Austen Chamberlain and Britain's relationship with France, 1924-1929

Johnson, G

Abstract

Several historians have suggested that Austen Chamberlain's Francophile tendencies during his period as foreign secretary between 1924 and 1929 were the defining features of his European diplomatic strategy. By examining four key events: the rejection of the Geneva Protocol, the conclusion of the Treaty of Locarno, the Anglo-French Compromise on disarmament and the negotiation of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, this article argues that Chamberlain's relationship with the French was not entirely harmonious. After the high point of Locarno, Britain's relations with France became increasingly tense because of Chamberlain's growing disillusionment with Briand's willingness to pursue a diplomatic agenda that did not have at its heart a reinvigorated Entente Cordiale.

Citation

Johnson, G. (2006). Austen Chamberlain and Britain's relationship with France, 1924-1929. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290600943304

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Jan 22, 2009
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 22, 2009
• Journal: Diplomacy & Statecraft
• Print ISSN: 09592296
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 753-769
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09592290600943304
• Keywords: Political history, world/international history
• Publisher URL: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all?content=10.1080/09592290600943304
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