Negotiations for British membership of the of EEC
Documents from 01 December 1970 to 19 December 1970Identity Statement
Paper
Carr, Mary
Content and Structure
Question of Britain’s relationship with underdeveloped Commonwealth countries; EEC and monetary union; Modernization and rationalization of EEC member countries’ agriculture; Geoffrey Rippon’s activity for the Common Market negotiations; Offer by EEC of association pacts to African States; Question of Britain’s position in the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement (CSA); Study on the trade and growth statistics of the Common Market; Economic debate on Europe; Britain’s role in discussions on foreign policy with the Common Market countries; Denmark’s proposal for a short agricultural transitional period; Discussions on referendum on Britain’s entry into the Common Market; Britain’s consensus on adopting Common Market rules within five years; Status of Commonwealth citizens who want to live in Britain; The Rome Treaty and British law; Dutch warning of grave crisis if Britain fails to join the Common Market; Discussions among EEC central bankers about the creation of a European currency; EEC failure to agree terms for economic and monetary union; British adaptation period for the finance sector; Britain’s proposal for her contribution to the Common Market’s budget; James Prior’s warning on next farm price review; EEC move to reorganize a scientific research plan.
Conditions of Access and Use
English, French
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