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Luns, Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert
Additional names: Luns, Joseph
Gender: male
Reference country: Netherlands (the)
Activity: Politician • Diplomat

Functions (14 records founds)
DateFunctionOrganizationComments
1939-1941AttachéNetherlands/Embassy in Bern
1949...MemberUN/General AssemblyEncore en fonction en 1952
1952-1956Minister of Foreign AffairsNetherlands/Ministry of Foreign Affairs"He joined the Dutch Foreign Ministry as a junior attaché in 1938 and served for short periods in Berne and Lisbon, until the German army overran his country. At that time he was assigned to The Netherlands government in exile in London, remaining at The Netherlands Embassy in London until 1949. In that year he was sent to New York as part of the Dutch delegation to the United Nations." Vgl. http://www.rnw.nl/hotspots/html/lunsobit.html [14.1.2003]

Joint Ministry
Three years later, while he was still in the United States, delicate coalition negotiations in The Hague to form a new cabinet had an unusual outcome: the appointment of two Foreign Ministers. One of them was Dr Luns. Asked why a nation as small as The Netherlands needed two foreign ministers, Dr Luns, with characteristic wit, replied: "As a small country we have a tremendous amount of outside world to cope with".

"But Dr Luns never seemed to have any trouble coping on his own; after a new cabinet was formed in 1956 he was sole foreign minister until 1971, when he took up his NATO post."
13.10.1956-12.12.1958Minister of Foreign AffairsNetherlands/Ministry of Foreign AffairsVgl. Regenten und Regierungen der Welt (Minister-Ploetz), Bd. 4, 1964, S. 403.
22.12.1958-12.3.1959Minister of Foreign AffairsNetherlands/Ministry of Foreign AffairsVgl. Regenten und Regierungen der Welt (Minister-Ploetz), Bd. 4, 1964, S. 404.
19.5.1959-15.5.1963Minister of Foreign AffairsNetherlands/Ministry of Foreign AffairsVgl. Regenten und Regierungen der Welt (Minister-Ploetz), Bd. 4, 1964, S. 404.
7.1960–12.1960ChairmanEU/Council of MinistersNiederlande/Pays-Bas/Paesi Bassi
7.1963–12.1963ChairmanEU/Council of MinistersNiederlande/Pays-Bas/Paesi Bassi
24.7.1963...Minister of Foreign AffairsNetherlands/Ministry of Foreign AffairsVgl. Regenten und Regierungen der Welt (Minister-Ploetz), Bd. 4, 1964, S. 405.
27.4.1965-14.10.1966Minister of Foreign AffairsNetherlands/Ministry of Foreign AffairsVgl. Regenten und Regierungen der Welt (Minister-Ploetz), Bd. 5, 1972, S. 133.

Received documents (2 records found)
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15.5.196833005pdfLetterEuropean Free Trade Association (EFTA) Interim arrangements between the EFTA and EEC could provide a valuable short-term alternative in the process of European integration.
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12.11.196933038pdfLetterResearch and Development with Europe
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Présentation de la politique du Conseil fédéral en matière de coopération européenne dans le domaine de la recherche scientifique et technique.
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Mentioned in the documents (52 records found)
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4.3.196015429pdfLetterEuropean Union (EEC–EC–EU) Ce document fait allusion à la publication du "programme Hallstein" de la Commission européenne visant à l'accélération de la mise en oeuvre du Marché commun, au mécontentement des autorités...
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15.6.196015960pdfCircularEuropean Free Trade Association (EFTA) Bericht über die Sitzung des Handelsausschusses der "21" in Paris.
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23.2.196116511pdfMemoEurope's Organisations Compte-rendu de la rencontre au sommet de Paris. Attitude des différents pays.
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7.9.196230287pdfAddress / TalkEurope's Organisations Die amerikanische Haltung gegenüber der europäischen Integration von Grossbritannien und den neutralen Staaten. Beziehung zwischen NATO und EWG. Frage des Aussentarifs der EWG.
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15.11.196230453pdfMinutesAccession to the Council of Europe (1963) Adhésion de la Suisse au Conseil de l'Europe. La Suisse respecte-t-elle les conditions? Questions du droit de vote de femmes et de l'interdiction des jésuites, notamment.
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17.12.196230305pdfLetterEurope's Organisations Rückwirkung eines britischen EWG-Beitritts auf die EFTA. Stellung von Grossbritannien und der EWG zur EFTA und zu den neutralen Staaten. Erläuterung der bisherigen britischen Assoziationsverhandlungen...
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18.1.196330309pdfTelegramEurope's Organisations Raisons et intentions de la prise de position hostile de de Gaulle à l'égard des négociations entre la Grande-Bretagne et la CEE. Avenir des négociations à Bruxelles.
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28.1.196330307pdfPolitical reportEurope's Organisations Informations sur la conclusion du Traité franco-allemand du 22 janvier, la session "de la dernière chance" du 28 janvier et les rapports avec les Anglo-Saxons qui mettent en évidence que de Gaule...
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15.3.196330317pdfPolitical reportEurope's Organisations
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Jean Monnet sur la rupture avec l'Angleterre et les conséquences que celle-ci aura pour le mouvement européen; sur la nécessité d'une défense nucléaire des nations européennes, l'évolution du...
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30.11.196334192pdfMinutesWorking group Historische Standortbestimmung Minister A. Weitnauer thematisiert in seinem Referat "Die Schweiz und die Probleme der westlichen Welt", die Position der Schweiz in der westlichen Welt. Er beschreibt darin die innerstaatliche...
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