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... In the event of an armed attack in Europe on one or several states
that are signatories of the treaty by any state or group of states, each state that is a
party to this treaty shall, in the exercise of the right to individual or collective
self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations
Organisation, render the state or states so attacked immediate assistance, individually
and in agreement with other states that are parties to this treaty, by all the means it
may consider necessary, including the use of armed force. The states that are parties to
this treaty shall immediately take council among themselves concerning the necessary joint
measures to be adopted for the purpose of restoring and upholding international peace and
security. ...