The EEC Crisis of 1963

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 1-3

3. Grand Designs and the Rationale Behind the First British EEC Negotiations, 1960–3

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-9

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   2. Macmillan’s Grand Design (1959–60) as a Starting Point for the Application

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 10-19

   3. The Main Obstacle: de Gaulle

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 20-29

   4. A Quid Pro Quo Deal?

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 30-36

   5. Different American Ideas

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 37-43

   6. Kennedy Reconsiders the American Offer

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 44-51

   7. Adenauer Takes His Stand

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 52-69

4. The Story of Adenauer’s and de Gaulle’s ‘Compromise’: A Fresh Look at the Critical Events of January 1963

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Nassau: A New Look at its Meaning and its Promotion

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 73-85

   3. Heath and the Atlanticists — Heath’s ‘Big Push’

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 86-101

   4. Before the Veto

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 102-107

   5. De Gaulle’s Infamous Press Conference

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 108-116

   6. The Ministerial Meeting — A First Dramatic Encounter

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 117-128

   7. Anglo-American Co-ordination towards a Breakdown in Brussels

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 129-150

   8. Adenauer and de Gaulle’s Plan for a Compromise

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 151-164

   9. Hysteria in the Western Camp: The Days between 22–28 January 1963

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 165-206

   10. The Breakdown in Brussels — Purely the Fault of the French?

       • Oliver Bange

       Pages 207-233

5. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

      • Oliver Bange

      Pages 234-237

This fresh look at the 1963 crisis in the western alliance following de Gaulle's veto of the British EEC application uses much new unpublished source material to offer a fascinating insight into the personal relationships of the western leaders. It challenges the orthodox view, showing that the ultimate breakdown came after Anglo-German and Anglo-American cooperation to ensure that de Gaulle was made the sole scapegoat, in order to isolate France within the EEC.

• America
• crisis
• design
• drama
• event
• France
• French
• German
• press

This book by Oliver Bange contributes important new empirical insights concerning the rhetorical tactics of various governments during the British accession negotiations.' - American Historical Review

OLIVER BANGE has taught and researched at the Institut für Politische Wissenschaft, Aachen, and the London School of Economics, where he took his doctorate. He has published articles and book chapters on European politics, as well as numerous review articles.

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