Foreign Relations of the United States, 1949, Western Europe, Volume IV

Editorial Note

The Statute of the Council of Europe was signed on May 5, 1949. The ten original members of the Council were Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. For information on the origins of the Council, see Council on Foreign Relations, The United States in World Affairs, 1948–1949, pages 521–526. The Statute is reprinted in Department of State Bulletin, December 5, 1949, pages 858a–862a.