Treaty of Brussels (1948)

See also: Treaty of Brussels

The treated of Brussels is signed for 50 years the March 17th 1948, between the France, the the United Kingdom, the Belgium, the Netherlands and the Luxembourg.

Signatories

The signatories are Georges Bidault for France, Ernest Bevin for the United Kingdom, Paul-Henri Spaak for Belgium, the Baron Carel Godfried van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout and Joseph Bech for Luxembourg.

Contents

This treaty of economic cooperation, social and cultural, and primarily, of collective defense (automatic assistance in the event of aggression against one of the signatories in Europe), falls under the logic of the Traité of Dunkirk of 1947 for the institution of a system of mutual assistance automatic in the event of aggression armed in Europe. The seat of command is located at Fontainebleau.

Outlines

However, vis-a-vis the Soviet threat , the European countries quickly turn to the the United States in order to supplement the effectiveness of their safety, a step which will lead to the installation of NATO in 1949.

The treaty of Brussels is then altered in 1954, with the integration of the Germany and of the Italy and melts in the Western European Union.

See too

  • List of international alliances of the Cold war

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