Britain's second application for membership in the EEC (1967)

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Britain's second application for EEC membership was initiated by the Labour Party under Harold Wilson in 1967. At this point they were leading Britain and had reversed their earlier opposition. Again Britain's application was turned down by De Gaulle. This time it was allegedly due to Britain's weak currency. In mid-1967 Britain had been forced to devalue the pound. Consequently de Gaulle saw a danger to the collective European economy. In addition, de Gaulle still felt that Britain was still to 'Atlanticist' rather than being 'European'. (also cf. Jones, 15)

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