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The article examines the European Defense Community (EDC) plan and criticism regarding its implementation. The campaign for the EDC led by French Premier René Mayer has encountered opposition from proponents in the National Assembly. French Socialists insist that it can only support a European Army by having Great Britain as a member of the EDC, while the Nationalists advocate Germany's plan of rearmament and insist on full control of the French armed forces.

The article provides information on the lumps of coal given to the daughter-in-law of the first British Ambassador to Egypt Graham Lampson by her French friends, who were concerned over the critical fuel shortage in Great Britain in 1951. It says that Lampson showed a half a hundredweight of coal when she was asked for anything to declare after she got back from France. The author adds that each lump of coal was neatly wrapped in tissue paper when Lampson showed up at the Victoria Station in London, England.

The article offers information on the extreme cold weather conditions across the European continent including Italy, France and Great Britain. Reportedly, a village in France experienced 29.2 degrees below zero Fahrenheit, the coldest temperatures ever recorded in the country. Icy fog forced thousands of passengers grounded at London's Heathrow Airport for three days.

The article discusses the opposition of France on the U.S.-Great Britain arms shipments to Tunisia. It says that the U.S. supported the arms demand of Tunisia to prevent the latter from accepting the arms offered by Egypt. It tells that France believes that the military support was a demonstration of open aggression and that Tunisia President Habib Bourguiba supports and gives the arms to Algerian rebels. It mentions the plan of France to quit from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The article reports on the construction project that will connect Great Britain with the European continent. It mentions that France and Great Britain will sign a treaty on the construction of a 32-mile tunnel between the Kentish village of Cheriton and Fréthun near Calais. It mentions the rejection and revival of proposals made by French engineers who demonstrated great interest in the idea of building the tunnel, including engineers Aimé Thomé de Gamond and Albert Mathieu. It cites that the project contributes to the economic proposition of the British government which forecasts to have at least 5,000,000 tons of freight and 15 million passengers during the first year of operation.