Cartoon on the consequences of the signing of the Franco-Saar conventions (7 March 1950)

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‘The abduction of the Saar — “You’ll get it back in 50 years.”’ On 7 March 1950, the German newspaper Rheinische Zeitung illustrates the consequences of the signing of the Franco-Saar conventions for the Saar territory and emphasises the strong emotions that they are arousing in the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). Although these agreements confer a greater degree of autonomy on the Saar Government, they hand the responsibility for operating the Saar’s mines to France for the next 50 years. From left to right: French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, riding his horse, ‘abducts’ the ‘young Saar’ under the disapproving gaze of Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

Quelle und Copyright

Quelle: "Die Entführung der Saar - Du kriegst sie nach 50 Jahren wieder" dans Rheinische Zeitung. Bundeshauptstadt Bonn. Köln: Mittelrheinische Druckerei und Verlagsanstalt G.m.b.H. 07.03.1950, n°56, 102. Jg.

Copyright: (c) Rheinische Zeitung

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Cartoon on the consequences of the signing of the Franco-Saar conventions (7 March 1950)