Le 11 juillet 1969, le quotidien anglais The Financial Times définit la stratégie à adopter par le gouvernement britannique en vue des négociations d'adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté économique européenne (CEE).

In March 1969, the Soviet weekly magazine Krokodil portrays the United Kingdom's application for accession to the European Common Market as a marriage of convenience and sees it as a political calculation on the part of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) in order to secure access to the British nuclear arsenal.

‘One less obstacle, but not the end of the road.' For the cartoonist Fritz Behrendt, a multitude of problems awaits the British Prime Minster, Harold Wilson, before the UK can accede to the European Communities, despite the exit of General de Gaulle from the political stage.

In his editorial of 8 July 1969, Emanuele Gazzo, Editor-in-Chief of Agence Europe, welcomes the prospect of accession negotiations between the Six and the United Kingdom in spite of political and technical difficulties.

On 19 September 1969, Johannes Linthorst Homan, Head of the London Office of the European Commission’s Permanent Representation, sends to Jean Rey, President of the European Commission, a confidential report setting out the attitude of the press and of British political circles to the possible accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities.

On 1 October 1969, Michael Stewart, British Foreign Secretary, calls for UK accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) at the Labour Party’s Annual Congress in Brighton.

On 3 December 1969, the British cartoonist, Michael Cummings, outlines the inflexibility of the stance taken by France regarding the issue of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities, despite efforts made by successive Prime Ministers, Harold Macmillan and Harold Wilson, to comply with France’s wishes.

On 3 February 1970, the Luxembourg Ambassador to London writes to Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg Foreign Minister, outlining the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) report on the economic implications of the United Kingdom's possible membership of the European Economic Community.

In a speech to British MPs on 10 February 1970, British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, presents a White Paper giving a point by point analysis of the likely consequences of British accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

Am 7. Februar 1970 einigen sich die Sechs in Brüssel auf die Vollendung des Gemeinsamen Agrarmarktes. Infolge dieser Entscheidung können Beitrittsverhandlungen mit dem Vereinigten Königreich ins Auge gefasst werden.

In a letter addressed to British Foreign Minister, Alexander Douglas-Home, Christopher Soames, British Ambassador to France, states that it is in the interests of the British Government not to appear excessively enthusiastic during negotiations on United Kingdom accession.

On 28 October 1970, Georges Berthoin, Head of the Delegation of the European Communities in London, gives a detailed account of the state of progress of the negotiations for the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities.

On 9 November 1970, Georges Berthoin, Head of the Delegation of the European Communities to London, drafts a record of the meeting in Paris between Geoffrey Rippon, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Head of the British Delegation for the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities, and Maurice Schumann, French Foreign Minister, and makes a detailed analysis of the progress achieved in the accession negotiations.

On 10 December 1970, Geoffrey Rippon, head of the British Delegation on the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community (EEC), informs the House of Commons of the progress of accession negotiations with the Six.

On 2 February 1971, Geoffrey Rippon, Head of the British delegation to the negotiations for the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities, comes to Brussels to meet Maurice Schumann at the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Six.

In February 1971, the United Kingdom falls prey to several instances of social unrest. The country suffers 'Teething troubles', and is slowed in its progress towards joining the European Economic Community.

In February 1971, Georges Berthoin, Head of the Delegation of the European Communities in the United Kingdom, writes a note to Franco Maria Malfatti, President of the European Commission, in which he outlines the issues at stake in the forthcoming visit of the Commission President to London.

Im Sommer 1971 führt die Regierung von Edward Heath im Vereinigten Königreich eine intensive Kampagne für den Beitritt zum gemeinsamen Markt. Sie beginnt nach den Gesprächen zwischen dem britischen Premierminister und dem französischen Präsidenten Georges Pompidou.

On 5 June 1971, during an address given in Central Hall, Westminster, Renee Short, Conservative MP for Wolverhampton, speaks out against the European Common Market.

On 17 June 1971, the Council of the British National Farmers' Union passes a resolution calling for the British Government to obtain sufficient guarantees on agricultural matters during negotiations on the entry of the United Kingdom into the common market.

On 18 June 1971, President of the British National Farmers' Union, Henry Plumb, writes a letter to British Agriculture Minister, James Prior, requesting more precise information on the progress of negotiations on the United Kingdom’s accession to the European common market.

On 18 June 1971, the French conservative newspaper Le Figaro publishes comments made by the British Labour MP, Maurice Edelman, highlighting the role of both politicians and public opinion in the debate concerning the United Kingdom’s accession to the Common Market.

Am 23. Juni 1971 erzielen die britische Delegation von Diplomaten und die Vertreter der Sechs nach zweitätigen Diskussionen in Luxemburg eine grundsätzliche Einigung über die Bedingungen für den Beitritt des Vereinigten Königreichs zum Gemeinsamen Europäischen Markt.

On 23 June 1971, a provisional agreement is concluded between the Six and UK leaders on the conditions for UK accession to the European common market. This white paper, presented by the British Government to the House of Commons one month later analyses the outcome of these negotiations.

In July 1971, the British National Farmers' Union analyses the advantages and disadvantages for rural Britain of joining the European Economic Community (EEC).

In 1971, the British pressure group Common Market Safeguards Campaign publishes a booklet in which it identifies the negative economic and political impact of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.

Le 8 juillet 1971, le comité exécutif du Parti travailliste anglais réagit au Livre blanc publié par le gouvernement conservateur d'Edward Heath sur la politique européenne du Royaume-Uni et se déclare opposé à l'adhésion du pays aux Communautés européennes.

On 8 July 1971, James Prior, British Agriculture Minister, sends a letter to Henry Plumb, President of the British National Farmers' Union in which he highlights the efforts made by the British Government to obtain an agreement on accession to the European common market which satisfies the agricultural sector.

On 21 July 1971, addressing the House of Commons, Edward Heath, British Prime Minister, discusses the progress of and the issues involved in the negotiations being held in Brussels on the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 26 July 1971, the British left-of-centre newspaper The Guardian considers whether the maintenance of national sovereignty and the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) are compatible.

‘Acrobat Wilson’. In 1971, the cartoonist Geisen illustrates the turnaround made by Harold Wilson, leader of the Labour Party, who, after having been one of the main supporters of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities in 1967, then opposes the country’s participation in the European Economic Community (EEC) under the terms negotiated by the Conservative government of his successor, Edward Heath.

In October 1971, the issue of the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) divides the leaders of the British Labour Party 'Wilson and his deputy, Jenkins'. The opinions of pro-European, Roy Jenkins, and former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson differ on the best way forward for the United Kingdom.

On 17 March 1972, in a speech delivered at the annual meeting of the Christian Socialist Movement in London, Labour MP, Tony Benn, criticises the stance adopted by the British Government towards the UK's accession to the European common market, and calls for a national referendum on the subject.

Le départ du général de Gaulle de la présidence de la République française ouvre la voie à l'entrée du Royaume-Uni dans la Communauté européenne. Dans ses Mémoires, Edward Heath, Premier ministre britannique de 1970 à 1974, se souvient de ses voyages en France au début des années 1970 pour convaincre le Président Pompidou de la nécessité de l'adhésion de son pays au Marché commun européen.

In February 1973, the Moscow-based satirical newspaper Krokodil portrays the British Conservative Party manipulating the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) 'to turn the common market into a political and military arm of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation)'.

In diesem Interview spricht Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, belgischer Außenminister von 1980 bis 1981, über den Beitritt des Vereinigten Königreichs zu den Europäischen Gemeinschaften im Jahre 1973 und darüber, wie er diese erste Erweiterung empfand.

In diesem Interview schildert Georges Berthoin, Delegationsleiter der Hohen Behörde der Europäischen Gemeinschaft für Kohle und Stahl (EGKS) und später der Kommission der Europäischen Gemeinschaften im Vereinigten Königreich bis 1973, die Kernpunkte und den Verlauf der Beitrittsverhandlungen zwischen dem Vereinigten Königreich und den Europäischen Gemeinschaften in den Jahren 1970 bis 1972.

In this interview, Edmund Wellenstein, Head of the European Commission delegation for negotiations on enlargement of the European Communities from 1970 to 1973, describes the circumstances surrounding his appointment to this post before going on to explain the position taken by the Commission during the accession negotiations with Denmark, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom.

On 24 January 1970, on his return from a visit to London, the French Foreign Minister, Maurice Schumann, is interviewed by journalists on the issue of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Community.

On 12 February 1970, French daily newspaper Le Monde comments on the main points in the first white paper published by the British Government on the possible implications for the United Kingdom of its accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 5 May 1971, French daily newspaper Le Monde publishes a non-editorial comment by Jean-Marcel Jeanneney, former ambassador and minister under General de Gaulle and Georges Pompidou, in which he expands upon the three reasons that lead him to oppose the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 24 June 1971, in reply to questions from journalists, the French President, Georges Pompidou, offers his vision of the future of Europe and speculates on the political implications of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities.

