Cartoon by Geisen on General de Gaulle’s veto against the United Kingdom’s accession to the EEC (1963)
Image ‘Hang on!’ In 1963, the cartoonist, Hans Geisen, illustrates French President General de Gaulle’s opposition to the United Kingdom’s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) and emphasises the Federal Republic of Germany’s intermediary role, which encourages the British not to lose hope.
Source and copyright
Source: GEISEN, Hans. 30 Jahre politische Karikaturen 1958-1988, Eine Auswahl der besten und bisher unveröffentlichten Karikaturen. Basel: Basler Zeitung, 1988. 156 S. ISBN 3-85815-171-X.
Copyright: (c) Hans Geisen
