THE OUTLOOK FOR COMPLETING RATIFICATION OF THE EDC TREATY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000100090018-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 19, 2003
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: September 29, 1953
• Content Type: BRIEF

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THE OU R FOR
Summary of the Present Situ
markedly better than four weeks ago,
'ICATION F T U .. LTC
- The Tench situation,, which Zook
:saes to he the crux oi
GeV
problea.
I will return
titutional Court now deliheratiu
legality of both Boas and Paris
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treati ft, but geser$
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ftaly muter a
two-thirds sajority for the necessary
modifications of the constitution.
d by two-thirds
y in July
any take i.
=State Department review(s) completed.
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NO
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by t
Both houses emoted to ante
Kpec ted
first der of business when t
v"er house In November
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government believes
say be sttaiaed. is
fte one C.
look actually
rx did last
- Several reasons for
cation
to
`i
decline is
y attribut
Previte sly co ratio
sarsd policies..
sent Polls gvverawat is
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(4)
viat -l ono
measures risking war as against fart r
public.
ador Luc*
fa rable
are building against
finally ,,
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19 second halt of September
tending t,
than
oa,oni r* of XDC were trguisi g; an
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France and Germany eased deadlocked
lemon
ratification
- Worst of
e French public seemed
in * psychological rut
;ly accepting the
that
over their t
toulties
they saw a possibility
b.
th Africa
of erica defense ecoe eye asking
reliable am a
farce In Europe.
On 9 Beptowber,, MW,
derice Schuanaaa told
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gof
wador Dill
A Provided "a sue
public opinion, " and
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Dillon that,, given a Saar settleaent-
Re was now convinced Yrace would
15 Septeaaber Bi wit assured
'preps,
full
Dillon +aestdd
never betaare given s. date for
ratification,."
his support for C,
While, he has always n ailstat
draasi is eh e, of front .
"This Position by DIdan
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publicly
No, would ask
IDC as so" as outstanding d:
with Corm any were settled at the
anticipated early meeting
ult and Adennuer
(1) An u
(2) Satisfying the Socialist Party
A ur
with real ssprana
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Cleve British :eve ation
art th W)C
Avoidance of now c*ble t
(4) C ;
deeel
sing
h I
*elpie
terri t
- Adeesuer ' e e
victory
ear
reached
may to Nam concessions an the
'i a long b
eaic iti is
ly on record as
not give this up
entirely
but can
the Mies is the coal
Several ee eelllst cabinet Meru
I
threatened In
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'overl 'Qt tber
Socialist par
sere of the, nowded additional tog
believes Uat on"
it
d ties of
socialist
Must the
Co city
- Socialist Positi
to depend on a ca Viable fir in
p of the instructions "at to the
now
Preach delegation in Rome
The" Instructions apparently cannot
the s try is s? div
cabin*t
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