Reference
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Date
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Description
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Document [fr]
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23 August 1949
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Proposal from Camille Manné (Founder of the SICOP printing firm, Bischheim, Alsace)
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Document 4 [fr]
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23 November 1949
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Levy to Paris (Secretary General) on the need for a European flag
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Document 5 [fr]
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19 January 1950
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Levy to Paris (Secretary General) on having a cross on the European flag
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Document 4 [fr]
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5 June 1950
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Coudenhove-Kalergi to Paris (Secretary General) on using the Red Cross of the United States of Europe
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Document 124
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27 July 1950
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Coudenhove-Kalergi to Council of Europe on using the Red Cross of the United States of Europe
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Document 39 [fr]
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29 July 1950
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Levy to Guy Mollet on the flag of the European Movement
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Document 48 [fr]
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6 November 1950
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Wirion (Luxembourg) to Levy, proposals for a flag
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Document 49 [fr]
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10 November 1950
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Levy's reply to Wirion on the 8-pointed star. He will transmit the proposals to the Assembly
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Document 50 [fr]
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10 November 1950
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Levy to Coudenhove-Kalergi, on proceeding with caution
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Document 59
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January 1951
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J. Dynan (Associated Press) to Levy, proposals for a flag
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Document 60
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13 January 1951
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J. Dynan (Associated Press) to Levy, more proposals for a flag
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Document 62
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18 January 1951
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Levy to Mrs Dynan on her proposal for a flag
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Document 65 [fr]
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25 January 1951
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Wirion to Levy on different types of cross
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Document 149 [fr]
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26 September 1951
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Levy to Antoine Fischer (Saisons d'Alsace?) on 12 proposals for a flag
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Document 162 [fr]
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15 October 1951
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Arsène Heitz to Levy, proposing a Red Cross
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Document 177
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11 December 1951
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Memo from Levy on first results of Assembly referendum. Coudenhove-Kalergi's proposal gets most votes but there are British and Turkish objections to a cross.
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Document 176 [fr]
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16 December 1951
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Extract of letter from George Coedes on the Turks and the cross
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Document 181 [fr]
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5 January 1952
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Heitz to Caracciolo (Clerk of the Assembly), proposing red cross on green background, after Charlemagne’s standard
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Document 182 [fr]
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25 January 1952
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Madariaga to Levy proposing a flag of gold stars on a blue background
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Document 185
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6 February 1952
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Levy's reply to Madariaga
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Document 189 [fr]
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13 February 1952
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Madariaga to Levy sending 250 copies of his design
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Document 190 [fr]
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13 February 1952
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Levy to Martin (Musées de Strasbourg) giving the result of the Assembly referendum
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Document 192
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15 February 1952
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Letter from Caracciolo (Clerk of the Assembly) giving the result of the Assembly referendum
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Document 195 [fr]
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February? 1952
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Levy to Madariaga on Turkish opposition to a cross
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Document 203 [fr]
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27 March 1952
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Levy to Coudenhove-Kalergi on Turkish opposition to a cross
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Document 204 [fr]
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15 April 1952
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Coudenhove-Kalergi's reply to Levy, proposing cross with crescent added
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Document 205 [fr]
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12 May 1952
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Levy to Coudenhove-Kalergi on how to proceed with his crescent proposal
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Document 207 [fr]
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17 May 1952
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Coudenhove-Kalerg to Levy with copy of a memo to Cauwelaert (Chair of Assembly Committee) on his crescent proposal
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Document 213 [fr]
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16 June 1952
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Hayta (Turkish Embassy) to Levy on the Turkish flag
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Document 214 [fr]
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18 June 1952
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Levy to Coudenhove-Kalergi on recent developments concerning the flag
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Document 215 [fr]
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June 1952
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Levy to Hayta on the Turkish flag
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Document 216 [fr]
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June 1952
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Levy to Cauwelaert, cover note to accompany his (lost?) note on the problem of the European flag
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Document 223 [fr]
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18 July 1952
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Meris to Levy, requesting a copy of his study from Saisons d'Alsace
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Document 224 [fr]
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19 August 1952
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Levy's reply to Meris : Turkish opposition has caused him to make a new proposal to the Assembly
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Document
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25 September 1953
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Heraldic description of the design adopted by the Assembly
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Document 257 [fr]
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1 October 1953
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Levy to Gromand (European Defense Community) on the Assembly's choice of flag
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Document 273 [fr]
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January? 1954
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Internal memo (French) giving history of the European flag question
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Document 274 [fr]
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1953?
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Internal memo (French) on the European flag and the question of the Sarre region
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Document 298
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December 1953
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Hallstein (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Germany) to Secretary General, pointing out that only the Committee of Ministers has the power to adopt a Council of Europe emblem.
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Document [fr]
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15 December 1954
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New proposal from Coudenhove-Kalergi to S. Stephanopoulos, chair of the Committee of Ministers
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Document [fr]
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12 February 1959
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Robert Schuman to Levy, supporting the 12-star flag as a European emblem
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The Council of Europe archives contain over 200 designs for the European flag that were submitted to the Secretariat in the period 1949-1955.
Date
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Meeting
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Reference/source
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Event
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Autumn 1949
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(source: CM(54)48)
1949 Bureau minutes? (lost?)
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The Secretary General asks the Bureau of the Assembly to examine the question of a flag. The Bureau decides that this does not fall within its competence.
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23 June 1950
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(source: CM(54)48)
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Committee on General Affairs asks Secretary General for report suggesting measures to make the public aware of the reality of European Union.
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27 July 1950
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archive document 124 &
Design Flag
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Count Koudenhove-Kalergi (European Parliamentary Union) proposes to Secretary General that the Council of Europe adopt the emblem (Red Cross) of the European Movement.
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23 August 1950
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Doc.85
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Report of the Assembly Committee on General Affairs, supports the idea of a European flag.
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28 August 1950
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Assembly debate
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(Doc.85)
Res.16
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Assembly decides to study flag proposals in a subcommittee
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16 July 1951
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AS/RPPII(3)2
français
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Secretariat memorandum summarising 12 shortlisted proposals (a) to (l), indicating their provenance
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26 July 1951
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Meeting AS/RPP
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AS/RPPII(3)PV1
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Committee examines the proposals in AS/RPP II (3) 2, hears an exposé from Levy and asks Secretariat to prepare a further memorandum summarising the same proposals
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15 October 1951
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AS/RPP(3)13
français
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Secretariat memorandum summarising proposals numbered 1 to 12
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27 November 1951
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Meeting AS/RPP
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AS/RPP(3)PV8
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The Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges decides to seek the opinion of the Reprresentatives of the Assembly before proceeding further.
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December 1951
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Assembly session
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(source: AS/RPP(5)1; archive document 192)
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The 12 proposals are transmitted to the Assembly.
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25 January 1952
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(sources: Levy’s reply, archive document 185 [fr]; CM(54)48)
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Letter from Madariaga to Levy proposing blue flag with gold stars.
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13 February 1952
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archive document 192
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Letter from Clerk of the Assembly to Representatives of the Assembly giving the results of the referendum, mentioning British and Turkish opposition to a cross. 48 questionnaires were returned.
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? 1952
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(source: CM(54)48)
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Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges requests Secretary General to submit a further report. Owing to pressure of work, the Committee is unable to examine this until May 1953.
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19 August 1952
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archive document 224 [fr]
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Levy mentions in a letter that, because of Turkish opposition to a cross, he is making a new (lost?) proposal to the Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges
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11 May 1953
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AS/RPP(5)1
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Secretariat memorandum summarising history of the flag question.
Mentions Turkish opposition to the cross and the new proposal from Madariaga for gold stars on a blue background
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20 May 1953
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Meeting AS/RPP
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AS/RPP(5)PV2
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After an exposé from Levy, the committee provisionnally approves a design of gold stars on a blue (azure) background and appoints Bichet as rapporteur.
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17 September 1953
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Meeting AS/RPP
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AS/RPP(5)3
AS/RPP(5)PV3
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Draft report by Bichet argues for a white flag of 15 green stars. The committee decides against this, opting for gold stars on a blue (azure) background.
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25 September 1953
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Assembly debate
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AS(5)CR23 (debate)
Doc.198
Res.41
Rec.56
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Assembly adopts 15 point star as its own emblem and recommends that the CM adopt the same as an emblem for the Council of Europe as a whole.
German Representative raises the issue of the status of the Sarre region (see archive document 274). At the request of Mr Kiesinger, the word "nations" was replaced by "members" in the emblem description.
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December 1953
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archive document 298
français
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Hallstein (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Germany) to Secretary General, pointing out that only the Committee of Ministers has the power to adopt a Council of Europe emblem.
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19 March 1954
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CM(54)48
français
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Secretariat Memorandum on the choice of an emblem for the Council of Europe. Makes distinction between flag and emblem.
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15 May 1954
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Concl(54)20
CM(54)99
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Deputies adopt proposal in CM(54)99 to refer the question to the Joint Committee and ask the Assembly to suspend use of the 15-star flag
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19 May 1954
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Meeting of Joint Committee
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CM/AS(54)PV1 and Appendix I
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Joint Committee concludes:
- the Assembly will suspend its use of the 15-star emblem
- an emblem must be adopted for the whole Organisation as soon as possible
- the Assembly will be associated with this work which will be undertaken by the Committee of Ministers
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18 August 1954
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CM(54)140
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Letter from German government to Secretary General, proposing the creation of a committee of 3 members of the Assembly and 3 heraldic experts.
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7 September 1954
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23rd meeting of Deputies
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Concl(54)23
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Deputies decide to form an ad-hoc committee, to report to them, comprising 3 members of the Assembly (Bichet, Erler and Wistrand) and 3 heraldic experts nominated by Ireland, Italy and Netherlands.
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12 November 1954
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Meeting of Ad-Hoc committee EXP/EM
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CM(54)189
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The Ad-hoc committee meets and chooses a blue flag with 8 interlocking rings, a design submitted by the Secretariat.
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?
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(source: Larcher [fr])
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Deputies reject the rings
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12 January 1955
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27th meeting of Deputies
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Concl(55)27/10(h)
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Secretariat displays a collection of designs for the Deputies, prepared by the Secretariat
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12 March 1955
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28th meeting of Deputies
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Concl(55)28/12
Design Flag
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Secretariat presents 2 proposals retained from the previous meeting of the Deputies:
- a circle of 12 gold stars on azur background (proposal by Arsène Heitz)
- a semée of gold stars on azur background
(proposal by Salvador de Madariaga?)
Deputies decide to forward both to the Joint Committee, but to indicate their preference at their next meeting
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24 April 1955
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29th meeting of Deputies
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Concl(55)29
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Deputies indicate their preference for the 12-star flag. Both options are sent to the Assembly for a final decision
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Meeting of AS/RPP
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(source: Larcher)
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The Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges supports the 12-star flag
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25 October 1955
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Assembly session
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Doc.443
Rec.88
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The Assembly recommends that the Committee of Ministers adopt the 12-star flag
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9 December 1955
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Meeting of Deputies
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Concl(55)36/3
Res(55)32
français
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Deputies adopt the 12-star flag and accompanying heraldic description
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13 December 1955
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Session of Committee of Ministers, Château de la Muette, Paris
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(source: Larcher [fr])
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Official presentation of the flag by the Chair of the Committee of Ministers.
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17 February 1986
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Meeting of Deputies
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Concl(86)393/4
français
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Deputies “take note with satisfaction” of the decision of the European Community to use the European Flag and Anthem.
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