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| 1963, Jan. 29 |
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| FRANCE VETOED BRITAIN'S APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE COMMON MARKET. | 1 |
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| Feb. 5 |
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| Walter Hallstein, the executive head of the Common Market, castigated De Gaulle's plan for transforming Europe into a “Third Force” and sharply criticized French obstruction of Britain's entry into the Common Market. | 2 |
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| May |
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| The seven members of the European Free Trade Association voted to eliminate all tariffs on nonfarm products by the end of 1966. | 3 |
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| June 21 |
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| The French government announced its intention to withdraw its Channel and Atlantic naval forces, except for some submarines, from the NATO command. | 4 |
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| July 24–26 |
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| A communist interparty conference in Moscow shelved a Soviet plan for integration of the Communist states and reaffirmed the principles of “equality, strict observance of sovereignty, and mutual comradely assistance.” | 5 |
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| Oct. 11 |
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| Delegates from the United States, Britain, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Greece, and Turkey began discussions looking toward an integrated atomic fleet for the defense of Europe. | 6 |
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| Oct. 14–24 |
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| The COMECON decided to establish among communist states a multination payments system and an International Bank of Economic Collaboration. | 7 |
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