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became much more important than the threat of German rearmament. Western Europe, therefore, sought a new mutual defence pact involving the United States, a powerful military force for such an alliance. The United States, concerned with containing the influence of the Soviet Union, was responsive.
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The objective of WUDO was to provide for the coordination of defence between the five powers in the military and supply fields and for the study of the tactical problems of the defence of Western Europe; in addition, to provide a framework on which, in the event of any emergency, a command
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Although the Treaty goes no further than providing for 'cooperation' between the contracting parties, 'which will be effected through the Consultative Council referred to in Article VII as well as through other bodies', in practice the arrangement was referred to as
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Although the Treaty goes no further than providing for 'cooperation' between the contracting parties, 'which will be effected through the Consultative Council referred to in Article VII as well as through other bodies', in practice the arrangement was referred to as
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The Treaty of Brussels had cultural and social clauses, concepts for the setting up of a 'Consultative Council'. The basis for this was that a cooperation between Western nations would help stop the spread of Communism.
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From April 1948, the member states of the Western Union decided to create a military agency under the name of the Western Union Defence Organisation (WUDO). WUDO was formally established on September 27–28, 1948.
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to maintain international peace and security, and Article VI set forth the obligations of Brussels Pact members to not enter any third-party treaties that conflicted with the Treaty of Brussels.
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called for the extension of the Treaty of Dunkirk to also include the Benelux countries, creating a Western Union. The object was to consolidate Western Europe to satisfy the
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If any of the High Contracting Parties should be the object of an armed attack in Europe, the other High Contracting Parties will, in accordance with the provisions of
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The need to back up the commitments of the North Atlantic Treaty with appropriate political and military structures led to the creation of the
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superseded by WU. The CFSP pillar was bolstered by some of the security structures that had been established within the remit of the 1955
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This article is about the military alliance in existence from 1948 to 1954. For the American financial services company, see
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of the EU defence arm, a main part of the CFSP. The Franco-British alliance established by the Dunkirk Treaty was
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Secure Command of the Sea: NATO Command Organization and Planning for the Cold War at Sea, 1945-1954
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that the Lisbon Treaty provided for EU was considered to render the WEU superfluous. The EU thus
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Director General of the Military Staff/Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability
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The establishment of NATO, along with the signing of a succession of treaties establishing the
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When the division of Europe into two opposing camps became unavoidable, the threat of the
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countries have entered into treaties and thereby co-operated and harmonised policies (or
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and the United Kingdom, and was an expansion to the preceding year's defence pledge, the
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with a bulwark against the communist threat and to bring greater collective security.
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The Treaty of Brussels contained a mutual defence clause as set forth in Article IV:
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signed in March the same year. Under this treaty the signatories, referred to as the
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Between the EU's founding in 1993 and consolidation in 2009, the union consisted of
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Article V set forth the obligations of Brussels Pact members to cooperate with the
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and British officials to initiate the negotiations that led to the signing of the
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Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Forrestal)
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Work of the Brussels Treaty Organisation between May, 1948 and September, 1952
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Command structure on the civilian/military strategic and operational levels (
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A Community of Interests: NATO and the Military Assistance Program, 1948-1951
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is possible, reflects the depth of EU integration as well as the EU's partly
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The consolidation meant that the EU inherited the European Communities'
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The negotiating conference was held on 4 March 1948, a few days after
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Secret meetings began by the end of March 1949 between American,
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and to give advance notice of the eventual incorporation of
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Western Union ‘International Guide for Young People’ (1951)
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The elusive quest for European security: from EDC to CFSP
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Director of the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability
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to avoid duplication of responsibilities within Europe.
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WUDO's Land, Naval and Air Commanders-in-Chief Committee
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countries in September 1948 in order to implement the
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Intergovernmental organizations established by treaty
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Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters
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Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters
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