The enlargement of the Community in 1973 naturally brought changes in the structure of
the European Commission and a reorganisation of its services. The Commission's
President was François-Xavier Ortoli. For the first time a Briton, Sir Christopher Soames (later Lord Soames), was appointed as one of the Vice-Presidents and was assigned special responsibility for External Affairs. He appointed David Hannay (later Lord Hannay) as Chef de Cabinet and Uwe Kitzinger as adviser. Kitzinger's main task in the Soames Cabinet was to deal with parliamentary affairs and press and public relations. The material in this series reflects the work he carried out during his time in Brussels.