Le 24 juin 1971, le quotidien français Le Figaro se félicite du succès des négociations d'adhésion du Royaume-Uni aux Communautés européennes.

Le 24 juin 1971, le quotidien communiste français L'Humanité s'interroge sur les conséquences de l'adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté économique européenne (CEE).

In its issue of September and October 1971, the federalist journal L’Europe en formation analyses the repercussions of the accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Norway to the European Communities on the operation of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 21 April 1972, with talks in progress on the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities, French President, Georges Pompidou, publicly defends France's European policy and reaffirms the importance of British accession to the EEC.

Am 8. April 1972 kommentiert die Pariser RTL-Redaktion das Referendum, in dem die Franzosen am 23. April über die Ratifizierung des Beitrittsvertrages des Vereinigten Königreichs, Irlands, Dänemarks und Norwegens zu den Europäischen Gemeinschaften abstimmen sollen, und fragt nach den Hintergründen der Pläne Sicco Mansholts, Präsident der Europäischen Kommission, die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik (GAP) umfassend zu reformieren.

On 18 June 1971, Lord Donald Stokes, Chairman of British Leyland, the largest British car manufacturer, puts the case for the United Kingdom's accession to the European common market in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.

On 19 July 1971, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera examines the economic and political consequences for the United Kingdom of its accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

In July 1971, Francesco Gozzano, Director of International Politics for the newspaper Avanti!, assesses the road travelled by the United Kingdom since its first application for accession to the European Communities and reports on the state of negotiations.

„Anlegemanöver“. Angesichts des Widerstandes des französischen Staatspräsidenten Georges Pompidou illustriert der deutsche Karikaturist Ernst Maria Lang am 7. April 1971 die Vermittlerrolle des deutschen Bundeskanzlers Willy Brandt, der dem britischen Premierminister Edward Heath seine Hilfe anbietet, um das Vereinigte Königreich in den Europäischen Gemeinschaften zu verankern.

Am 23. Juni 1971, erfreut sich der westdeutsche Bundesminister des Auswärtigen, Walter Scheel über die positiven Beitrittsverhandlungen mit Großbritannien.

Am 24. Juni 1971, am Tag nach der grundsätzlichen Einigung über die Eintrittsbedingungen Grossbritanniens in den Gemeinsamen Markt, ergreift Bundeskanzler Willy Brandt vor dem Bundestag das Wort, um die historische Tragweite der Erweiterung der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (EWG) hervorzuheben.

In diesem Interview spricht Egon Bahr, ehemaliger Leiter des Planungsstabes des Auswärtigen Amts unter Willy Brandt, über die Unterstützung des deutschen Außenministers für das Beitrittsgesuch des Vereinigten Königreichs zu den Europäischen Gemeinschaften.

Le 23 juin 1971, le quotidien La Libre Belgique analyse le succès des négociations d'adhésion du Royaume-Uni à la Communauté économique européenne (CEE).

On 24 June 1971, the day after the successful conclusion of the negotiations for the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities, the Belgian economic daily newspaper L’Echo de la Bourse speculates on the new challenges of the enlarged Europe.

Le 24 juin 1971, après le succès des négociations d'adhésion britannique, le quotidien socialiste belge Le Peuple s'interroge sur le futur visage de l'Europe élargie.

Le 24 juin 1971, le quotidien La Libre Belgique commente l'ancrage du Royaume-Uni à l'Europe communautaire et évoque les enjeux du processus d'élargissement européen.

‘Separated from the continent only by issues relating to the agricultural market …’ In July 1970, the cartoonist of the German daily newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, Peter Leger, puts forward agriculture as the main obstacle to the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 17 October 1970, the French daily newspaper Le Monde leads with the difficulty facing the European Economic Community (EEC) in making an accurate estimate of the financial cost of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Common Market.

Le 16 décembre 1970, la délégation du Royaume-Uni remet à la délégation des Six un ensemble de contrepropositions sur le financement du budget communautaire et sur le régime des ressources propres.

On 16 December 1970, Geoffrey Rippon, head of the British delegation for the negotiations on the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community, informs the House of Commons of the state of progress of talks concerning the United Kingdom’s financial contribution to the Community budget.

In March 1971, during negotiations on the enlargement of the European Community, the Swiss monthly economic publication Vision speculates on the financial repercussions of the United Kingdom’s accession on the Community budget and on the United Kingdom’s own economy.

In this interview, Edmund P. Wellenstein, former head of the European Commission delegation for the negotiations on the enlargement of the European Communities, looks back at the period when the United Kingdom was negotiating its accession to the Communities and contesting the sum that it would contribute to the financing of the Community budget.

„Bonjour, Monsieur Heath, endlich trifft man sich!“ Im Mai 1971 scheint das erste Treffen zwischen dem englischen Premierminister Edward Heath und dem französischen Staatspräsidenten Georges Pompidou zur Frage des Beitritts Großbritanniens zum gemeinsamen europäischen Markt den Beginn einer neuen Verständigung zu markieren.

In an interview on 17 May 1971 with the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), French President, Georges Pompidou, gives his opinion on France’s Foreign Policy and on how negotiations on the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) are progressing.

Am 20. Mai 1971 analysiert der Journalist Jean Ferniot in seiner Radiosendung die Auswirkungen des Treffens zwischen dem französischen Präsidenten George Pompidou und dem britischen Premierminister Edward Heath am 20. und 21. Mai 1971 in Paris, auf dem es um den Beitritt des Vereinigten Königreichs zum europäischen Gemeinsamen Markt ging.

Treffen zwischen dem französischen Präsidenten George Pompidou und dem britischen Premierminister Edward Heath am 20. und 21. Mai 1971 in Paris, auf dem es um den Beitritt des Vereinigten Königreichs zum europäischen Gemeinsamen Markt ging.

On 21 May 1971, during a visit to Paris by the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, the French President, Georges Pompidou, emphasises the importance of the future accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community (EEC).

En visite à Paris le 21 mai 1971, Edward Heath, Premier ministre britannique, dresse le bilan de ses conversations avec le Président français Georges Pompidou et se félicite de la bonne entente qui règne entre les deux pays.

Published after the meeting between French President Georges Pompidou and the British Prime Minister Edward Heath, this final communiqué highlights the convergence of French and British points of view on the issue of enlargement of the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 22 May 1971, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, welcomes the success of the Paris meeting between Edward Heath and George Pompidou, as it enables many problems related to Britain's accession to the European common market to be solved.

On 24 May 1971, British MPs debate the outcome of the meeting, held three days earlier in Paris, between the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, and the French President, Georges Pompidou. They also consider the future of negotiations concerning the United Kingdom's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 23 and 24 May 1971, French daily newspaper Le Monde welcomes the successful meeting, in Paris, between British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, and French President, Georges Pompidou.

In June 1971, the weekly publication 30 jours d'Europe summarises the main outcomes of the meeting, held in Paris one month earlier, between British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, and French President, Georges Pompidou.

Anlässlich eines vom Lord-Mayor von London für die Bankiers und Kaufleute der Stadt organisierten Abendessens äußert sich Schatzkanzler James Callaghan am 26. Oktober 1967 zur Rolle des britischen Pfunds im internationalen Handel.

Le 27 octobre 1967, soit un mois avant le second véto français à l'ouverture de négociations pour l'adhésion du Royaume-Uni aux Communautés européennes, Georges Berthoin, haut-représentant adjoint de la Commission européenne à Londres, adresse à Jean Rey, président de la Commission, une note dans laquelle il détaille notamment la position du gouvernement travailliste en matière de politique monétaire.

Am 2. November 1967 erläutert der britische Außenminister Lord George Brown vor dem britischen Unterhaus in London die Einwände der französischen Regierung gegen den Beitritt des britischen Pfunds zum gemeinschaftlichen Wirtschaftssystems.

Le 16 juillet 1969, le Belge Robert Triffin, spécialiste des questions monétaires auprès du Comité d'action pour les États-Unis d'Europe, publie un rapport sur les implications monétaires de l'adhésion du Royaume-Uni aux Communautés européennes.

Le 16 juillet 1969, Guido Carli, gouverneur de la Banque d'Italie, présente un rapport dans lequel il analyse les problèmes de l'adhésion du Royaume-Uni au marché commun en ce qui concerne les questions monétaires.

Im September 1969 analysiert ein geheimer Vermerk der Europäischen Kommission die Währungspolitik des Vereinigten Königreichs und stellt eine Liste der finanziellen Fragen auf, die vor einem Beitritt des Landes zum Gemeinsamen Markt gelöst werden müssen.

On 1 April 1971, during negotiations held in Brussels on the accession of the United Kingdom to the European common market, the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera examines the future role of the pound sterling within the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 10 May 1971, the ad hoc working party established five weeks earlier by the Council publishes a detailed report on the implications of UK accession to the European Community for the status of the pound sterling.

