The Allied Occupation of the Rhine -- The American Point of View, 1921
Two Typed Letters, signed, to Edward A. Filene, of the American Chamber of Commerce, regarding the work of the Commission in Germany.
Coblenz, Germany: 14 October, 1921.
Price: $2,000.00
About the item
10 pp., and a 3 pp. cover letter, on “Interallied Rhineland High Commission” stationery; the first with numerous corrections in ink; both marked “Personal” in pencil. 4to. The Allied Occupation of the Rhine -- The American Point of View, 1921. Some wear at edges, slight soiling, old pinholes; overall, quite good. In green and grey morocco-backed clam shell box.
Item #248381
The Interallied Rhineland High Commission was a civil body formed after World War I to govern occupied Germany on the Rhineland. During the summer of 1921, representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce had visited the Commission in Coblenz to voice their concerns about the lack of a European market for American exports - both agricultural and industrial. Following that visit, Stone writes this lengthy, and confidential analysis to Boston merchant Filene, outlining America’s goals, the goals of the various members of the Commission, and the divergence of national interests amongst the allies. In particular, the policy of the French being to ensure its security against any future German aggression; the policy of the US, Stone reassures the Chamber of Commerce, being one of opening markets. Stone writes, prophetically: “The relations between France and Germany are the key to the situation in Europe at the present time.”.
