Entry into force of the the Agreement on the exchange of war cripples for the purposes of medical treatment.

• Weekly Broadcast of the Council of Europe - War Cripples - 3 January 1956
• United Kingdom ratification of War Cripples Agreement
• Signature by Norway of the Agreement on the Exchange of War Cripples

Accession of Austria to the Council of Europe - Report of the Consultative Assembly Standing Committee (16 March 1956)

• National Refugees and Over-Population - draft rules of procedure of the Governing body of the Council of Europe Resettlement Fund, 8 May 1956
• Consultative Assembly - Report of the First Session of the Committee on Population and Refugees, 26 July 1956
• Governing Body of the Resettlement Fund - Memorandum by the Greek Government on its Programme for the Absorption and Resettlement of National Refugees and Over-Population, 10 October 1956

Ceremony in Strasbourg Cathedral (France), 21 October 1956 - Inauguration of the European stained glass window produced by Max Ingrand and given to the Town of Strasbourg by the Council of Europe (in French)

Description

'The window of the Virgin

The central bay of the apse features a magnificent stained glass window of the Virgin Mary with outstretched arms and the infant Jesus sitting on her lap, holding a lily in one of his hands. The image was directly inspired by the banner of the city of Strasbourg. Symbolising peace and reconciliation, it was made by master glass-worker Max Ingrand and was offered to the Cathedral by the Council of Europe in 1956. '

_{Citation: 'Laissez-vous conter la cathédrale de Strasbourg', mission Patrimoine, Direction de la Culture, Ville et Communauté urbaine de Strasbourg.}