The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, 1919
The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Collection: Paris Peace Conference and Beyond, 1919-1939 Volumes The Paris Peace Conference and Treaty of Versailles, 1919
The diplomats who convened the Paris Peace Conference intended to formally end the First World War and establish a more stable international order. The resulting Treaty of Versailles was an ambitious attempt to realise these designs, forcing Germany to accept responsibility for the war, give up its colonies, pay reparations, cede vast swathes of its core territory, and disarm. It also established the League of Nations. This volume contains an assortment of Foreign Office documents relating to these aspects of the conference and treaty, from minutes and agendas of proceedings to handbooks and correspondence. There is also ample documentation on the relationship between the triumphant Allied powers, while students of economic history will find the reflections of John Maynard Keynes of particular interest. In addition, Cabinet Office records from the Lausanne Conference of 1932, which suspended reparation payments, are included, providing an insight into the eventual failure of the Versailles settlement.
Series: FO 373 (Foreign Office: Peace Conference; Handbooks): FO 608 (Foreign Office: Peace Conference; British Delegation, Correspondence and Papers); FO 893 (Foreign Office: Ambassadors to the Peace Conference, 1919; Minutes of Proceedings); CAB 29/139 (Cabinet Office: International Conferences; Minutes and Papers; Lausanne Conference, 1932).
Series: FO 373 (Foreign Office: Peace Conference; Handbooks): FO 608 (Foreign Office: Peace Conference; British Delegation, Correspondence and Papers); FO 893 (Foreign Office: Ambassadors to the Peace Conference, 1919; Minutes of Proceedings); CAB 29/139 (Cabinet Office: International Conferences; Minutes and Papers; Lausanne Conference, 1932).
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German war reparations, 1919 (iv)
Date:1919-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A16
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/137/7,FO 608/125/6,FO 373/2/14,FO 608/124/10,FO 608/127/3,FO 608/127/5,FO 608/124/9,FO 608/2/2,FO 608/2/8,FO 608/2/15
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A16
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/137/7,FO 608/125/6,FO 373/2/14,FO 608/124/10,FO 608/127/3,FO 608/127/5,FO 608/124/9,FO 608/2/2,FO 608/2/8,FO 608/2/15
Defence and security policy, 1919
Date:1919-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A17
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/70/8,FO 608/267/3,FO 608/134/13,FO 608/70/11,FO 608/247/12,FO 608/126/12,FO 608/244/3,FO 608/71/24,FO 893/1/4,FO 608/208/13,FO 608/241/9,FO 608/241/20,FO 608/150/12,FO 608/201/1,FO 608/267/5
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A17
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/70/8,FO 608/267/3,FO 608/134/13,FO 608/70/11,FO 608/247/12,FO 608/126/12,FO 608/244/3,FO 608/71/24,FO 893/1/4,FO 608/208/13,FO 608/241/9,FO 608/241/20,FO 608/150/12,FO 608/201/1,FO 608/267/5
Foreign office records on war debts, 1918-1919
Date:1918-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A18
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/2/22,FO 608/247/19,FO 608/237/1,FO 608/229/30,FO 608/230/3,FO 608/236/12,FO 608/228/1,FO 608/247/17,FO 608/247/14,FO 373/7/32,FO 608/119/9,FO 608/237/25,FO 608/237/2,FO 608/237/24
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A18
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/2/22,FO 608/247/19,FO 608/237/1,FO 608/229/30,FO 608/230/3,FO 608/236/12,FO 608/228/1,FO 608/247/17,FO 608/247/14,FO 373/7/32,FO 608/119/9,FO 608/237/25,FO 608/237/2,FO 608/237/24
Proceedings of the Lausanne Conference of 1932-1933
Date:1932-1933
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A19
Archive Reference(s):CAB 29/139
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A19
Archive Reference(s):CAB 29/139
Foreign Office records on German Colonies, 1919
Date:1919-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A03
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/156/1,FO 608/215/23,FO 608/173/7,FO 608/160/1,FO 608/215/26,FO 608/5/20,FO 608/219/12,FO 608/208/12,FO 608/244/15,FO 608/233/14,FO 608/124/13,FO 608/124/26,FO 608/134/1,FO 608/126/11,FO 608/241/2,FO 608/172/9,FO 373/3/1
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A03
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/156/1,FO 608/215/23,FO 608/173/7,FO 608/160/1,FO 608/215/26,FO 608/5/20,FO 608/219/12,FO 608/208/12,FO 608/244/15,FO 608/233/14,FO 608/124/13,FO 608/124/26,FO 608/134/1,FO 608/126/11,FO 608/241/2,FO 608/172/9,FO 373/3/1
Foreign Office records on ‘the German Question’, 1919 (i)
Date:1919-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A04
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/27/1,FO 608/141/4,FO 608/150/2,FO 608/63/8,FO 608/175/3,FO 608/63/9,FO 608/63/11,FO 608/69/16,FO 608/71/7,FO 608/160/19,FO 608/237/8,FO 608/173/10,FO 608/201/8,FO 608/189/19,FO 608/19/8,FO 608/311,FO 608/63/13,FO 608/5/1,FO 608/123/10,FO 893/11/7,FO 893/14/2,FO 608/70/5,FO 608/61/1,FO 608/141/2,FO 608/151/21,FO 608/201/2,FO 608/269/22,FO 608/19/7,FO 608/56/3,FO 608/19/9
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A04
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/27/1,FO 608/141/4,FO 608/150/2,FO 608/63/8,FO 608/175/3,FO 608/63/9,FO 608/63/11,FO 608/69/16,FO 608/71/7,FO 608/160/19,FO 608/237/8,FO 608/173/10,FO 608/201/8,FO 608/189/19,FO 608/19/8,FO 608/311,FO 608/63/13,FO 608/5/1,FO 608/123/10,FO 893/11/7,FO 893/14/2,FO 608/70/5,FO 608/61/1,FO 608/141/2,FO 608/151/21,FO 608/201/2,FO 608/269/22,FO 608/19/7,FO 608/56/3,FO 608/19/9
Foreign Office records on ‘the German Question’, 1919 (ii)
Date:1919-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A05
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/144/1,FO 608/144/2,FO 608/146/1,FO 608/230/17,FO 608/246/2,FO 608/247/1,FO 608/143/5,FO 608/247/2,FO 608/151/24,FO 608/169/4,FO 608/208/10,FO 608/208/11,FO 608/208/15,FO 608/208/16,FO 608/222/37,FO 608/222/40,FO 608/222/42,FO 608/222/45
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A05
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/144/1,FO 608/144/2,FO 608/146/1,FO 608/230/17,FO 608/246/2,FO 608/247/1,FO 608/143/5,FO 608/247/2,FO 608/151/24,FO 608/169/4,FO 608/208/10,FO 608/208/11,FO 608/208/15,FO 608/208/16,FO 608/222/37,FO 608/222/40,FO 608/222/42,FO 608/222/45
Foreign Office records on international political economy, labour, and law, 1919 (i)
Date:1919-1919
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A09
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/156/3,FO 608/240/3,FO 608/124/28,FO 608/124/17,FO 608/124/20,FO 608/124/21,FO 608/246/3,FO 608/247/25,FO 608/222/3,FO 608/156/2
Contributor:The National Archives (UK)
Identifier:73372-A09
Archive Reference(s):FO 608/156/3,FO 608/240/3,FO 608/124/28,FO 608/124/17,FO 608/124/20,FO 608/124/21,FO 608/246/3,FO 608/247/25,FO 608/222/3,FO 608/156/2
