Britain's Entry into the European Community : Report on the Negotiations of 1970 - 1972 by Sir Con O'Neill

ISBN-13: 9780714651170 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 464 str.

David Hannay

Opis

Soon after the signing in January 1972 of Britain's Treaty of Acccession to the European Community, Sir Con O'Neill, a key figure in the events leading to its successful conclusion, was commissioned by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to write an internal history of the preceding negotiations.

Recenzje

'This insight into Britain's vunerability has lain in the vaults of the Foreign Office for nearly 30 years. Over more than 300 pages, it chronicles 18 months of often painstaking negociations.' - The Daily Telegraph


'A facinating self-help guide for European statesmen of today ... one must hope that this ... was among Tony Blair"s holiday reading.' - Geoffrey Howe, The Financial Times

'This volume should be read by all serious historians, political scientists, economists, advanced students of those subjects, and (especially) policy makers.' - European Information

'Sir Con O"Neill describes, in detailed and official prose, every twist and turn of the negotiations which got us in.' - Contemporary Review

'O'Neill's account will be extremely hard to match.' - Contemporary British History

O autorze

Lord Hannay of Chiswick was a British Diplomat for 36 years. Between 1990 and 1995, he was Britain's permanent representative to the UN. Following his retirement from diplomatic service, he was the British Special Representative to Cyprus and a member of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change.