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...German capital at Bonn (pop. 110,000), Adenauer and the Western Allied High Commissioners initialed the "protocol of agreements" which put into force the decisions of the Paris Foreign Ministers' Conference (TIME, Nov. 28). Next day, Adenauer submitted the protocol to the Bundestag (Lower House). The new German Parliament forthwith proved one thing: it was no rubberstamp Reichstag...
election the Liberals joined the Cath (Christian Socialists) in a cabinet. The Catholics left the Finance Ministry - and the chance to cut taxes as - to the Liberals' sturdy Henri Last week Belgium's Parliament was Finance Minister Liebaert's cut in direct taxes (on property, shares), which would save Bel prosperous, free-enterprising tax $5,000,000 this year. Further reductions, hoped Liebaert, would save $30 million in 1950 and $40 million in 1951. Though Belgium has a deficit of $90 million this year, Liebaert, no advocate of the welfare state, thought he could still balance...
Even in the green-carpeted Commons chamber there was no air of anticipation. Although the diplomatic corps had been told that Parliament would get its first review of Canadian foreign policy since last summer's general election, only four foreign diplomats showed...
Policy Partnership. Secretary Pearson's speech turned out to be one of the most forthright statements of foreign policy ever made in the Canadian Parliament. In 90 minutes, he made it clear that the old Canadian policy of stringing along calmly with Britain and the U.S., developed and consistently followed by Mackenzie King, was no longer the rule under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. Canada had some strong opinions of her own and she wanted policymaking partnership with the big powers. Said Pearson: "The U.S. must . . . recognize [Canada] ... as a cooperating partner, not as a camp follower...
What effect Canada's more self-assertive foreign policy might have outside the country remained to be seen. But there was no doubt about the reaction at home. Members of Parliament thumped their desks enthusiastically. Newspapers hailed Pearson's speech as "a penetrating analysis" and "a masterly survey." For a change, Canadians clearly liked a little muscle-flexing in foreign affairs...