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World Service,12 Jul 1999,4 mins

The Schuman Plan

My Century

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After Word War II, during which he spent time in a concentration camp, Max Kohnstamm determined that he would work for a united Europe. He took part in negotiations on the Schuman Plan leading to creation of European Coal and Steel Authority in 1952.

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