Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Friend, Julius Weis. The linchpin: French-German relations, 1950-1990 / Julius W. Friend; foreword by Anton W. DePorte. p. cm. -- (The Washington papers; 154) Includes index. ISBN 0-275-94257-0. -- ISBN 0-275-94256-2 (pbk.) 1. France -- Foreign relations -- 1945- 2. Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1945- 3. France -- Foreign relations -- Germany. 4. Germany -- Foreign relations -- France. 5. Europe -- Politics and government -- 1945- I. Title. II. Series. DC404.F75 1991 327.44043′09′045 -- dc20 91-28631 | The Washington Papers are written under the auspices of The Center | | for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and published | | with CSIS by Praeger Publishers. The views expressed in these papers | | are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Center. | British Library Cataloging-in-Publication data is available. Copyright © 1991 by The Center for Strategic and International Studies All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-28631 ISBN: 0-275-94257-0 (cloth) 0-275-94256-2 (paper) First published in 1991 Praeger Publishers, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |