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Would not the entry into EEC of Britain with her -

Commonwealth interests and her presence in the Middle

and Far East risk involving Europe in controversies

which are noñes of her business?

Such residual responsibilities as the

United Kingdom has outside Europe will remain hers

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alone. The Community already has special

relations with a number of countries outside

Europe. As far as Commonwealth problems are

concerned, we reached agreement on this with the Community in 1962".

(Lord Chalfont, to Europe No.1, 23 October 1967)

"Europe must increasingly develop a common foreign policy so that she can act with growing

effectiveness in international affairs. A first

step towards the harmonisation of the various

foreign policies has been taken in W.E.U."

(Anglo-Italian declaration 29 April 1969)