I Text of the Treaty ( * )

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL  REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE  PRESIDENT OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND  DUCHESS OF LUXEMBOURG, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS,

RECOGNIZING that nuclear energy represents an essential resource for the development and  invigoration of industry and will permit the advancement of the cause of peace,

CONVINCED that only a joint effort undertaken without delay can offer the prospect of  achievements commensurate with the creative capacities of their countries,

RESOLVED to create the conditions necessary for the development of a powerful nuclear  industry which will provide extensive energy resources, lead to the modernization of technical  processes and contribute, through its many other, to the prosperity of their peoples,

ANXIOUS to create the conditions of safety necessary to eliminate hazards to the life and  health of the public,

DESIRING to associate other countries with their work and to cooperate with international  organizations concerned with the peaceful development of atomic energy,

HAVE DECIDED to create a EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNIT (EURATOM)  and to this end have designated as their Plenipotentiaries:

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS:

Mr. Paul Henri SPAAK, Minister for Foreign Affairs,

Baron J. Ch. SNOY ET D'OPPUERS, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs,  Head of the Belgian Delegation to the Intergovernmental Conference;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY:

Dr Konrad ADENAUER, Federal Chancellor,

Professor Dr Walter HALLSTEIN, State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC:

Mr. Christian PINEAU, Minister for Foreign Affairs,

Mr. Maurice FAURE, Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs;

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