The Foreign Policy of the Douglas-Home Government [electronic resource] : Britain, the United States and the End of Empire /
Holt, A.author.
This book provides an important study of a short-lived government making foreign policy in the shadow of an impending general election. It considers Britain's relations with the United States, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Sir Alec Douglas-Home""; ""R. A. Butler""; ""Foreign policy-making""; ""The European situation""; ""The historiographical debate""; ""2 Anglo-American Relations and the Caribbean""; ""Personal relations""; ""Trade with Cuba""; ""The future of British Guiana""; ""Conclusion""; ""3 NATO and the Multilateral Nuclear Force""; ""The origins of the MLF""; ""The British position""; ""The Thorneycroft proposals""; ""The European question, non-proliferation and the general election""; ""Conclusion""
""4 Africa, Race and the Commonwealth""""Arms sales to South Africa""; ""Southern Rhodesia""; ""Constitutional reform in Southern Rhodesia and the threat of UDI""; ""The Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference""; ""Ian Smith's visit to London""; ""Conclusion""; ""5 Aden, Yemen and the Middle East""; ""The beginning of the Aden Emergency and disengagement in Yemen""; ""Fort Harib and its aftermath""; ""The move towards independence""; ""Conclusion""; ""6 Confrontation in South-East Asia""; ""Military strain and the need for allies""; ""The United States and the Kennedy mission""; ""Deadlock""
""Covert action, the Tunku and the United Nations""""The Indonesian infiltrations begin""; ""Conclusion""; ""7 The Cyprus Crisis""; ""Pacification""; ""The search for a peacekeeping plan""; ""The approach to the Security Council""; ""The move towards enosis""; ""Conclusion""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""The shadow of the general election""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Primary sources""; ""Secondary sources""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book provides an important study of a short-lived government making foreign policy in the shadow of an impending general election. It considers Britain's relations with the United States, Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Home of the Hirsel, Alec Douglas-Home, Baron, 1903-1995.
Imperialism.
World politics.
International relations.
Great Britain—History.
History, Modern.
Diplomacy.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Political History.
International Relations.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Modern History.
Diplomacy.