Question of the official languages of the Council of Europe

Motion for an Order | Doc. 781 | 15 January 1958

Rapporteur :

Mr Peter STRASSER, Austria

Thesaurus

The Assembly,

Considering that in connection with the institutional reform of t h e Council of Europe the question of official languages might usefully be examined,

Instructs the Secretary-General :

(a) to send to all Representatives to the Consultative Assembly and their Substitutes the following three-point questionnaire :

1 What is your mother tongue?

2 Which foreign language do you know best?

3 How many official languages do you think the Council of Europe should have, and which should they be in order of preference?

(b) to report to the Consultative Assembly at the opening of its Tenth Session on the results of this enquiry.