Word: franco
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...victoriously concluded a war which has given them control of Morocco (TIME, April 19) and when a partition of this territory is made into "colonies," "protectorates," "mandates" or "spheres of influence," Italy will assumedly claim a share of this exalted swag as the price of her acquiescence in the Franco-Spanish mutual apportionment. Thus, in respect to Morocco alone, the new treaty looms ominously for France. Dictator-Premier Primo de Rivera of Spain went so far as to intimate to correspondents last week that Spain will demand for herself the now Franco-Anglo-Spanish-neutralized Zone of Tangier, Morocco...
Accord. The initialing of a Franco-German preliminary commercial accord, at Paris last week furnished substantial proof that the fiscal problems of France and Germany are indeed engendering a mutual fiscal interdependence unthinkable before...
...most-favored nation" commercial status under the agreement, and France extends similar trade preference to Germary, though avoiding by disguised phraseology the term "most-favored nation." As initialed, the accord becomes effective Aug. 20, 1926, is renewable every six months, is expected to smooth the way for a formal Franco-German trade treaty of similar scope...
...striving to bring pressure upon the U. S. to modify the Franco-U. S. debt terms (TIME...
...which frightened the Chamber into supporting the "Sacred Union Cabinet." (TiME, Aug. 2.) Throughout the week, M. Poincaré conducted an experimental and educative campaign of inspired statements to the press-sought, without conspicuous success, to find and pave a way through hostile public opinion toward ratification of the Franco-British and Franco-U. S. debt pacts...