North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1955 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-445
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Federal Republic ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
Peace Treaty ◽  
German Federal Republic ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Western European

CouncilAt a ministerial meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Paris on May 9 to n, 1955, the German Federal Republic was formally admitted to NATO, raising total membership to fifteen. The Council reaffirmed the purely defensive character of the organization and expressed gratification on the entry into force of agreements establishing the Western European Union. The Council welcomed declarations by the ministers of NATO members signatory to the Italian Peace Treaty reaffirming their view that various discriminatory aspects of that treaty were considered inconsistent with the position of Italy as an ally.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Western European Union

1955 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-191
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Federal Republic ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
German Federal Republic ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
Military Alliance ◽  
The Status ◽  
Western European ◽  
High Level

The virtual rejection of the European Defense Community (EDC) treaty by the French National Assembly on August 30, 1954, was followed by a period of intensive high level negotiations, culminating with the signature on October 23 of a series of agreements dealing with 1) restoration of sovereignty to the German Federal Republic, 2) admission of the German Federal Republic to NATO, 3) transformation of the Brussels Treaty Organization (BTO) into a broader political and military alliance and the admission of the German Federal Republic and Italy, and 4) the basis for a German-French agreement on the status of the Saar.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1951 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 813-816
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
Peace Treaty ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Foreign Ministers ◽  
Of Greece

On September 15, 1951 the seventh session of the North Atlantic Council met at Ottawa. At this meeting, members were represented by their foreign ministers, defense ministers, and economic or finance ministers. Press reports indicated that the “Big Three” (United Kingdom, France, United States) intended to press for: 1) creation of a unified European army to include German units of “division” strength; 2) addition of Greece and Turkey; 3) revision of the Italian peace treaty in order to release Italy from limitations on its armed forces; 4) negotiation of a settlement of the Italian-Yugoslav dispute over Trieste.

Parliamentarians Against Ministers: The Case of Western European Union

1960 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst B. Haas ◽  
Peter H. Merkl
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Great Britain ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
The North ◽  
Six Nations ◽  
The Family ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Western European

Western European Union (WEU) is unique in the family of European organizations. Its membership comprises Great Britain in addition to the inner circle of the six nations of Little Europe. As such it was hailed as a big step forward from the continental limitations of European integration. Its special task, besides residuary powers in the cultural, social, and economic field, has been defense and the control of armaments. Western European Union was erected on the ruins of the European Defense Community (EDC) by the Paris Agreements of October 1954. Its legal basis was the Brussels Treaty Organization of 1948, a defensive alliance against future German aggression which over the years had left its military functions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and had concentrated on its cultural and social role.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1957 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-199
Keyword(s):  
Federal Republic ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Military Service ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
German Federal Republic ◽  
The West ◽  
The North ◽  
Compulsory Military Service ◽  
The Government ◽  
German Parliament

On September 28, 1956, Lord Ismay, Secretary General, called a special meeting of the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to consider the implications of the decision by the government of the German Federal Republic to request the west German parliament to establish the term of national compulsory military service at 12 in lieu of 18 months. The Council feared that this decision would very probably prevent the German Federal Republic from meeting its commitments to NATO. The west German representative stated that his government would meet its previously negotiated commitments both as to quality and quantity; west German regular forces would be raised from 230,000 to 300,000 to compensate for the reduction of availability of conscripts. The Council requested the west German representative to inform his government of the concern of the Council.

France and Germany in the Atlantic Community

1963 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 550-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfred Grosser
Keyword(s):  
Federal Republic ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
The North ◽  
Article 9 ◽  
Stanley Hoffmann ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Atlantic Community ◽  
Bear Witness

The North Atlantic Treaty has been in existence since April 4, 1949. Article 9 of this treaty gave birth to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and the imposing headquarters on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne in Paris bear witness to its reality. In his chapter dealing with the nature of the Community, Stanley Hoffmann discusses the question of whether a true Atlantic Community exists outside the pages of the treaty. The present study will examine the existence of that Community insofar as two of its principal members are concerned: France and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Nato and Adenauer's Germany: Uneasy Partnership

1961 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 618-629
Author(s):  
Lawrence S. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
Federal Republic ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
Second World War ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Controversial Issue ◽  
World War ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Second World

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has played a central role in the regeneration of West Germany since die Second World War, with the accession of die Federal Republic to NATO in May 1955 marking the official return of Germany to the company of civilized nations. West Germany, in turn, has become a not inconsequential member of the treaty organization. The bulk of NATO'S defense forces is located in die Federal Republic; an increasing amount of NATO'S military contribution is German; and the most controversial issue in Europe confronting the organization stems direcdy from die division of Germany and the exposed position of Berlin.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1952 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 326-330
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
German Federal Republic ◽  
Contractual Arrangements ◽  
The North ◽  
Military Command ◽  
Western Germany ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Military ◽  
Of Greece

Meeting in Lisbon from February 20 to 25, 1952, and with Greece and Turkey participating as full members, the ninth session of the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization took decisions on five major items: 1) the forces to be made available to the military command during 1952; 2) the bases and facilities to be built and made available for the forces; 3) the establishment of a European Defense Community comprising six countries, including western Germany; 4) the report by the occupying powers on the proposed contractual arrangements with the German Federal Republic; 5) the reorganization and strengthening of NATO itself. In addition, the Council took note of the report by the Atlantic Community Committee on economic cooperation, agreed on the amount of the German financial contribution to defense for 1952–1953 and assigned the ground and air forces of Greece and Turkey to the over-all command of SHAPE.

DIRECTIONS AND CAUSES OF CHANGES IN THE COMMAND SYSTEM AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (31) ◽  
pp. 93-104
Author(s):  
Wiesław Kamiński
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
International Security ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Republic

The article presents the directions and causes of changes in the command system and organization of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland. It presents issues related to the changes that took place in the Polish Armed Forces after 1989 resulting from changes in the international security environment and resulting from Polish accession to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1957 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 394-395
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Treaty Organization ◽  
Council Meeting ◽  
Defense System ◽  
The North ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
The Military

The Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organizaton (NATO) met on February 14, 1957, to hear the United Kingdom Permanent Representative, Sir Frank Roberts, discuss the proposed changes in the United Kingdom defense system and the reduction of United Kingdom forces in continental Europe. It was reported that the United Kingdom case was presented in the light of financial and economic difficulties in the United Kingdom. At a Council meeting on February 22, in Paris, General Norstad (Supreme Allied Commander Europe) reportedly expressed concern, not so much at the suggestion of the reduction of United Kingdom forces as at the possible effect of such reduction on other NATO members. Opposition to the United Kingdom plan was reported to have existed at the Council's subsequent closed meetings, ending without agreement on March 13. It was reported on March 19 that the United Kingdom would defer the major share of the cuts until the Council, at the request of the Western European Union, could study the proposals and review the military resources of NATO.

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