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Statement by Geoffrey Rippon (9 June 1971)
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Statement by Geoffrey Rippon (9 June 1971)

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.

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Title Statement by Geoffrey Rippon (9 June 1971)
Document type Text
Source "European Economic Community", in "European Economic Community", in "Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (European Economic Community)", in Parliamentary Debates. . . 1970-71, No 818; fifth series: pp.1043-1046.
Keywords accession to the Community, negotiation of an EC agreement, pound sterling, United Kingdom
Copyright Crown copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the Queen's Printer for Scotland
Caption 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.
Location in the digital library HISTORICAL EVENTS >> 1969–1979 Crises and revival >> The first enlargement >> Negotiations with the United Kingdom
Document extract Statement by Geoffrey Rippon (9 June 1971) The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Mr. Geoffrey Rippon): With your permission, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House, I should like to make a statement about the meeting with the European Community which I attended in Luxembourg on 7th June. This meeting recorded agreement on three important matters and made useful progress in discussion of a number of other outstanding questions. First, exports of sugar from the developing Commonwealth countries. The House will recall that when I reported on the previous Ministerial meeting with the European Community on 17th May I said that the Community had made a proposal regarding the developing Commonwealth countries whose interests are at present covered by the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement. I made it clear then to the Community that Her Majesty’s Government would need to consult the other Commonwealth Governments concerned before replying to the Community’s proposal. A meeting of the Commonwealth Governments concerned was held accordingly in London on 2nd and 3rd June. I was able to explain to them that the firm assurance which the Community had proposed met their anxieties and interests, and the meeting agreed on a communiqué, which, with permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT. On the basis of the statement included (...) Read more in ENA
See also Cartoon by Trog on WEU and the question of British accession to the European Communities (19 February 1969)
'Community no threat to the Queen' from The Guardian (26 July 1971)
Cartoon by Hicks on the rapprochement between the United Kingdom and Europe (30 October 1971)
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