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Dieses Dokument wur<strong>de</strong> erstellt mit FrameMaker 4.0.4.Industrial Interest in West Germany´s Decision 35Industrial Interest in West Germany’s Decisionagainst the Enlargement <strong>of</strong> the EEC.The Quantitative Evi<strong>de</strong>nce up to 1964Markus SchulteIntroductionOnly when the German Bun<strong>de</strong>stag passed the ratification law for the treaties <strong>of</strong>Rome in July 1957, did the <strong>de</strong>bate over the right path leading to <strong>European</strong> integrationreally start in the Fe<strong>de</strong>ral Republic. It lasted until about 1963 when A<strong>de</strong>naueraccepted <strong>de</strong> Gaulle’s veto on British accession to the EEC and helped allay the possibility<strong>of</strong> complete French isolation within the Community by signing the Elyséetreaty. 1 There was some consi<strong>de</strong>rable protest by the Bun<strong>de</strong>stag, the Fe<strong>de</strong>ration <strong>of</strong>German Industry (BDI) and in particular from the minister <strong>of</strong> economics LudwigErhard whose state-secretary Alfred Müller-Armack resigned in frustration overthis policy outcome and the ambiguous position taken for a number <strong>of</strong> years by thefe<strong>de</strong>ral chancellor 2 . Yet A<strong>de</strong>nauer’s collusion with <strong>de</strong> Gaulle in obstructing the Britishfree tra<strong>de</strong> area proposal and the British application for EEC-membership wassuccessful <strong>de</strong>spite overwhelming and ever increasing political support for theseprojects in the Fe<strong>de</strong>ral Republic 3 .1. This article is based on a chapter <strong>of</strong> the author’s PhD thesis. Annex 6 to the thesis contains the completeset <strong>of</strong> statistical data to which this article refers‚ in particular the calculations <strong>of</strong> trends in sectoralforeign tra<strong>de</strong>. See M.SCHULTE, Industry, Politics and Tra<strong>de</strong> Discrimination in West Germany’s<strong>European</strong> Policy 1957-1963, London 1996. [unpublished PhD thesis].2. Archiv für Christlich-Demokratische Politik, Bestand Müller-Armack, I-236-001/1: Bonn, 1 II 1963,Müller-Armack an Erhard.3. The overwhelming political support for the Europe-wi<strong>de</strong> free tra<strong>de</strong> area and the enlargement <strong>of</strong> theEEC was reflected in numerous resolutions by the Bun<strong>de</strong>stag. See Verhandlungen <strong>de</strong>s DeutschenBun<strong>de</strong>stages, 2. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>, Stenographische Berichte, Vol. 38, 224. Sitzung, Bonn, Freitag, <strong>de</strong>n5. Juli 1957: Zweite und dritte Beratung <strong>de</strong>s Entwurfs eines Gesetzes zu <strong>de</strong>n Verträgen vom 25. März1957 zur Gründung <strong>de</strong>r Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft und <strong>de</strong>r Europäischen Atomgemeinschaftnebst Ergänzung (Drucksachen 3440, Nachtrag zu 3440, 3615), pp. 13315-13377, for the reporton the FTA see pp. 13427-13429; Verhandlungen <strong>de</strong>s Deutschen Bun<strong>de</strong>stages, 3. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>,Stenographische Berichte, Vol. 41, 42. Sitzung, Berlin, <strong>de</strong>n 2. Oktober 1958: Große Anfrage <strong>de</strong>rFraktion <strong>de</strong>r FDP betr. Erfüllung <strong>de</strong>s EWG-Vertrags (Drucksache 371), pp. 2429-2453; Verhandlungen<strong>de</strong>s Deutschen Bun<strong>de</strong>stages. 3. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>. Anlagen zu <strong>de</strong>n stenographischen Berichten,Vol. 64, Drucksachen 1301 bis 1400. Bonn 1959: Große Anfrage <strong>de</strong>r Fraktion <strong>de</strong>r FDP, 22. Oktober1959, betr.: Freihan<strong>de</strong>lszone. (Drucksache 1305); Verhandlungen <strong>de</strong>s Deutschen Bun<strong>de</strong>stages.3. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>. Anlagen zu <strong>de</strong>n stenographischen Berichten. Vol. 65, Drucksachen 1401-1580.Bonn 1959/60: Große Anfrage <strong>de</strong>r Fraktion <strong>de</strong>r SPD, 29. Januar 1960, betr.: Europäische Wirtschaftsgemeinschaftund Freihan<strong>de</strong>lszone (Drucksache 1464 neu); Verhandlungen <strong>de</strong>s Deutschen Bun<strong>de</strong>stages.4. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>. Stenographische Berichte. Vol. 52. Bonn 1963, p. 2575. For the parliamentary<strong>de</strong>bate on the German-French treaty see Verhandlungen <strong>de</strong>s Deutschen Bun<strong>de</strong>stages. 4. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>.Stenographische Berichte. Vol. 53. Bonn 1963, pp. 3742-3754. For the proposed ratification bill and thetext <strong>of</strong> the preamble see Verhandlungen <strong>de</strong>s Deutschen Bun<strong>de</strong>stages. 4. Wahlperio<strong>de</strong>. Anlagen zu <strong>de</strong>nstenographischen Jahresberichten. Vol. 84, Drucksachen IV/1081 bis IV/1280. Bonn 1963:

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