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...Abolition of the Franco-Belgian military accord of 1920 is vitally important in forwarding the cause of international disarmament and world peace. While the accord contains no secret clause, there is danger that Belgium . . . might eventually be entangled in armed conflict against her will, consequent upon events happening either along the Polish or Italian frontiers...
...Guarantee of Belgian Neutrality, famed "Scrap of Paper" of the War, was signed by Britain, France, Prussia, Russia and Austria in 1839. By it Belgian neutrality was not only guaranteed but independent Belgium was forbidden to enter formal military alliances. The Scrap of Paper quietly disappeared in the Treaty of Versailles. By the 1920 Franco-Belgian Agreement, French officers are present at Belgian maneuvers and General Staff conferences. French military engineers are being consulted in the plans for a great line of fortifications which Belgium is laying down across her eastern frontier. The advantages of this agreement against possible German...
...letter day for the Rhineland, for on that date the Franco-Belgian occupation of the Ruhr is to come to an end. On that date the last soldier leaves, in accordance with the terms accepted by the interested parties at the London Conference (TIME, Aug. 18, 1924, INTERNATIONAL...
With the France-Belgian treaty as a base, M. Hymans, Belgian Foreign Minister, suggests incorporation of England, making the alliance a three-cornered one. Behind the figure of M. Hymans stands the energizing force of France, eager, even anxious, to perpetuate the old Entente. Always jealous of foreign influence over Belgium. England has viewed the Franco-Belgian alliance with suspicion. Haunting memories of Louis XIV persist like Marley's ghost. Since the new head of the Foreign Office, Austen Chamberlain, is said to favor such a Triple Entente, the proposal is opportune, and naturally emanates from Belgium...
General Degoutte is a hero to the French. His War record and the stern efficiency of his rule in occupied Germany as Generalissimo of the Franco-Belgian troops combined to endear him to French hearts. In Germany, however, he was one of the best hated men among the hated "invaders...