The ultimate goal of the plan for an international organization to coordinate coal and steel production in Europe in the 1950s was to

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The ultimate goal of the plan for an international organization to coordinate coal and steel production in Europe in the 1950s was to bind the six members of the European Coal and Steel Community, i.e., Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands so closely that war would be impossible. This was done by pooling the production of coal and steel, which were the two most critical resources required for building weapons of war, and by creating common market regulations, ensuring that no one country could obtain an advantage over the others. By doing so, the countries sought to make war between them not only undesirable but also materially unfeasible, as they would be economically dependent on one another.

The Ultimate Goal of the Plan for an International Organization