Evening star., 1953-08-09
Foreign Ministers
Ask Quick Formation
OF United Europe
BY the Associated Press

BADEN BADEN, Germany,
Aug. 8.-The foreign ministers
of six Western European coun-
tries called tonight for the Iquick
formation of a United States Of
Europe. They announced plans
to complete the blueprint for
this community of 150,000,000
people this autumn.
In a policy message to their
peoples following two-day con-
ference in this old German re-
sort city, the six ministers unan-
imouSly pledged to work "un-
erringly and without hesitation"
to weld their nations into one
powerful state.
They announced their gov
ernments, "in order to guaran-
tee quick progress toward this
goal" will send experts to Spe-
cial conference in Rome Sep
tember % to complete a study of
a constitution for the projected
union.
the foreign ministers will
meet again in the Hague October
20 to review-and possibly ap-
prove-this historic document.
Adenauer Cites Urgency.
West German Chancellor Kon-
rad Adenauer, strong advocate
of European unity, promptly de-
clared the conference here gives
no room for any doubt that all
the participating countries wish
to create a European community
with all the force at their dis
posal and as quickly as possible"
After their first meeting in
Germany since the war, the for
eign ministers of France, West
Germany, Italy, Belgium and
Luxembourg announced they
have agreed that:
/. "A community of sovereign
states shall be established. It
shall exercise Supranational au-
thority in the interest of ALL"
2. This community shall re-
main open to all European states
willing to recognize human
rights and the basic freedoms.
Those among the European
states who do not wish to be-
come members of this European
community can become associate
members"
Will Absorb Other Plans.
8. The European community
will absorb the (Six-nationO coal
and steel pool (Schuman plan)
and the European Defense Com
munity (EDC) in a manner still
to be determined"
THE progress Of the COM
munity depends upon the crea-
ton of mutual foundations Of
economic development. The es-
tablishment of joint market re-
mains one of the main goals of
the European community"
4. Organs of the community
shall be established according to
principles guaranteeing effective
political and democratic control
over the executive branch"
Some of these points simply
reiterated what the foreign min
listers previously have accepted
as the basic principles of the
proposed European union, but
their unqualified call for quick
action gave fresh hope to the
adherents of a united Europe.
The conference occurred when
the whole European integration
schedule was tagging and against
the background of bitter Ger
man national election campaign
in which Chancellor Adenauer's
progra moi German cooperation
with the West is the principal
issue.
Clear Cut Stand
Some observers here had fore
cast that the various projects for
political, military and economic
lntegration of this continent
might collapse if the ministers
failed to take a clear-cut stand
in favor of political union. They
did. AS a significant by-product
they handed the 77-year-old
Adenauer powerful argument
with which to campaign for re-
election in the September 6 bal
loting.
The conference also may have
produced a basis for settling
some of the French-German
quarrels which have plagued Eu-
rope for centuries and still con-
stitute a block toward unification
of Western Europe.
The six ministers exchanged
views on all recent international
developments, especially those
concerning the present and flu
ture status of Germany in the
EaSt-West struggle.
Mr.. Adenauer announced that
in these talks complete agree
ment existed between the view
point of French Foreign Minis
ter (GeorgeS) Bidault and my
self"
Mr.. Adenauer and Mr.. Bidault
will confer Monday in Bonn on
other issues which did not arise
here. such as the bitter dispute
over the coal-rich Saar territory.