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1935
Eden, Robert Anthony
3rd Dec Saarland Gains government support for an international peacekeeping force in the Saarland
6th Dec Saarland Laval accepts Eden's offer of a British led peacekeeping force in the Saarland
1935
Knox, Geoffrey
Saarland Appointed President of the Governing Commission for the Saarland Plebiscite
23rd Nov Saarland Fears the Germans will use the strategy used in Austria when Dolfuss was assassinated
23rd Nov Saarland Requests 2,000 troops to control the Saarland
1938
Chamberlain, Neville
Sudetenland Suggests "Plan Z" to Hitler, a Sudentenland plebiscite for inclusion in the Reich
1967
Wilson, James Harold
10th Sep Gibraltar The people of Gibraltar vote to remain British
1972
Benn, Anthony Wedgewood
London Proposes that there should be a referundum on Britain's membership of the EC
1972
Jenkins, Roy
Resigns from the Deputy Leadership when an EC referendum becomes Labour Party policy
1973
Benn, Anthony Wedgewood
London Proposes that there should be a referundum on Britain's membership of the EC
1973
Heath, Edward Richard George
Northern Ireland votes by an overwhelming majority to remain in the United Kingdom
1973
Jenkins, Roy
London Resigns because he disagrees with Wilson's policy of Britain's entry into the EC
1975
Benn, Anthony Wedgewood
17th Mar London In Cabinet votes to dissociate from Labour's policy of accepting the yes vote
1975
Jenkins, Roy
Succesfully helps to win the referendum for Britain to stay in the EC
1975
Wilson, James Harold
23rd Jan London Announces for the 1st time in the Commons a referendum will be held on EU membership
23rd Jan London Announces that collective cabinet responsibility will be relaxed
17th Mar London Cabinet votes in favour of holding the referendum
17th Mar London Cabinet votes in favour of the "yes" vote by 16 to 7
26th April London Address es the NEC Conference on Europe but it votes 2 to 1 to stay out of Europe
5th June London There is 64.5% turnout, 17.4 million vote for & 8.5 million against membership
1997
Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton
11th Sep "Yes-Yes" vote in referendum on Scottish Parliament
18th Sep "Yes" vote in referendum on Welsh Assembly

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