Register of the American Committee on United Europe records
Finding aid prepared by Beaudry R Allen
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: American Committee on United Europe records
Date (bulk): 1951-1957
Collection Number: XX209
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: French, German, English and Dutch
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder
(3.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Conference proceedings, newsletters, pamphlets, reports, clippings, and photographs relating to the European Federalists'
Union, the European Movement, the European Youth Campaign, and affiliated organizations in promoting European political and
economic unity.
Creator:
American Committee on United Europe
Creator:
Union européenne des fédéralistes
Creator:
European Movement
Creator:
European Youth Campaign
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American Committee on United Europe records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
Historical note
The immediate post-World War II era witnessed a widespread dissemination of unitary ideology throughout Europe. Many countries
had a proliferation of Europeanist and European Federalist movements, writings, initiatives, projects, and forming coalitions
of groups geared towards a supranational institutional model for solidarity. In particular, the American Committee on United
Europe (ACUE), founded in 1948, was an American organization sought to promote European integration to ensure promotion of
the Marshall Plan and counter Communist influence.
ACUE was organized as a non-governmental agency by Allen Welsh Dulles, then head of a committee reviewing the organization
of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on behalf of the National Security Council (NSC), and William J. Donovan, former
head of the wartime Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The ACUE worked closely with US government officials, particularly
the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) and the National Committee for a Free Europe, which was being funded by the
Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller foundations. One of the aims of ACUE was to covertly finance the European Movement, Le
Mouvement Européen (ME), an influential federalist organization in the post-war years. The European Movement brought together
a network of people and organizations to mobilize advocacy a democratic, federal & enlarged union.
Concurrent to political mobilization towards unification special attention was given to the youth. For example, in 1948 the
Union Fédéraliste Inter-Universitaire (UFI) was created as a group to disseminate federalist matters into universities. By
1949 ACUE began discussions with the leaders of ME to support initiatives aimed at introducing European integration to young
people. The European Youth Campaign, Campagne Europeenne de la Jeunese, was created . The campaign was initially geared towards
the French and German youth and last one year but grew into a long term educational initiative. was created as an arm of
the European Movement and wholly funded and controlled by the US State Department and ACUE.
Around the same time period that formed the Union of European Federalists (UEF), a supranational organization established
by the federalist movements present throughout the European Community. The Dutch and German movements become detached from
the UEF and founded in 1956, the European federalist Action (AEF), while the UEF becomes, in 1959, the supranational MFE.
Scope and Content of Collection
The American Committee on United Europe (ACUE) records contain conference proceedings, newsletters, pamphlets, reports, clippings,
and photographs relating to the European Movement, the European Federalists' Union, the European Youth Campaign and affiliated
organizations in promoting European political and economic unity.
The collection is arranged according to its original order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United States -- Foreign relations
European federation
Youth movements -- Europe
American Committee on United Europe (ACUE) File
1949-1956
Scope and Contents
Speeches, committee proceedings, poll reports, and the "Brussels Reports" relating to ACUE's adminstrative activities and
interests in Europe.
box 1, folder 1
The American Committee on United Europe
1949-1956
box 1, folder 2
World Peace Foundation conference proceedings and French politics reports
1955-1956
European Movement File
1949-1959
Scope and Contents
Speeches, conference proceedings, programs, reports, and printed matter related to European Movement activites and affilated
organizations, arranged by chronological order.
box 1, folder 3
European Parliamentary Union
1949, 1954
box 1, folder 4
Economic Conference of the European Movement,
1949 April 20-29
box 1, folder 5
Action committee
circa 1950
box 1, folder 6
Pan Europa and printed matter
1950, 1952-1954, 1960
Conférence de Sociale de Rome
1950 July 4-7
box 2, folder 1
Preparation reports,
1950
box 2, folder 2
Speech by Paul-Henri Spaark at the meeting of the Council of Europe at Strasbourg, France
1951 December 11
box 2, folder 3
European League for Economic Co-Operation (ELEC)
1951, 1957
box 2, folder 4
European Economic Conference in Westminister, England
1954 January 29-February 1
box 2, folder 6
Confédération européenne de l'agriculture (CEA),
1956, 1959
box 2, folder 7
European Political Community Conference in Wiesbaden, Germany
1959 January
General
Also titled "Kongress für die Europäische Politische Gemeinschaft/Conference pour la Communaute Politique Européenne."
