Background
Mayne, Richard John was born on April 2, 1926 in London. Son of John William and Kate Hilda (Angus) Mayne.
( “This book is the first to seize clearly upon the natur...)
“This book is the first to seize clearly upon the nature of this new dynamic, and to present it simply and forcefully in the context or rapidly moving events.” ―From the Introduction by Jean Monnet This study of European Common Market Community is a clear, readable account of how the market works, what its roots are, what its part is in the movement toward European unity, and what its effect will be on the United States. The Community of Europe has been written from the inside by an acknowledged expert, a Cambridge historian who has been an official of the European Economic Community for six years. It has particular relevance for college courses in contemporary European history, comparative economic systems, economic history, and international relations.
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Mayne, Richard John was born on April 2, 1926 in London. Son of John William and Kate Hilda (Angus) Mayne.
Bachelor, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1950; Master of Arts, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1955.
Towards the end of the war, because of his linguistic abilities, he was chosen for the Special Operations Executive (SOE), but spent most of his time in the forces with a signals unit In 1947 he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge where he read History, gaining a starred first-class degree. From Rome, he began to write for the New Statesman and The Spectator.
He joined the "High Authority" of the European Coal and Steel Community in Luxembourg in 1956 and became an advisor to Jean Monnet, then Walter Hallstein, first President of the European Commission (1958-1963).
He succeeded François Duchêne as director of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe in 1963, and became Monnet"s personal assistant. Mayne became the European Commission"s chief representative in 1969, (Head of the London office 1973-1976) and was involved in the campaign favouring continued membership of the European Economic Community (European Economic Community) during the United Kingdom"s 1975 referendum.
He stepped down from working for the European Economic Community when his outlook clashed with attitudes held by Margaret Thatcher following her government"s election in 1979. From 1966 he was the Paris correspondent for Encounter, later writing a personal column for the magazine.
Mayne also contributed to The Sunday Times and The Observer.
A prolific author and regular broadcaster for the British Broadcasting Corporation, he became a book reviewer and film critic for The Sunday Telegraph in the 1980s.
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(458 page paperback book from World History.)
Married Margot Ellingworth Lyon (divorced). Married Jocelyn Mudie Ferguson. Children: Zoe, Alice.