The Schuman Declaration, or Schuman Plan, was a proposal to place French and West German production of coal and steel under a single authority that later became the European Coal and Steel Community, made by the French foreign minister, Robert Schuman, on 9 May 1950, the day after the fifth anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. The alliance would later be opened to other European countries. The ultimate goal was to pacify relations, especially between France and West Germany, through gradual political integration to be achieved by creating common interests. Schuman said that "[t]he coming together of the countries of Europe requires the elimination of the age-old opposition of France and Germany ... the solidarity in production thus established will make it plain that any war between France and Germany becomes not merely unthinkable, but materially impossible."
Yorktown, 24 March 1778. FC (PCC, No. 79, I). This is Instruction No. 3, which probably reached the Commissioners in late April, having first arrived at Bilboa on a vessel…
Versailles Le 15. avril 1778 J ai lhonneur de vous renvoyér Messieurs, LEcrit Anglois et La lettre de Votre ami que vous m’avés fait Communiquér par M. de Sartine. 1…
Versailles, 15 April 1778 I have the honor to return to you the English document and your friend’s letter which you communicated to me through M. de Sartine. 1 Your…
Casco Bay Falmouth 16 Apl 1778 Honorable Gentlemen I have the Pleasure to inform you of my arrival here yesterday in the Frigate Le Sensible and do this day set…
York Town April 16th. 1778 Gentlemen This, with my affectionate wishes for your prosperity, may serve to acquaint you that Congress has this day resolved “That William Bingham Esqr. agent…
Passy April 17th. 1778 Worthey Gentlemen Being unforunately, on a Voyge from Baltimore to Charles Town, in January last, disabled at sea, through stress of Weather, which occasion’d my faling…
Bordeaux 18 Apl 1778 Hon Sirs Yesterday Monsr. Le Comte de Fumel Governor of the Castle call’d at my Lodgings to inform me that Monsieur De Sartine in answer to…
Nantes 18 April 1778 Your Excellencies favour of the 13 Instant I have duely received. You may depend that I shall not make any new Engagements without your express Orders.…
Versailles Le 26 Avril 1778 J’ai reçu, Messieurs la Lettre que vous m’avez fait l’honneur de m’écrire le 20 de ce mois. 1 Lorsque la Sommation a été faite à…
Versailles, 26 April 1778 I have received, gentlemen, the letter that you did me the honor to write on the 20th of this month. 1 When the United States frigate…
L’Orient 27th. April 1778 Honorable Gentlemen I have only time to inform you that I have just received an account from Brest of the arrival in that port of the…
Bordeaux 28 April 1778 Hond Sirs Messrs. Palmes Livingston and Heywood 1 arrived here the 25th by whom I was favor’d with the Letter you honor’d me with under date…
La Haie 28 Avril 1778 Messieurs J’espere que vous avez reçu la Lettre du 23, que j’ai eu l’honneur de vous écrire d’Amsterdam, et dans laquelle se trouvoit votre Minute…
The Hague, 28 April 1778 Gentlemen I hope that you have received my letter of the 23d, which I had the honor to send you from Amsterdam, and in which…
Nantes April 28. 1778 My last to your Excellencies was of the 18th Instant since which I am without any of your Favours. 1 I sometime since received from Holland…
La Haie 7e. May 1778 Messieurs Après avoir dépêché ma derniere Lettre du 5e, qui finissoit parvous accuser la réception de l’honorée vôtre du 30 Avril, je merendis chez le…
The Hague, 7 May 1778 Gentlemen After sending you my last letter dated the 5th, which at the end acknowledged your letter of April 30th, I called on the Grand…
Bordeaux 8 May 1778 Hon Sirs Since I had the honor to write you the 2d Instant 1 there are arrived at this port two ships the One from Savanah…
Frankfort on the Main, 8 May 1778. printed: William Lee, Letters description begins The Letters of Richard Henry Lee , ed. James C. Ballagh, New York, 1911–1914; 2 vols. description…
Brest May 8th 1778 Gentlemen Its extremely disagreeable to me, that my first address to you, shou’d be on such an occasion, as the following detail, which is that immediately…
Ranger Brest 9th May 1778 Gentlemen I have the honor to acquaint you that I arrived here last Night and brought in with me the British Ship of War Drake…
York in Pennsylvania May 16. 1778 Gentlemen This will be accompanied with a Contract entered into between John Baptist Lazarus Theveneau De Francy Agent of Mr. Peter Augustine Caron De…
Brest 16th May 1778 Gentlemen As there is an appearance that the Sales of the Rangers prizes will be greatly protracted thro’ the claims of the Admiralty here—I have been…
Onboard the Ranger Continentel Ship of War at Brest. 18 May 1778 The Humble Petition of Christian Stenger and William Stragham Showed that Your Petitioners with thyre Propertyes, by this…