Cartoon by Papas on WEU and the United Kingdom’s application for accession to the European Communities (18 February 1969)

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On 18 February 1969, in connection with the question of British accession to the European Economic Community (EEC), cartoonist Papas illustrates the opposition of French President Charles de Gaulle to all proposals for cooperation between the Six and the United Kingdom within Western European Union (WEU). On the right, Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister, comes up against French resistance.

Source and copyright

Source: The Guardian. 18.02.1969. Manchester: The Manchester Guardian and Evening News Ltd.

Copyright: (c) Papas- Guardian News & Media Ltd 1969

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Cartoon by Papas on WEU and the United Kingdom’s application for accession to the European Communities (18 February 1969)