International authority of the Ruhr

The international Autorité of the Ruhr (1949-1952) is an organization of international control taking care of the not-remilitarization of the the Ruhr at the beginning of the Cold war.

Origins

Following the Second world war, the Germany is divided between the four winners. However, each one of these powers tends to manage its zone of occupation in autonomy. Concerning the Ruhr, the most productive area of industrial matter Germany, the France tries to warn against the danger of a rebirth of the military industrial production of this area.

The conference of London of 1948

Joined together with London from April 20th to June 2nd 1948, the the United States, the the United Kingdom, France, the Belgium, the Netherlands and the Luxembourg decide to institute a international Autorité of the Ruhr to control the production of steel and coal of the most industrialized area Europe. These agreements are signed on April 28th by the six countries, they envisage a coordination of the production activities of the Ruhr with those of the European Organization of economic cooperation (OEEC).

Consequences

The Germans, in their majority, are opposed to an organization which limits in fact their economic material sovereignty. However, with the aggravation of the international tension will develop the Franco-German bringing together. Thus, the signature, on April 18th, 1951 with Paris, of the treaty instituting the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) rings the knell of the international Authority of the Ruhr, on May 27th, 1952.

Internal bond

International Conferences at the time of the Cold war

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