Cartoon by Low on the criticism of the United Kingdom’s participation in Western Union (25 March 1948)
Image On 25 March 1948, in connection with the signing of the Brussels Treaty, British cartoonist David Low illustrates the opposition of Max Aitkin Beaverbrook, Conservative MP and staunch supporter of the British Empire, to the establishment of closer relations between the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.
Source and copyright
Source: Evening Standard. 25.03.1948. London.
Copyright: (c) David Low Associated Newspaper / Solo Syndication, London
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