Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, Western Europe and Canada, Volume VI, Part 1

850.33/7–2552: Telegram

No. 71
The Ambassador in France (Dunn) to the Department of State¹

confidential

Paris, July 25, 1952—8 p.m.

582. Subject is Schuman plan—Mins meeting.

As Mins meeting on Schuman plan did not terminate until after 6 o’clock this morning, most of participants are still unavailable. However, we have obtained some info on developments and decisions which were taken. With exception of those stated in official communiqué (Embtel 559, July 25²) info contained in this and subsequent telegrams was obtained largely from member French del who left meeting before very end, and may be subject to later correction.

Following decisions were taken on strictly Schuman plan matters (seat of institutions is discussed in next following telegram, and developments on political auth in second following telegram):

1. Following men were named to High Auth: Monnet and Daum, France; Etzel and Pothof, Germany; Chiachgre, Italy; Spierenburg, Dutch; and Wehrer, Luxembourg. Belg member is still to be named, as Eyskens, who was Belg candidate, refused the designation, partly because he considered the salary inadequate. Ninth member of High Authority will have to be co-opted by members of High Auth itself, but there still seems to be no doubt that it will be Finet. Monnet will be president but vice president apparently not finally settled. These names will be announced later, after agreement has been reached through diplomatic channels on Belg member.

2. Following members have been named to court: Delvaux, Belg (our informant was not sure whether there had not been some last-minute change in Belg member; Hammes, Luxembourg; Van Kleffens, Netherlands; Rene Mayer, France; and Pilloti, Italy, who will be president. Still to be named are a German member and a labor man, who, we understand is to be from the Netherlands.

3. The community will employ four official languages: French, German, Italian and Dutch. We do not yet have details of this agreement.

4. Agreement was reached on the distribution of seats in the consultative comite. This distribution will be reported when we know the details.

5. Agreement was reached on the salary of members of High Auth and Court. Our source thought salary was of order of $17,000 a year for High Auth, but was not sure.

Dunn

1. Repeated to London, Bonn, Rome, Brussels, The Hague, and Luxembourg.
2. Not printed; it transmitted the text of the communiqué issued at the end of the 2-day meeting of the Schuman Plan Ministers in Paris July 24–25. (850.33/7–2552)