Western European Union

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Western European Union: References & Edit History

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development of North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- In North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Historical background
role of European Defense Community
- In European Defense Community

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Corrected display issue.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Mar 20, 2023
	Added the organization's closure in 2011.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 13, 2013
	Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands."	Laura Etheredge	Sep 03, 2010
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Dec 24, 2003
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998