notes to the secretary general relative to the European Economic Community - Financial incidence for Belgium (14 and 19/06/1957). -Reviews : Economisch - Statistische - Berichten 26/06/1957, n° 2087 Uitgave van het Nederlandse Economisch Instituut. 21/08/1957, n° 2095, 03/09/1957, n° 2097. -Newspaper article of the 29/06/1957 published in La Relève. -Letter emanating from the Minister of Economic Affairs, addressed to Mr. V. Larock, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concerning the necessity of depositing the instruments of ratification to the Italian government in Rome (03/12/1957). -Reactions of different industries and syndicates towards the Common Market and Euratom, 1957 Customs tariffs Belgian aluminium syndicate Association of fabricants of paste, paper and carton of belgium Belgian Federation of Textile Industries Compensatory Fund of Verviers Textile Industry Chamber of International Trade Anvers Chamber of Industry International Confederation of Christian Syndicates Association of Directors of Daily Newspapers of Brussels Anvers Chamber of Commerce European Regional Organisation of the C.I.S.L (liberal syndicates) F.I.B. Union of non - iron metal industries Belgian breweries Automobiles Belgian union of Rhenish ship-owners

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