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⚫ | In September 1956 just before the Suez Crisis. French Prime Minister [[Guy Mollet (Franco-British Union)|Guy Mollet]] met up with British Prime Minister [[Anthony Eden (Franco-British Union)|Anthony Eden]] in London. Mollet proposed a union between the United Kingdom and the French Union with Elizabeth II as head of state and a common citizenship. As an alternative, Mollet proposed that France join the Commonwealth. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden rejected both proposals and France went on to join the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community and strengthened the Franco-German cooperation. |
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+ | As Britain and France decided to stick together, the [[Suez War (Franco-British Union)|Suez War]] ended in British/French\Israeli victory. Following the end war the Governments of the United Kingdom and France started to hold serious talks of a possible merger between the two countries. The [[Treaty of Cherbourg (Franco-British Union)|Treaty of Cherbourg]] was signed in June 1957 which stated that: ''France and Great Britain shall no longer be two nations, but one Franco-British Union. The constitution of the Union will provide for joint organs of defence, foreign, financial and economic policies. Every citizen of France will enjoy immediately citizenship of Great Britain, every British subject will become a citizen of France.''. |
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+ | On the 1st September 1957, The [[Franco-British Constitution (Franco-British Union)|constitution]] of the Union was passed through the British and French Parliaments officially creating the union with [[1957 Franco-British Parliamentary Elections (Franco-British Union)|elections]] to the [[Parliament of the Franco-British Union|Union Parliament]] happening the following month. |
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− | As in our TL, the suez crisis failed but in early December 1956. The Goverments of Great Britian, Ireland and France all met up in Cherbourg were it was decided that the Union will include Britian, Ireland and France as well as all there oversees colony's. The [[Treaty of Cherbourg (Franco-British Union)|Treaty of Cherbourg]] was signed setting up the new country |
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Revision as of 12:52, 22 April 2017
In September 1956 just before the Suez Crisis. French Prime Minister Guy Mollet met up with British Prime Minister Anthony Eden in London. Mollet proposed a union between the United Kingdom and the French Union with Elizabeth II as head of state and a common citizenship. As an alternative, Mollet proposed that France join the Commonwealth. British Prime Minister Anthony Eden rejected both proposals and France went on to join the Treaty of Rome, which established the European Economic Community and strengthened the Franco-German cooperation.
But what if Eden accepted Mollet's first offer? What if this would lead to a major global power known as the Franco-British Union.
As Britain and France decided to stick together, the Suez War ended in British/French\Israeli victory. Following the end war the Governments of the United Kingdom and France started to hold serious talks of a possible merger between the two countries. The Treaty of Cherbourg was signed in June 1957 which stated that: France and Great Britain shall no longer be two nations, but one Franco-British Union. The constitution of the Union will provide for joint organs of defence, foreign, financial and economic policies. Every citizen of France will enjoy immediately citizenship of Great Britain, every British subject will become a citizen of France..
On the 1st September 1957, The constitution of the Union was passed through the British and French Parliaments officially creating the union with elections to the Union Parliament happening the following month.
BBC News Report on the Union - [[1]]