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Letter from Christopher Soames to Lord Douglas_Home (22 June 1970)
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Letter from Christopher Soames to Lord Douglas_Home (22 June 1970)

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.

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Title Letter from Christopher Soames to Lord Douglas_Home (22 June 1970)
Document type Facsimile
Source Public Record Office, London. Britain's negotiations to enter the EEC. Christopher Soames to Douglas-Home 22nd June 1970, FCO 30/770.
Keywords enlargement of the Community, United Kingdom
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Caption 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.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1969–1979 Crises and revival >> The first enlargement >> Negotiations with the United Kingdom
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See also The United Kingdom's accession
Albert Coppé receives Northern Irish members of the British delegation in Brussels (Brussels, 4 October 1971)
The first enlargement
‘Let’s get blowing’ from The Guardian (24 November 1969)
The accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities (Brussels, 22 January 1972)
The UK joins the European common market (1 January 1973)
Address given by the British Foreign Secretary at the WEU Ministerial meeting (Paris, 26 April 1968)
Edward Heath signs the United Kingdom’s Treaty of Accession (Brussels, 22 January 1972)
Preliminary Commission Opinion on the applications for membership submitted by the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and Norway — update (1 October 1969)
Negotiations with the United Kingdom
The accession of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark to the European Communities (1973)
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