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Council Boycott

France · Government / European Economic Community (EEC). Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1965

Maurice Couve de MurvilleJuly 1965

Brussels · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Couve de Murville defended France's withdrawal from Council meetings during the Empty Chair dispute.

Names involved

Maurice Couve de Murville

Provenance

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