" Th e Assembly,
" Considerin g that the free peoples of Europe and of the United States are engaged in a world struggle for the defence of their common civilisation;
" Considerin g that, while other theatres of action have a considerable importance, it is in Europe that the destiny of mankind will be decided;
" Considerin g that the joint, effort of the Atlantic democracies raises problems for them of international politics, of military defence, and of the maintenance of recovery in the economies of European countries;
" Tha t it would be of supreme interest, for the common cause, that these problems should be publicly discussed between Representatives of the Assembly of the Council of Europe and members of the United States Congress;
" That , by this method, Parliament and public opinion in the democracies would be better informed upon the problems whose solution will determine the fate of mankind;
" Instruct s its Bureau,
" T o invite a delegation of the Members of the two Houses of the United States Congress to come to Strasbourg and take part, during the second part of the Session in the autumn, in a public debat e on problems of common interest, in accordance with an agenda drawn up in advance, by agreement between the Bureau of our Assembly and the American delegation."