Relaciones internacionales anglo-chilenas enmarcadas en la visita de Eduardo Frei a Londres, 1994-1998

This research analyzes the development of Anglo-Chilean international relations during the visit of Eduardo Frei to London in the period 1994-1998. In 1996, the signature of the Framework Cooperation Agreement between Chile and the European Economic Community was taking place and Britain took advantage of its need for ratification from all parties to force bilateral negotiations to benefit its interests, which led to the intensification of the contact. In this context, it is argued that the deep forces that underlie the contact are economic and strategic. On one hand, Frei’s tenure wanted to enhance their economic aperture. On the other, Britain wanted to increase their activities in Chilean commerce and count on Chilean support for their territories in the South Atlantic. This led to the establishment of defensive agreements, commercial treaties, and the discussion in our country about taxes on the importation of strong liqueur. For this, there were processed, through a qualitative content analysis, documents from The National Archives, the memories of the Chilean Foreign Ministry, and the National Library of the Chilean Congress.