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The first enlargement of the European Union took place in 1973, admitting the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark and increasing the Common Market from six to nine members. This enlargement process of the 1960s and I 970s undeniably included an international dimension which can be analyzed in different ways. On the one hand, the history of international relations and European Union history, generally speaking, are closely intertwined. In particular, European trade issues are linked to a global trading order through the GATT. On the other hand, even the internal decision-making process of the Common Market is relevant for the history of international relations and organizations. The leadership of a restricted club of members such as the Paris-Bonn-London triangle, played a paramount role in the decision-making process at Community level. In a sense, the European Community worked and still works as a mini-international organization. Adapted from the source document.