▁months ▁after ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁friendship ▁treat y , ▁a ▁new ▁controvers y ▁between ▁France ▁and ▁Germany ▁occurred . ▁President ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁intended ▁the ▁treat y ▁to ▁make ▁West ▁Germany ▁distance ▁itself ▁and ▁eventually ▁separate ▁itself ▁from ▁its ▁American ▁prote ctor . ▁He ▁saw ▁West ▁Germany ▁( and ▁the ▁other ▁member ▁states ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Econom ic ▁Community ) ▁as ▁v ass al ized ▁by ▁Washington . ▁The ▁treat y ▁was ▁notable ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁made ▁no ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁US , ▁Britain , ▁NAT O , ▁or ▁the ▁General ▁Ag re ement ▁on ▁Tar iffs ▁and ▁Trade ▁( G AT T ). ▁ ▁However , ▁after ▁US ▁President ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁expressed ▁his ▁dis ple asure ▁about ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁German ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁rat ified ▁the ▁treat y ▁with ▁a ▁pre am ble ▁which ▁called ▁on ▁France ▁and ▁West ▁Germany ▁to ▁purs ue ▁tight ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁US , ▁for ▁Britain ' s ▁event ual ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁E EC , ▁for ▁the ▁achiev ement ▁of ▁a ▁free ▁trade ▁accord ▁in ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁the ▁G AT T ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁West ' s ▁military ▁integration ▁in ▁NAT O ▁under ▁US ▁leadership . ▁This ▁effectively ▁em pt ied ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁any ▁sense ▁( in ▁Ga ull ist ▁understanding ) ▁and ▁put ▁end ▁to ▁General ▁de ▁Ga ulle ' s ▁hopes ▁of ▁building ▁the ▁E EC ▁into ▁a ▁counter weight ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁the ▁USS