Spaak Report Negotiations
Pineau represented France as negotiations moved from the Spaak Report toward treaties for a common market and atomic-energy community.
Role range: 1956-1958
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Christian Pineau Biography and Timeline
Follow Christian Pineau through 32 dated historical records for France.
Christian Pineau, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1956–1957Years on this page
1956
Venice Conference
Pineau took part in ministerial talks that advanced negotiations for the European Economic Community and Euratom.
Role range: 1956-1958
Treaty of Rome
Pineau chairs the Venice Conference as the Six accept the Spaak Report as the basis for drafting new treaties.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
International Control Proposal Backed
Pineau supports proposals intended to place canal operations under an international system.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1958
Meeting with British and American representatives
Meets British and American representatives after the canal nationalization to discuss an international response.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1958
France Joins Formal Request for Council Debate
French diplomacy joined Britain's request for the Security Council to consider Egypt's unilateral nationalization and the unresolved canal management controversy.
Role range: 1956-1957
France Joins Canal Settlement Exploratory Talks
Christian Pineau participated in consultations on an internationally acceptable canal settlement during the Security Council debate.
Role range: 1956-1956
Political Neutrality Clause Gains Support
Christian Pineau took part in negotiations that included insulating canal operations from the political policies of any individual country.
Role range: 1956-1956
France Discusses Safeguards for Canal Operations
Christian Pineau took part in the negotiations developing safeguards for passage, tolls and the insulation of canal management from politics.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Delegation Introduces Settlement Resolution
Christian Pineau's government worked with Britain to put the six agreed requirements into a Security Council draft resolution.
Role range: 1956-1956
Canal Operations Insulation Endorsed by Council
Christian Pineau's government supported the unanimous resolution requiring canal management to be insulated from national political interference.
Role range: 1956-1956
Compensation Arbitration Included in Canal Principles
The Council framework called for arbitration of unresolved compensation disputes between Egypt and the former Suez Canal Company.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Diplomats Outline Canal Intervention Scenario
Christian Pineau participated in negotiations linking an Israeli offensive in Sinai to a later Anglo-French intervention near the canal.
Role range: 1956-1956
Pineau Consults Eden in London
Christian Pineau traveled from the Sèvres negotiations to London to discuss the evolving joint plan directly with Anthony Eden and Selwyn Lloyd.
Role range: 1956-1956
Protocol of Sevres
Signs the secret Protocol of Sevres with Israeli and British representatives.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1958
Secret Protocol Signed for France
Pineau signs the Sevres protocol on behalf of France.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1958
French Side Sets October Thirtieth Ultimatum
Christian Pineau accepted the protocol's sequence requiring Britain and France to make separate but simultaneous demands on Egypt and Israel on 30 October.
Role range: 1956-1956
Tripartite Secrecy Obligation Formalized
Christian Pineau signed terms requiring the arrangements to remain strictly secret while the three governments prepared their separate military actions.
Role range: 1956-1956
Pineau Signs Protocol for France
Christian Pineau signed the written Sèvres understanding on behalf of France, documenting the agreed sequence of attacks and demands.
Role range: 1956-1956
French Diplomats Coordinate Joint Ultimatum Language
Christian Pineau's government worked with Britain to frame parallel demands that would provide a stated justification for intervention.
Role range: 1956-1957
France Defends Intervention Before Council Debate
French policy treated the Anglo French operation as a means of securing the canal even as other Council members challenged the use of force.
Role range: 1956-1957
France Joins Withdrawal Demand on Combatants
France delivered the ultimatum alongside Britain, calling on Egyptian and Israeli forces to remain away from the Suez Canal.
Role range: 1956-1957
France Votes Against Emergency Referral
France voted against the decision to convene an emergency General Assembly session as international objections to the intervention intensified.
Role range: 1956-1957
French Officials Defend Stated Peacekeeping Purpose
Christian Pineau's government argued that the intervention would protect the canal despite objections that it was coordinated with Israel.
Role range: 1956-1957
United Nations
Defends French policy during United Nations debate over the Suez intervention.
Role range: 1956-1956 – 1956-1958
1957
Treaty of Rome
Pineau joins the foreign ministers' meeting that prepares settlement of the remaining questions before the final Paris conference.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
Treaty of Rome Signature
Pineau signed the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community on behalf of France.
Role range: 1956-1958
Euratom Treaty
Signs the Euratom Treaty for France at the same Rome ceremony.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
Treaty of Rome
Signs the Treaty of Rome for France during Guy Mollet's government.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
Treaty of Rome
Signs the Treaty of Rome on behalf of France during Guy Mollet's government.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
Treaty of Rome
Pineau supports the government campaign as the National Assembly approves ratification of the Rome Treaties.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
Treaty of Rome
France deposits its instrument of ratification with the Italian government, moving the treaties toward entry into force.
Role range: 1955-1957 – 1956-1958
Records, sources and methodology
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