The birth of the Western European Union began some 28 years
ago on May 6th 1955. However, this alliance was formed from the
original Treaty of Dunkirk. The Treaty of Dunkirk was an Anglo-French
alliance which was signed on March 4th 1947, when the two signatories
agreed to give mutual support to each other should the event of
renewed German aggression show it's face again. It was also to agree
on a common action should either signatory be prejudiced by any
failure of Germany to fulfil it's economic obligations which were
enforced upon her by the allies at the end of WWII. The Treaty of
Dun…
