Britain And E.E.C.
Sir,—Mr Harold Wilson’s efforts to soften up- General de Gaulle by devaluing the £ have failed, as expected, and he must now realise that he is working on a lost cause in regard to joining the E.E.C. Let us not delude ourselves in thinking that this shrewd old warrior is on our side, for he is probably “working to rule” and to get down to the reasons for this ban one must go back a few years to a statement made by Stalin that Russia would defeat the enemy—presumably Britain—through her economy. By events of the past and the present it appears to be working out that way. The independence charter sponsored by the Soviets and forced on Britain by the United Nations has reduced the United Kingdom to a pauper State, and for this reason and the fact that de Gaulle has friends in the Kremlin, the “No Entry” sign will remain outside the E.E.C.—Yours, etc, X.U.K. December 1, 1967.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31542, 2 December 1967, Page 12
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