'De Gaulle Pleased With Macmillan'

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29841, 6 June 1962, Page 13

'De Gaulle Pleased With Macmillan '

(A 1 Ji. Press Association —Copyright) LONDON, June 5. President de Gaulle was pleased .yesterday after his week-end talks with the Prime Minister (Mr Macmillan), according to the “Daily Express’s” Paris correspondent.

The correspondent said officials close to the President had revealed that Mr Macmillan had made it clear in the talks that he was ready to “pay too price Jor entry into the Market—and no complaints from the Com, monwealth could deter him “ The officials said that the President had been delighted by the “startling change" in his old friend Accordnz to the “Guardian " French reports that Mr Macmillan was ready to - cn (he Treaty of Rome on more or less any terms got a cold reception in London last nigi't It was believed the newspaper said, that Mr Macmillan had told President de Gaulle that this could not be done at any price In oarticuUi there were obligations to the Commonwealth and they had to be fu’filled

But. said the “Guardian." French official had said that the President now realised that Britain was willing to join the Common Market without trying to retain important political ties with the Commonwealth or Commonwealth preferences

The President was highly pleased with the talks and had described Mr Macmillan's exposition of the profound change in the British attitude towards Europe as a “relevation.” “The Times" reported To the French it now seemed clear that Britain was at least genuinely “converted” to Europe The Commonwealth might be surprised by one of the French hints from officials clo«e to the President, according to “The Times" In emphasising tha* Britain's option for Europe would be irreversible, whatever the diversionary attempts by Commonwealth countries. M>r Macmillan was said to have expressed some irritation over recent speeches by the Australian Prime Minister <Mr Menzies) British sources doubted that Mr Macmillan did any such thing. “The Times” said