Alec Douglas-Home22 January 1972
Signs Britain's accession treaty as Foreign Secretary alongside Edward Heath and Geoffrey Rippon.
Great Britain · Government / Conservative Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Signs Britain's accession treaty as Foreign Secretary alongside Edward Heath and Geoffrey Rippon.
Signs Britain's Treaty of Accession to the European Communities at the Brussels ceremony.
Signs Britain's Treaty of Accession as the minister responsible for the European negotiations.
Leads Britain when its formal ratification notification for the accession treaty is completed.
Leads Britain when the accession treaty enters into force and European Communities membership begins.
Thatcher represents Britain as member governments conclude the 1985 accession treaty with Spain and Portugal.
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