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First results of the referendum on the European Statute of the Saar (24 October 1955)
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First results of the referendum on the European Statute of the Saar (24 October 1955)

On 24 October 1955, at around 1 a.m., the leaders of the Saar political parties CDU (Christian Democratic Union), DPS (Democratic Party of the Saar) and DSP (German Social Democratic Party) — which form the ‘Deutscher Heimatbund' (German Fatherland Union) — meet at the Landtag in Saarbrücken to comment on the initial results of the referendum on the European Statute of the Saar. On the platform, from left to right: Hubert Ney (CDU), Kurt Conrad (DSP), Heinrich Scheider (DPS) and Richard Becker (honorary leader of the DPS).

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Title First results of the referendum on the European Statute of the Saar (24 October 1955)
Document type Photo
Source Landesarchiv Saarbrücken, 66133 - Saarbrücken, 1 Dudweilerstrasse. Die Parteiführer der Heimatbundparteien geben im Saarländischen Landtag vor den wartenden Journalisten Erklärungen zum Ausgang des Referendums ab.
Keywords referendum, Saar issue
Copyright © Landesarchiv Saarbrücken
Caption On 24 October 1955, at around 1 a.m., the leaders of the Saar political parties CDU (Christian Democratic Union), DPS (Democratic Party of the Saar) and DSP (German Social Democratic Party) — which form the ‘Deutscher Heimatbund' (German Fatherland Union) — meet at the Landtag in Saarbrücken to comment on the initial results of the referendum on the European Statute of the Saar. On the platform, from left to right: Hubert Ney (CDU), Kurt Conrad (DSP), Heinrich Scheider (DPS) and Richard Becker (honorary leader of the DPS).
Location in the digital library SPECIAL FILES >> From the origins of the Schuman Plan to the ECSC Treaty >> The origins of the Schuman Plan >> Franco-German problems >> The Saar question
HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1950–1956 The formation of the community of Europe >> The birth of the community of Europe >> The origins of the Schuman Plan >> Franco-German problems >> The Saar question
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See also The Saar question
Cartoon on the referendum on the Saar Statute (18 October 1955)
Results of the referendum on the Saar Statute (23 October 1955)
Cartoon on the consequences of the referendum on the Saar (4 October 1955)
Resolution of the WEU Council on the implementation of the referendum on the Saar (Paris, 11 May 1955)
Cartoon on the negotiations concerning the Franco_Saar conventions (March 1953)
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