Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2009
The Permanent Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) met in Paris early in May 1959 to consider the proposals of the United States, France, and the United Kingdom for presentation to the Soviet Union at the forthcoming conference of foreign ministers. According to the press, the proposals won a favorable reception from the Council. No formal action of approval was required, but agreement was reached on the principle of a permanent liaison between the western ministers and the Council during the Geneva conference, scheduled to begin on May 11.
1 The New York Times, May 3, 1959. For a summary of previous activities of NATO, see International Organization, Spring 1959 (Vol. 13, No. 2), p. 341–345CrossRefGoogle Scholar.
2 The New York Times, May 8, 1959.
3 Ibid., May 27, 1959.
4 Ibid., June 6, 1959.
5 The Times (London), 05 26, 1959Google Scholar.
6 The New York Times, June 6, 1959.
7 Ibid., June 10, 1959.
8 Ibid., June 11, 1959.
9 The Times (London), 06 4, 1959Google Scholar.
10 NATO Letter, 04 1959 (Vol. 7, No. 4), p. 22Google Scholar.
11 Ibid., April 1959 (Vol. 7, No. 4), p. 23, and May 1959 (Vol. 7, No. 5), p. 15.
12 Ibid.