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West Europe Security Treaty wrote:The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments.

They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of justice, liberty, and the rule of law. They seek to promote stability and well-being in the West Europe area.

They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and autonomy. They therefore agree to this West Europe Treaty:

I. The Parties undertake to settle any international dispute that may be resolved by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace, security, and justice are not endangered, and to refrain in their international relations from the threat of force.

II. The Parties will contribute toward the further development of peaceful and friendly international relations by promoting conditions of stability and well-being. They will seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and will encourage economic collaboration between any or all of them.

III. In order to more effectively achieve the objectives of this Treaty, the Parties, separately and jointly, by means of continuous and effective self-help and mutual aid, will maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack.

IV. The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the territorial integrity, political independence, or security of any of the Parties is threatened.

V. The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defence, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually or in concert with other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the West Europe area.

Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security.

VI. Each Party declares that none of the international agreements now in force between it and any other of the Parties or any third State is in conflict with the provisions of this Treaty, and undertakes not to enter into any international agreement in conflict with this Treaty.

VII. The Parties hereby establish a Council, on which each of them shall be represented, to consider matters concerning the implementation of this Treaty.

• The Council shall be so organised as to be able to meet promptly at any time.
• The Council shall set up such subsidiary bodies as may be necessary;
• in particular it shall establish immediately a defence committee which shall recommend measures for the implementation of Articles III and V.

IIX. The Parties may, by unanimous agreement, invite any other European State in a position to further the principles of this Treaty and to contribute to the security of the West Europe area to accede to this Treaty.

• Any State so invited may become a Party to this Treaty by depositing its instrument of accession with the Government of the Principality of Aragon.
• The Government of the Principality of Aragon will inform each of the Parties of the deposit of each such instrument of accession.

IX. This Treaty shall be ratified and its provisions carried out by the Parties in accordance with their respective legal processes. The Treaty shall enter into force between the States which have ratified it as soon as the majority of the signatories have been deposited and shall into effect with respect to other States on the date of the deposit of their ratifications.

X. After the Treaty has been in force for ten years, or at any time thereafter, the Parties shall, if any of them so requests, consult together for the purpose of reviewing the Treaty, having regard for the factors then affecting peace and security in the West Europe area, including the development of universal as well as regional arrangements for the maintenance of international peace and security.

XI. After the Treaty has been in force for twenty years, any Party may cease to be a Party one year after its notice of denunciation has been given to the Government of the Principality of Aragon, which will inform the Governments of other Parties of the deposit of each notice of denunciation.

XII. This Treaty, of which the French and English texts are equally authentic, shall be archived by the Government of the Principality of Aragon and duly certified copies shall be transmitted by that Government to the Governments of other signatories.

Article IV Section 2 wrote: IVa. Should the infiltration of interests unaligned with or antagonistic to any of the Parties into Europe, in the opinion of any of them, present a sufficient threat to the peace and stability of any Party or the entire Europe area, the Parties will consult together for the purpose of addressing the threat.