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This book examines British foreign‑policy toward West Germany and the Soviet bloc during the early Cold War, focusing on Britain’s dual aim of strengthening the West while pursuing détente with the Soviet Union. Drawing on previously unpublished British and U.S. archival material, R. Gerald Hughes charts the evolution of U.K. diplomacy from 1949 to 1967 — analyzing how Britain attempted to reconcile its NATO commitments with efforts to reduce East–West tensions, and how these efforts shaped early European integration. The book provides a detailed account of key political decisions, ideological dilemmas, and the contest between British and German approaches to the “German question.

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