Bullying Bonn: Anglo-German Diplomacy on European Integration, 1955–61 (St Antony's Series)

This study explores the formulation, tactics and impact of Britain's diplomatic efforts to induce the German government to abandon, modify and later to enlarge the European Economic Community. Its main contention is that British diplomacy between the Messina conference of 1955 and the first membership application of 1961 was counterproductive. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-12 From Indifference to Hostility....Pages 13-38 Entering Wedge or Counterblast? Britain’s Plan G....Pages 39-68 Mistaken, Misled or Misguided? British Hopes for German Mediation during the FTA Negotiations....Pages 69-114 ‘Bridge-Building’ or....Pages 115-134 ‘Bully the Germans — Buy the French’....Pages 135-161 Conclusion....Pages 162-173 Back Matter....Pages 174-243 Explores British diplomatic efforts to induce the German government to abandon, modify and, later, enlarge the EEC. The author argues that UK diplomacy between the Messina conference and the first membership application was counterproductive, making Britain seem hostile towards integration