The ambassadorship of Sir Oliver Harvey, 1948-54

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Abstract

Oliver Harvey’s six years at the Embassy would see Anglo-French relations become the foundation stone for wider Western European co-operation. After 1948 Britain and France took a leading role in the Marshall Plan, the Treaty of Dunkirk paved the way for closer European defence co-operation, with the establishment of the Brussels Pact in 1948, then the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. But Harvey’s ambassadorship would also see the emergence of conflicting British and French conceptions of European integration and European security. Two issues in particular tested Harvey as an ambassador, the Schuman Plan declaration of May 1950 and the issue of West German rearmament, which became linked to the European Defence Community.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe History, Role and Functions of the Paris Embassy
EditorsM.D. Kandiah
Place of PublicationLondon
Pages14-17
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781910049082
Publication statusPublished - 3 Apr 2014

Keywords

  • British Embassy
  • Franco-British relations
  • Oliver Harvey
  • European integration
  • European security

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