On 21 May 1971, in its coverage of the negotiations on the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community (EEC), French daily newspaper Le Monde analyses the international role of the pound sterling.

En juin 1971, Geoffrey Rippon, chef de la délégation britannique pour les négociations d'adhésion à la Communauté économique européenne (CEE), adresse à Gaston Thorn, ministre luxembourgeois des Affaires étrangères, une lettre dans laquelle il souligne les efforts réalisés par le gouvernement de Londres en matière monétaire pour satisfaire aux conditions d'adhésion.

On 9 June 1971, before the House of Commons, Geoffrey Rippon, Head of the British Delegation during the negotiations for accession to the European Economic Community (EEC), welcomes the progress made in the talks with the Community authorities.

On 9 June 1971, drawing inspiration from the establishment of Mulberry Harbour (an artificial harbour constructed during the Second World War to bring supplies to the Allied armies after the Normandy landings), New Zealand cartoonist Leslie Gibbard takes an ironic look at the international role of the pound sterling.

On 10 June 1971, addressing the House of Commons, Edward Heath, British Prime Minister, sets out the United Kingdom’s position on the future of the pound sterling in an enlarged European Community.

Dans ses Mémoires, Edward Heath, ancien Premier ministre britannique, se souvient de l'importance, au cours des négociations d'adhésion, de la question du rôle de la livre britannique dans une Communauté européenne élargie.

On 11 February 1970, in connection with the negotiations for the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Community, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Relations draws up a note on the problems arising from the preferential trade relations between the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

Addressed to the British diplomat, Robert Armstrong, this handwritten and confidential note proves that the British Government used a secret informer within the German Government to collect information on the stances of Six with regard to importing Commonwealth products and on the British contribution to the financing of the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 13 May 1970, the Council of the European Communities identifies the significant problems for the United Kingdom’s relations with the Commonwealth countries which would result from its accession to the Common Market.

In May 1970, the West India Committee publishes a booklet in which it outlines the possible impact of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Common Market on trade in products from the Caribbean.

On 19 February 1971, during the negotiations on the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Communities, the British weekly political magazine The New Statesman and Nation speculates on the future of trade in sugar from Commonwealth countries and also criticises the common agricultural policy (CAP).

On 14 May 1971, the New Zealand cartoonist, Leslie Gibbard, takes an ironic look at the efforts made by Geoffrey Rippon (left), Head of the British Delegation at the negotiations on the United Kingdom's accession to the European Common Market, to resolve the issue of trade in food products from Commonwealth countries, while Georges Pompidou (right), President of the French Republic, looks on suspiciously.

On 18 May 1971, as negotiations are held for the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community, New Zealand cartoonist Leslie Gibbard illustrates the difficulties involved in the settlement of the issue of butter from New Zealand. (From left to right: Edward Heath, British Prime Minister; Georges Pompidou, President of the French Republic, and, in the background, John Marshall, New Zealand Prime Minister.)

On 3 June 1971, the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera comments on the measures introduced to deal with the issue of Commonwealth sugar exports.

On 23 June 1971, an internal note from the Commission of the European Communities outlines the results of the latest negotiations with the United Kingdom on the organisation of the common market for dairy products from New Zealand.

From 21 to 24 June 1971, British MPs meet in the House of Commons to debate the issue of the United Kingdom's relations with the countries of the Commonwealth in the event of the UK's accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

Am 23. Juni 1971 kommentiert die französische Tageszeitung Le Figaro die heftigen Verhandlungen zwischen Großbritannien und den Sechs über die Frage der Milchprodukte aus Neuseeland.

On 23 June 1971, the French newspaper Le Monde comments on the outcome of lengthy negotiations between the United Kingdom and the Six on the subject of importing agricultural produce from New Zealand to the European common market.

In June 1974, in its coverage of the negotiations on the accession of the United Kingdom to the European Economic Community (EEC), the monthly publication 30 jours d'Europe examines the economic weight of the Commonwealth in relation to the United Kingdom.

In a letter sent to the editor-in-chief of the left-of-centre British newspaper The Guardian in June 1975, the British Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fred Peart, defends the agreements concluded between the Six, the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries relating to the sugar trade within the European common market.

Das deutsche Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel berichtet über die Probleme zwischen der Europäischen Gemeinschaft und Australien bezüglich der Einfuhr australischer Agrarprodukte auf den europäischen Markt.