ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on three fellow candidates, the Irish Republic, Norway and Denmark. The Irish had no choice about entering the Community. The general attitude of the Community seems to have been that though the Irish Republic was neutral, it was less neutral than others; and the question of the compatibility of neutrality with membership of the Community, which caused the Swedes such nightmares, never troubled the Irish. The negotiations for joining the Community involved profound difficulties for Norway. The whole issue became extremely divisive in Norway, certainly not less than in the United Kingdom. Norway felt that her membership of the Community would be impossible unless Sweden secured satisfactory free trade arrangements with the Community which would enable Norway's trade with Sweden to continue without interruption. Compared to Norway and ourselves, Denmark had a relatively easy passage into the Community.
