07699. THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY: GRADUAL INTEGRATION IN THE CASE OF FOREIGN POLICY. Scholarly examination of the hypothesis that EEC is gradually becoming more integrated in the case of foreign policy. Includes the institutional arrangements for EEC foreign policy coordination; role of the EEC Commission in foreign ec.onomic and trade negotiations; political cooperation with the U.S. in the oil crisis era; EEC-Arab relations since 1974; the EEC in East-West relations; EEC collective action at the U.N. and other areas. Concludes that while national governments will continue to pursue individual interests, common foreign policymaking efforts have brought about new attitudes and represent significantly greater cooperation if not formal integration. 21p. 50f 13b.