Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty

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The Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States (commonly, the Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty) is a treaty among the member states of the Arab League signed on 18 June 1950 in Cairo, Egypt.^[1]

The Treaty created two of the principal institutions of the Arab League:

• the Joint Defence Council
• the Economic Council (renamed Economic and Social Council in 1980)^[2]

Both councils report to the Council of the Arab League.^[3]

References

Bibliography

• Ghantus, Elias T. (1982). Arab industrial integration. London: Croom Helm Limited. ISBN 0-7099-1117-3. 
• Osmańczyk, Edmund Jan (2003). "League of Arab States Treaty of Joint Defense and Economic Cooperation, 1950". In Mango, Anthony. Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements 2 (3 ed.). New York: Routledge.