Cartoon by Leger on the meeting between Edward Heath and Georges Pompidou (21 May 1971)

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‘Bonjour, Monsieur Heath, we meet at last!’ In May 1971, the first meeting takes place between the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, and the French President, Georges Pompidou, on the issue of the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Common Market and seems to mark the beginning of a new era of cooperation.

Source and copyright

Source: Süddeutsche Zeitung. Münchner Neueste Nachrichten aus Politik, Kultur, Wirtschaft und Sport. Hrsg. DÜRRMEIER, Hans ; Herausgeber HEIGERT, H. 21.05.1971, n° 121. München: Süddeutscher Verlag GmbH.

Copyright: (c) Peter Leger (Karikaturist), Stiftung Haus der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn

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Cartoon by Leger on the meeting between Edward Heath and Georges Pompidou (21 May 1971)