1.
LV BUILDING
0.05

2.
SV PAN... DELEGATE ARRIVES
0.16

3.
GV PAN TO SV OTHER DELEGATES ARRIVE
0.33

4.
LV & GV PRESIDENT'S DAIS AND MEMBERS
0.40

5.
SLV DELEGATE
0.44

6.
SV WOMAN DELEGATE
0.47

7.
SV ANOTHER DELEGATE
0.51

8.
SLV PLAQUE "MINISTERIAL BENCH"
0.53

9.
SV READING TRIBUTE TO LATE PRESIDENT KENNEDY
0.59

10.
SV OTHER DELEGATES STAND
1.02

11.
SV DITTO
1.06

12.
GV HALL: DELEGATES STANDING
1.11



Initials JRG/S/MGT/PC



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Background: THE WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION...THE ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF THE 'SIX' AND BRITAIN...ARE MEETING IN PARIS FOR FOUR DAYS.AMONG THE ITEMS BEING DISCUSSED ARE EAST-WEST RELATIONS, EUROPEAN DEFENCE, THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AFTER THE MOSCOW TEST BAN TREATY, AND FUTURE CO-OPERATION AMONG MEMBER NATIONS OF THE UNION.

THE MEETING - UNTIL DECEMBER 5TH - IS UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF PROFESSOR CARLO SCHMID, THE SOCIALIST VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE WEST GERMAN PARLIAMENT.

AT YESTERDAY'S (MONDAY) OPENING SESSION DELEGATES ROSE AS HE PAID TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT KENNEDY AND DESCRIBED HIS CONCEPT FOR AND ATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP AS HISTORICAL FORESIGHT.

THE ROLE OF BRITAIN IN EUROPE WAS ALSO A DOMINANT THEME AT THE MEETING.DR.SCHMID DESCRIBED IT AS THE MAIN PROBLEM IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.HE SAID HE WAS CONVINCED THAT COMMON SENSE AND REASON WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD THE 'SIX' TO RECOGNISE THAT POLITICAL ORGANISATION MUST BE BUILT ON THE BASIS OF THE UNION'S SEVEN MEMBER STATES.