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Euratom

The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) was established by the Euratom Treaty on 25 March 1957 with the purpose of coordinating and monitoring nuclear energy research programs among the countries of the European Union. (Image: The contracts for the Small European Customs Pact and for the Western European Atomic Energy Community (Eurotom) were signed in Rome on March 25, 1957 by government representatives from the six member states of the Montan Union.(from left to right) Federal Chancellor Adenauer, who signed for the Bonn government, State Secretary Hallstein and the Italian Prime Minister Antonio Segni.)

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February 7, 1967

Draft Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Euratom Commission Draft proposed by the US Government to the USSR. Contains six articles detailing the obligations and responsibilities of nuclear weapons and non-nuclear weapons states.

May 7, 1957

Press Conference on 7 May 1957 by Louis Armand, 'A Target for Euratom'

This press conference given by Louis Armand, future first president of Euratom, details a report advocating the creation of an industrial substrate capable of producing by the end of the century abundant energy so that Europe may regain its independence and rethink its economy.

February 10, 1957

Letter by Max Kohnstamm to Jean Monnet on the Committee of the Three Wise Men

This letter to Jean Monnet details the success of recent meetings between President Eisenhower, the Atomic Energy Commission, and other parties.

April 1958

Note on Control by the Joint US-Euratom Working Party

This memo details security controls established under the Euratom Treaty to guarantee that nuclear materials are not diverted for purposed other than those for which they are intended.

October 10, 1967

European Commission, 'Exchange of Views on the Problems Posed by the Draft Treaty of Non-Proliferation'

This memo to the Euratom Commission detailed the reaction of the Council of Minister on the problems in the proposed non-proliferation treaty.
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