Emissaries from Belgium, the Republic of France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom sign the 1948 Treaty of Brussels, establishing stronger cultural, economic, military and social collaboration between themselves.

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Treaty of Brussels – Wikipedia
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