Word: frenchmen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Inside and outside the conference, Eden's offer created a sensation. It gave Frenchmen the assurance they most had desired, the prerequisite they most insisted on before letting the Germans, whom they do not trust, rearm. In the conference room, tears shone in Frenchmen's eyes. Paul-Henri Spaak put said his hand on Mendès shoulder and said quietly "You've won." Mendès replied: "Britain's guarantee will rejoice the heart of France...
...crumpled blueprint of EDC. The task was devious and formidable, for out of ancient hates and modern misgivings the diplomats had to design an arrangement strong enough to withstand the Russians, flexible enough to let the British and Americans stand half in and half out, and roomy enough for Frenchmen and Germans to live peaceably under the same roof...
...premier who has followed a policy based on a broad conception of his country's national interest. Too much has been made of the "irrational nationalism" which buried E.D.C. Few people in this country are aware of the reasoned debate which filled the French press for two years. Even Frenchmen who favored E.D.C. pointed out, time after time, that only with U.S. and British supporting guarantees could France be assured it would not be swamped in a Little Europe dominated by expanding West Germany. The guarantees were not forthcoming...
Priority No. 1. Wrest away from the Communist Party the grip it holds today on 5,000,000 Frenchmen by giving back to the French people the long-forgotten feeling of social and material progress; in other words, by restoring hope...
...mired today where it stood in 1929. In a generation, our country has made no progress. We are the only nation in the Western world to present such a sorry balance sheet. Out of this situation French Communist propaganda easily derived its main strength. In the eyes of many Frenchmen, the Communists were the only ones who talked about progress. The fact that the new government has registered a real impact on the nation has already thrown confusion into the Communist ranks. The bosses of the Communist machine in Paris are deeply disturbed. They sent emissaries to several provinces with...