No. 119
Editorial Note
The ten-member working group of the Constitutional Committee, which was organized by the Ad Hoc Assembly of the Coal and Steel Community (see Document 109), met in Brussels October 6–8 under the chairmanship of Von Brentano for the purpose of organizing the work to be accomplished by the Ad Hoc Assembly. It was decided to recommend that three subcommittees be formed to deal with institutional questions, with powers and responsibilities to be transferred to the proposed European Political Community, and with relations of this Community with other international organizations. (Telegram 366 from Brussels, October 7; 740.00/10–752) When the meetings of the working group ended, Von Brentano gave Embassy officials in Paris a copy of its memorandum on the organization of the work of the Constitutional Committee, which was transmitted to the Department of State in telegram 2231 from Paris, October 10. (740.00/10–1052) In a conversation with Tomlinson in Luxembourg on October 9, Von Brentano said he was most anxious to have the status of the United States as observers established as soon as possible and that he wished it would be recognized that designated United States officials were official points of contact with the right to full information. (Telegram 2247 from Paris, October 11; 740.00/10–1152)