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The opening of the Hague Congress (The Hague, 7 May 1948)
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The opening of the Hague Congress (The Hague, 7 May 1948)

On 7, 8, 9 and 10 May 1948, various militant pro-European associations meet in The Hague under the honorary chairmanship of the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, to encourage governments and the general public to act in favour of a United Europe. The event leads, five months later, to the establishment of the European Movement which will subsequently play a part in the setting up of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

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Title The opening of the Hague Congress (The Hague, 7 May 1948)
Document type Video clip
Source Congrès européen de La Haye- La Haye: Pathé Journal [Prod.], 1948. Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen. - FILM (00:00:43, Black and White, Original Sound Track).
Pathé Archives, Saint-Ouen, 24, rue du Docteur Bauer - F 93400.
Keywords Hague conference
Copyright © Pathé Archives
Caption On 7, 8, 9 and 10 May 1948, various militant pro-European associations meet in The Hague under the honorary chairmanship of the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, to encourage governments and the general public to act in favour of a United Europe. The event leads, five months later, to the establishment of the European Movement which will subsequently play a part in the setting up of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
Location in the digital library SPECIAL FILES >> The Congress of Europe in The Hague (7–10 May 1948) >> The proceedings of the Hague Congress >> Practical organisation and symbols
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1945–1949 The pioneering phase >> The European idea >> The federalist congresses >> The Hague
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See also ‘Double indemnity’ from the Daily Mail (10 May 1948)
Address given by P. A. Kerstens at the Congress of Europe in The Hague (7 May 1948)
Invitation to attend the Congress of Europe in The Hague issued by Joseph Retinger (February 1948)
Letter from Slovak exiles about the Congress of Europe in The Hague (Buenos Aires, 5 May 1948)
Note by Duncan Sandys on his meeting with Paul_Henri Spaak (3 August 1948)
Memorandum on the French position with regard to the European Assembly (18 August 1948)
Towards the ‘States_General’ of Europe in the Hague
Resolution adopted by pro_European activists from Central and Eastern Europe (16 April 1948)
Memorandum of Robert Boothby on a Western Union (Spring 1948)
Winston Churchill and Paul Ramadier at the Congress of Europe in The Hague (The Hague, 7 May 1948)
Introduction to the Special File
Letter from Peter Prídavok concerning the position adopted by Slovakian refugees on the Hague Congress (4 May 1948)
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