IV. Union Pact Almost Ready
BRUSSELS, Thu. (noon). —Delegates of Britain. France and the Benelux countries announced that they expected* to complete a 50 years' military, political and economic pact for the Western Union tomorrow. They were awaiting instructions •from some Governments on one 01. two minor points and hoped to hold the final meeting tomorrow. The Associated Press correspondent says the pact commits the signatories unequivocally to Western ideas of democracy, and groups them into a great sphere of mutual profit and development, including the world's greatest colonial possessions. The British United Press correspondent says the mutual-aid clause calls for automatic military assistance in the event of aggression. It is believed that it has been worded loosely to enable the insertion of more specific clauses later. Reuters correspondent says conference circles said the pact would be signed in Brussels on March 17. It is believed that Field-Marshal Lord .Montgomery, during a visit to Brussels at the end of March, will hold staff talks with Belgian military chiefs.
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Northern Advocate, 12 March 1948, Page 5
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