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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465642703321

Autore

Macintyre Terry

Titolo

Anglo-German relations during the Labour governments, 1964-70 [[electronic resource] ] : NATO strategy, détente and European integration / / Terry Macintyre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, U.K. ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press

New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, c2007

ISBN

1-78170-148-2

1-84779-222-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

327.4104309046

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Great Britain Foreign relations Germany

Great Britain Foreign relations 1964-1979

Germany Foreign relations Great Britain

Germany Foreign relations 1945-

Great Britain Politics and government 1964-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-252) and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719076008; 9780719076008; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Key events, October 1964 to June 1970; Abbreviations; Introduction; Anglo-German relations in 1964 - continuity or change?; Nuclear sharing in NATO:hardware or software?; The offset agreements and their impact on Anglo-German relations; Britain, Germany and the Harmel report; NATO nuclear strategy and the adoption of 'flexible response'; Britain, Germany and the Non-Proliferation Treaty; Détente, Ostpolitik and Anglo-German relations; Anglo-German relations and Britain's policy towards the European Economic Community

Conclusion Appendix 1: The Future Tasks of the Alliance - Report of the Council; Appendix 2: A Declaration on Europe; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Speaking at West Point in 1962, Dean Acheson observed that Britain had lost an empire and had still to find a new role. This book explains why, in the following years, as Britain's Labour government



contemplated withdrawal from east of Suez, ministers came to see that Britain's future role would be as a force within Europe. To this end, and in order to gain entry into the European Economic Community, a close relationship with the Federal Republic of Germany would be essential.This account of Anglo-German relations during the 1960's reveals fascinating insights into how both governments reacted