European Fears For Alliance
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LONDON. January 90.
Disappointment and anxiety surged through West European capitals today aa Britain’s hopes of joining the Common Martlet finally foundered.
The collapse of the Brussels negotiations aroused tears that the Atlantic alliance itself would bo damaged, the Associated Press rePOFUNL But, hopes were kept alive by some West European statesmen that some time in the future Britain could still be brought into the cons* munity. Statesmen in the Ave Common Market countries which had backed Britain’s bid to enter Europe did not bother to diroutoe their footings. In West Germany, the Bros■mUi debacle aroused bitter SgFpffiil 55 afi throw a cloud of doubt over the fate of the freshly-signed treaty with Fraim. tS ehafrmenof the Free Democratic Party. Dr. Erieh Monde, aMdk **The now rituethe treaty by the Jhm taring** Europe without Britain eras tespaaafote, fat «■**, thefrnews service that the "teu—singly clear anti-Aarito-BaNsn MiMtrt eo de OauMsfs declaration arouses dteop pyh|id» M FIMNMMr to Kteotoatov* Fivtotent da CtoMlto Itod tevrar to Mr JChmtortm aad European iiiibtantlnr a* |ta| am
The chairman of the oppo tiuon nociu wnocrra, mf Krich CtyMmhaim*, tertntd tte BniMtll COlfofMO **• mrrm blow for Kuroptna unity and Atlantic aolidartty.” A apohaanma aaid the Warn German GcooMMaut wm -extremely and." but he added that the Government would not rive up tie eruaade for the unity ef Europe. ' A Chriatian Democratic Party atatement aaid European politico were "in eerioue Aanaer the conaopaapeto of which cannot yet be toreaeon." But it armaed «XmT would aloe anlmptr what haa already been achieved to Europe" The loader of the Italian Democratic BoeiaHat Barty, Mr Giueoppe Sarapat, wao ! confident tfaaa would OM I Britain united with Swope. Ila aptte of ¥e aaid, “the natural ooune Of I event* will brine Britain topatbor with the Six’’ The MMator of Stale Participation in Indualay, Mr IGierpieße.aaid codry meene ■oat be need to raraptwm gwoyen and <vo MMbto to bar dimity co a nctiin.* - Dr PantaS mM: “At thio at the Oo—on bSttot” > pa CocMMoiot capita* the oonapea ef Me Mb wm **T£u*n?rM_eMaM «mbXnSd b7*rs*rs dM
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30044, 31 January 1963, Page 11
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