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Spaak Paul Henri . 1899--1972, Belgian statesman, first socialist premier of Belgium (1937--38); a leading advocate of European unity, he was president of the consultative assembly of the Council of Europe (1949--51) and secretary-general of NATO (1957--61) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Socialist," Spaak told his fellow plotters that they should "disguise" their ultimate political purpose and "conceal it behind a pretense that it was concerned only with economic cooperation based on dismantling trade barriers. Those receiving this award included Patsy Beall, Joan Deanin, Nancy Eastbrook, Mariam Gigliotti, Virginia Rosato, Donna Belcher, Sue Kretzschmar and Irene Spaak. Once the leadership of the European Movement had passed from Duncan Sandys to the committed federalist Paul-Henri Spaak, and once the Attlee government had made it clear that Britain did not see its destiny as being part of a federal Europe, the inhibitions on American involvement were set aside and funds were made available for furthering the cause. |
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