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The Saar referendum (23 October 1955)
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The Saar referendum (23 October 1955)

The Paris Accords of 23 October 1954 provided, in particular, for a European statute for the Saar under the auspices of the Western European Union (WEU). However, at a referendum held on 23 October 1955, the people of the Saarland voted against this European statute, and instead opted for the return of the Saar to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1 January 1957.

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Title The Saar referendum (23 October 1955)
Document type Table of text
Source Das Referendum im Saarland vom 23. Oktober 1955, in Saarländische Volkszeitung. 24.10.1955, No 247; 10. Jg, p. 1.
Keywords Federal Republic of Germany, political status, referendum, Saar issue
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Caption The Paris Accords of 23 October 1954 provided, in particular, for a European statute for the Saar under the auspices of the Western European Union (WEU). However, at a referendum held on 23 October 1955, the people of the Saarland voted against this European statute, and instead opted for the return of the Saar to the Federal Republic of Germany from 1 January 1957.
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
EUROPEAN ORGANISATIONS >> Western European Union >> Origin and development >> The development of WEU
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
Document extract Constituencies Registered electors Voters Valid votes Spoiled votes Participation YES NO Saarbrücken-town 83 369 80 452 78 921 1 531 96.5% 30 858 48 063 Saarbrücken-region 166 349 161 521 158 182 3 339   48 523 109 659 Saarlouis 111 260 107 758 104 168 3 590   36 074 68 094 Merzig-Wadern 55 661 53 662 51 971 1 691 96.4% 16 980 34 991 Ottweiler 105 927 102 255 99 875 2 379 &nb (...) Read more in ENA
See also Notes of reply from the three Western Powers (19 November 1970)
Poster against the Saar Statute (1955)
First results of the referendum on the European Statute of the Saar (24 October 1955)
The Saar question
Cartoon on the referendum on the Saar Statute (18 October 1955)
Posters for the referendum on the Saar Statute (Saarbrücken, 1955)
Ballot paper for the referendum on the Saar Statute (23 October 1955)
'A chance to seize' from Tribune (19 May 1950)
Cartoon on the resolution of Franco_German problems (August 1952)
The Saar Treaty (27 October 1956)
Resolution of the WEU Council on the implementation of the referendum on the Saar (Paris, 11 May 1955)
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