box 3, folder 1-2
European Political Community Conference in Wiesbaden, Germany
1959 January
box 3, folder 3
American Committee on United Europe and coal and steel community information, printed matter
undated
drawer L02
American Committee on United Europe and coal and steel community information, printed matter (continued)
box 3, folder 4
"La Fédération" and the French federalist movement,
1952, 1953, 1957
European Youth Campaign File
1951-1958
Scope and Contents
Includes reports, newsletters, adminstrative records, speeches, and printed matter of the European Youth Campaign and association
with ME.
box 3, folder 5
Comission reports
circa 1951
box 3, folder 6
Drafts of Conference speeches
1951
box 3, folder 7
Steering Committee and resolution proposals, Strasbourg, Germany
1951 June 28
box 3, folder 8
Press mentions on campaigns,
1952, 1954, 1956
box 4, folder 2
"News of the European Youth Campaign," reports
1953-1955
box 4, folder 4
"World Peace Round Up," radio interview between Louis dailey and Luciano Sibille,
1953
box 4, folder 5
European News Letter, review of the European Youth Campaign
1953-1954
box 4, folder 6
"Voice of Europe," newsletters
1953
box 4, folder 7
European Youth Conference on Problems of Central and Eastern Europe
1953 June 5-7
box 4, folder 8
"European Youth Days,"
1953 October 9-10
General
Includes reports, newsclippings, and photographs.
box 5, folder 1
Maastricht report,
1954 July 20- August 1
General
In collaboration with Des Jeunes du Mouvement des Federalistes Europeens and CEJ
box 5, folder 2-4
Activity reports,
1954 November - 1955 August
box 5, folder 5
"Activités en France et Italie en faveur de la communauté européenne de défens,"
1954
box 5, folder 6
European Youth Campaign newsletters
1954-1955
box 5, folder 8
Youth campaign training manual,
1955 July 10-20
Union Européenne des Fédéralistes (UEF) File, 1949-1959
Scope and Contents
Includes committee reports, conference proceedings, newsclippings, and ephemera related to UEF activites. Of particular note,
by 1956, Dutch and German movements detached from the UEF and the European Federalist Action (AEF) was formed, while the UEF
became, in 1959, the supranational MFE; some materials reflect the change in name and division.
box 6, folder 4
Resolutions and reports
1949-1950
Note
Includes the Schuman Plan and outlined organizational agreeance to the proposal.
box 6, folder 5
Jeunesses Europeennes Federalistes (JEF),
1950-1951
box 6, folder 6
Central Committee reports and Fall Congress
1949-1952
box 6, folder 7
Administrative reports
1951-1954
box 7, folder 1
Campaign memoranda, resolutions and appeals
1951-1955
box 7, folder 3
Federal Union, annual reports, and newsletters,
1949-1955
General
The United Kingdom branch of the World Movement for World Federal Government and the UEF.
box 7, folder 4
Centre International de Formation Européenne and UEF reports
1955-1958
box 7, folder 5
Centre d'Action Europeenne Federaliste (AEF)
1957-1959
box 7, folder 6
Congress of European People, treaty drafts,
1959
Union Fédéraliste Inter-Universitaire (UFI) File
1949-1954
Scope and Contents
Reports and conference printed matter relating to the orgnizational activities and philosophies.
box 8, folder 1
Reports, motions, statues
1949-1954
box 8, folder 2
"Le Courier de L'Europe,"
1950 August 18-30
box 8, folder 3
Third Annual Congress at Saverne, France
1951 September 7-12
box 8, folder 4
International University, memorandum
1953
box 8, folder 5
J. Forment de Launay's "Fondation Europeenne de la Culture" dossier,
1959, 1964
box 8, folder 6
Human Rights Sub-Commission
undated
Mouvement Socialiste pour les états-Unis d'Europe (MSEUE) File
1953-1958
Scope and Contents
Reports, conference proceedings, and pamphlets.
box 8, folder 7
"Sixième Congrès du M.S.E.U," in Liège
1953 May
box 8, folder 8
"Nouvelles du M.S.,"
1954
box 8, folder 9
Mouvement Gauche
circa 1950
box 8, folder 10
Notes for "common steps" report
1955 October
box 8, folder 12
"Seminar über die Politische Einigung Europas,"
1958 January
