The task which the Action Committee for the United States of Europe set itself in its inaugural manifesto of 13 October 1955 was to ensure that the Messina Resolution should be translated into a genuine step towards a US of Europe. While the EPC was a failure it formed the core of the negotiations at Messina which culminated in the signing of the Rome Treaties in 1957. Monnet had always hoped that Britain would join the European Communities, this appeared to become a reality when Harold MacMillan under pressure from President Kennedy, George Ball and Christian Herter applied in July 1961 to join. This dream was shattered when de Gaulle vetoed British entry to the Common Market in January 1963.

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