National Content: United Kingdom

Creating Free Trade Area

SourceThe Times, 14th November 1957
Event referred to25th November 1957: Birth of EEC
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Description of the sourceNewspaper article in English from the Times newspaper. Newspaper accessed from microfiche archives held in library available for public use. Copyright remains with the Times.
Contextualisation of the sourceThe Times is regarded as a conservative newspaper. Reports on the EEC and it’s foundation, through the Treaty of Rome, appeared in March 1957 with further reports regarding British involvement appearing later in the year. British fears were expressed in a number of articles before and after the Treaty of Rome.
Interpretation of the sourceThis provides a straightforward account of the details of a meeting to be held in Paris regarding the creation of a free trade market, to be chaired by Mr Reginald Maudling the Pay-master General. This suggests that there are still considerable doubts about the creation of such an area.
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