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A Western European Union

Signed on March 17, 1948 between Belgium, Britain, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, as an expansion to the previous year's defence pledge, the Dunkirk Treaty, signed between Britain and France. The Brussels Pact was a direct precursor to NATO and similar to it in the sense that it promised a mutual defence against any aggression from any quarter. The Soviet Union was seen as a particular threat, and the capitulation of power in Prague, on February 22, to the Soviets, had had a major impact on France's joining. The Pact featured cultural and social clauses, concepts for the setting up of a 'Consultative Council'. The basis for this was that a cooperation between Western nations would help stop the spread of Communism. In 1954, the incorporation of West Germany and Italy transformed the defence pact into the Western European Union. March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... The area on which Prague was founded was settled in ancient times since the Paleolithic Age. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The flag of the Western European Union Not to be confused with the European Union (EU), the Western European Union (WEU) is a partially dormant European defence and security organization, established on the basis of the Treaty of Brussels of 1948 with the accession of West Germany and Italy in...

Prelude to NATO

Membership of the United States was desired, since it was such a powerful force and a vital asset in keeping together such an alliance; to pin it in place. There was rapid response to this idea, and secret meetings had already begun by the end of March, where American, Canadian and British officials negotiated over the concept. Eventually, it would lead to the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.