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...sabotage and 101 votes, could not possibly be persuaded. The Socialists, whose 106 votes held the balance, were inclined to vote against the government. Even deputies from parties in Faure's own precarious coalition were caught up in old bitter memories, and such new irritations as the Saar question and West Germany's cocky demand for full sovereignty...
...Germany, she would have equality within the European defense community, "which would, in turn, become a part of the developing Atlantic community . . . I have no possible doubt that we shall one day become a member of NATO quite spontaneously." As to the vexed question of who should control the Saar (TIME, Feb. 11), he spoke in general terms about "negotiating the problem in due time in a way that will do justice" to both French and German interests. Then he laid down a warning: "The great danger is that some day public opinion in the U.S. might say that...
...promise from the French that they would not "prejudice" the Saar situation...
German until World War I, a League of Nations mandate of the French for 15 years after, the Saar has been a virtual French protectorate since World War II's end. Its mines and foundries supply 20% of France's coal, 15% of her iron and steel. Yet its people are primarily German; in the 1935 League plebiscite, 90% of them voted for union with Germany. French High Commissioner Gilbert Grandval, an ardent Gaullist, was not content with tying the Saar to the French economy, with which it has a natural industrial affinity. He was also determined...
...French explained it, this oddly timed maneuver was merely a pat on the back for ambitious Gilbert Grandval. Angrily, German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer announced that German participation in the European Army would be impossible until the Saar's future is settled. Then he added a trouble-stirring threat: there would be no German troops for the defense of Europe until German participation in NATO is assured...