Issue of sovereignty versus common European policies; Referendum on renegotiation of British terms of membership of the EEC; Valéry Giscard d’Estaing view of a peaceful revolution in Europe; Talks about a European summit meeting after the British general elections; Trade Union Congress (TUC) decision to stay outside EEC organisations; Helmut Schmidt’s doubts on EEC political union before 1980; Peter Walker (Conservative Party) on British membership of the EEC; British request for migrant aid from the Social Fund; François-Xavier Ortoli criticism of politicians for hindering market unity; Liberal Party campaign for continued British membership of the Common Market; Irish Government expecting the introduction of the green pound for agricultural sales; Labour Party Manifesto "Britain Will Win with Labour"; Leonard James Callaghan’s unblocking the EEC resolution on energy policy; Food package awarded to Britain for hard-pressed farmers, pensioners and needy families; Common Market offer of subsidising Britain’s sugar supply; Shirley Williams’ position towards the referendum on continued British membership of the EEC.

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