JAMES ELLISON is a lecturer in the Department of History, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He is currently continuing his research on British foreign policy, particularly in relation to European integration.

• List of Tables General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: FROM COUNTER-INITIATIVE TO FREE TRADE AREA, JUNE 1955 TO DECEMBER 1956 Malicious Conception: The Counter-Initiative, June-December 1955 Fresh Impetus: Formulating Plan G, January-May 1956 Deliberation, Delay, Decision, June-December 1956 PART II: WAITING GAME, JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1957 Perfidious Albion?, January-May 1957 Philosophies Apart, June-October 1957 PART III: THE MAUDLING COMMITTEE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER 1957 TO DECEMBER 1958 The Negotiations Begin, October-December 1957 Impending Crisis, January-May 1958 The Demise of the Free Trade Area, June-December 1958 Conclusion: Threatening Europe Notes Bibliography Index

JAMES ELLISON is a lecturer in the Department of History, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He is currently continuing his research on British foreign policy, particularly in relation to European integration.

• List of Tables General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: FROM COUNTER-INITIATIVE TO FREE TRADE AREA, JUNE 1955 TO DECEMBER 1956 Malicious Conception: The Counter-Initiative, June-December 1955 Fresh Impetus: Formulating Plan G, January-May 1956 Deliberation, Delay, Decision, June-December 1956 PART II: WAITING GAME, JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1957 Perfidious Albion?, January-May 1957 Philosophies Apart, June-October 1957 PART III: THE MAUDLING COMMITTEE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER 1957 TO DECEMBER 1958 The Negotiations Begin, October-December 1957 Impending Crisis, January-May 1958 The Demise of the Free Trade Area, June-December 1958 Conclusion: Threatening Europe Notes Bibliography Index

JAMES ELLISON is a lecturer in the Department of History, Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London. He is currently continuing his research on British foreign policy, particularly in relation to European integration.

• List of Tables General Editor's Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: FROM COUNTER-INITIATIVE TO FREE TRADE AREA, JUNE 1955 TO DECEMBER 1956 Malicious Conception: The Counter-Initiative, June-December 1955 Fresh Impetus: Formulating Plan G, January-May 1956 Deliberation, Delay, Decision, June-December 1956 PART II: WAITING GAME, JANUARY TO OCTOBER 1957 Perfidious Albion?, January-May 1957 Philosophies Apart, June-October 1957 PART III: THE MAUDLING COMMITTEE NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER 1957 TO DECEMBER 1958 The Negotiations Begin, October-December 1957 Impending Crisis, January-May 1958 The Demise of the Free Trade Area, June-December 1958 Conclusion: Threatening Europe Notes Bibliography Index