Address by Harold Watkinson to the WEU Assembly (Paris, 7 June 1962)
Text On 7 June 1962, Harold Watkinson, British Minister of Defence, gives an address to the Assembly of Western European Union (WEU). He discusses the question of defence outside the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and particularly emphasises how important it is for the United Kingdom to strike a balance between its commitments outside Europe and its responsibilities within WEU and NATO.
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