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Occupation of the Rhineland by the Allied and Associated Powers

Contents

Report of the American Observer on the Rhineland High Commission—Dispatch of additional troops by Germany into the Ruhr Basin—French occupation of Darmstadt and Frankfort; attitude of the American, British, Italian, and Belgian Governments—Appointment of General Allen as American observer—Use by France of African troops in the Rhineland—Discussions regarding payment of expenses of armies of occupation—Attitude of the Associated Governments toward provocative speeches by members of the German Cabinet in occupied territory—Proposed reduction of the American Army of Occupation (Documents 239–301)