| Show Sixteen Lands Form ERP Economic Unit PARIS April 16 UP Sixteen P Sixteen nations and Germanys Germany's western zones unanimously adopted Friday a convention binding themselves into a permanent European organization organization organization or or- of economic cooperation tion The nations are those taking part in the European Recovery program E ERP R P or Marshall plan The organization is to assure efficient use of the the UnI United ed States has pledged Inthe in inthe inthe the program pram The article 28 word convention convention con con- was adopted and signed at ata a conference of foreign ministers and others other in the French foreign ministry A strong and prosperous European European European Euro Euro- economy says the preamble w will contribute to the nance a of peace No Objections The chairman British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin put the charter to the delegates at 1225 pm p.m. There were no objections so sotie he tie declared it adopted officially Annexes and protocols also were adopted The Thc delegates then attached their signatures The first signer was Austrian Foreign Minister I farl larl arl Gruber The last was Gen Sir Brian Rob Robertson British military military mili mill tary tiry governor for Germany and representative of the British and American zones The plenary meeting opened in inthe the cloak room and moved to the adjoining dj irling hall hail of at peace Jor for the si signing Thank United States In lit closing it Bevin d declared the structure of the new organization Uon is one which leaves room for Tor development and lor for or expansion to include all European countries Who Vho will gen genuinely s subscribe to the aim of the organization on Before the morning meeting ad- ad the conference unanimously unanimously mou ly adopted a resolution to send thanks to the U. U S. S for its generous response in assisting Europe in its present critical st state te This was proposed by Irish Foreign Minister Sean MacBride The 16 46 Marshall plan countries countries countries coun coun- tries are Austria Belgium Denmark Denmark Den mark France Greece Eire Iceland Ice Ice- I Iland land land and Italy Luxembourg Norway Netherlands Portugal the United Kingdom Sweden Switzerland and nd Turkey |
