Future position of the Saar
- Author(s):
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Origin
- This Recommendation
was adopted by the Assembly at its twenty-fourth Sitting, on 25th
September 1953 (see Doc. 186, Report of the Committee on General Affairs).
- Thesaurus
The Assembly,
Conscious of the gravity of the problem that the Saar represents,
since unless a speedy solution is devised thereto the whole basis
of Franco-German relations may be jeopardised, and the creation
of the European Community imperilled;
Believing that it is the interest of the countries most immediately
concerned, and of Europe as a whole, that a European solution be
found to this problem,
Recommends to the Committee of Ministers :
1. that the States directly concerned be encouraged
to undertake bilateral negotiations without delay;
2. that, with the agreement of France, Germany and the Saar,
the Chairman of the Committee of Ministers convene a special Conference,
at the beginning of 1954, in order to consider guaranteeing such
agreements as may be reached in the course of the Franco-German
negotiations and, if necessary, to seek a solution of any problems
outstanding from them;
3. that at this Conference there be invited to participate, besides
the Consultative Assembly and the Secretariat-General of the Council
of Europe as observers :
a the
Powers which decided, on the 10th September, 1952, in Luxembourg,
upon the creation of a European Community ;
b the Saar;
c the United Kingdom and the United States of America;
d the executive organs of the European community;
4. that the Conference deliberate on the basis of the conclusions
submitted to it at a result of the negotiations between France and
Germany, together with such proposals as may come from the Consultative Assembly.
