ASSEMBLY OF THE WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION

Document 1517
13 May 1996

A European intelligence policy

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REPORT (1)

submitted on behalf of the Defence Committee (2)

by Mr Baumel, Chairman and Rapporteur

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PART 1 OF 2 PARTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION
on a European intelligence policy

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
submitted by Mr Baumel, Chairman and Rapporteur

I. Introduction

II. What kind of intelligence does Europe need and can it be managed in a supranational European framework?

III. Is CJTF the final solution for Europe's intelligence deficiencies?

IV. Towards a European observation satellite system

V. The intelligence section of the WEU Planning Cell

VI. Conclusion: What might a real WEU intelligence policy consist of?

(a) The Intelligence Centre

(b) The Satellite Centre

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NOTES

(1)Adopted unanimously by the committee.

(2)Members of the Committee: Mr Baumel (Chairman); MM De Decker, Horn (Vice-Chairmen); MM Alloncle, Beaufays, Mrs Beer, MM Bianchi, Briane, Cox, Dees (Alternate: Blaauw), Mrs Fernandez Ramiro, MM Hardy, Jacquat, La Russa, Legendre, Mrs Lentz-Cornette, MM Lopez Valdivielso, Marten, Medeiros Ferreira, Lord Newall, MM. Parisi, Pavlidis, Pereira Coelho, Petruccioli (Alternate: Guidi), Pottakis, Schloten, Sir Dudley Smith, Mr Sole Tura (Alternate: de Puig), Mrs Soutendijk van Appeldoorn (Alternate: van der Linden), Sir Keith Speed (Alternate: Marshall), MM Speroni, Valkeniers, Vazquez, Vrettos, Woltjer, Zierer.

Associate members: MM Gul (Alternate: Akcali), Gurel, Yurur.