Beyond the Chunnel: Did France, Britain Nearly Join?
Recently discovered papers indicate that French Prime Minister Guy Mollet went to London in 1956 with a surprising proposal that Britain and France be consolidated into one nation.
The documents uncovered by the BBC are interesting — but the proposal was never seriously considered, says Kings College professor Richard Vinen.
That's why, he says, nobody had heard about it until the recent discovery. Michele Norris talks with Vinen.
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