Illustrations; Preface; 1. An Unpromising Environment; 2. Talks About Talks; 3. Mackenzie King and the British; 4. Canadian Complications; 5. From "Contemplation" to "Negotiation"; 6. Discussions to Some Purpose; 7. The Dominions in the Later Stages of the Negotiations; 8. The End at Last; 9. Conclusion: The Trials of Trilateralism; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
On November 17, 1938, Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, after four years of discussion and manoeuvre, signed two wide-ranging and interlocking trade agreements. A few large elements dominated the talks. The Americans wanted to breach the walls of the British imperial preferential tariff system. The British were anxious to retain markets and political support in the British dominions and the Baltic, while protecting their domestic agriculture and improving political relations with the United States. Canada, whose acquiescence and co-operation were necessitated by the pre-existing
