France and UK discussed 'merger'

O mon dieu, est-ce vrai? ;-)

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France and UK discussed 'merger': "

Secret documents reveal 1950s talks

Be prepared to choke your beef and oyster pie of Olde England: previously-secret documents at the National Archive reveal how in 1956 the French Prime Minister travelled to London to propose a possible merger between the two countries.…

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(Via The Register.)