2012
DOI: 10.1080/14782804.2012.737665
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A ‘European Commonwealth’: Britain, the European League for Economic Co-operation, and European Debates on Empire, 1947–1957

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“…The academic André Siegfried, son of the imperial lobbyist Jules Siegfried, observed that 'we remain especially European: in our exports, neither foreign countries outside of Europe nor our colonies hold a primordial place'. 84 The economist and syndicalist Francis Delaisi, who was close to Briand and who would influence the discussions about European unification at the League and the ILO, came to the same conclusion:…”
Section: French Europementioning
confidence: 96%
“…The academic André Siegfried, son of the imperial lobbyist Jules Siegfried, observed that 'we remain especially European: in our exports, neither foreign countries outside of Europe nor our colonies hold a primordial place'. 84 The economist and syndicalist Francis Delaisi, who was close to Briand and who would influence the discussions about European unification at the League and the ILO, came to the same conclusion:…”
Section: French Europementioning
confidence: 96%
“…The role of the European League for Economic Co‐operation in establishing cooperation between western Europe and its overseas territories during the 1940s and 1950s has been addressed by Kottos. Here it is argued that it was the British members within this elite network who influenced postwar ideas of Europe/empire integration, gradually leading French and Belgian members to adopt a model of integration and cooperation with their colonies that drew on ideas connected with the British Commonwealth.…”
Section: Post‐1945mentioning
confidence: 99%