Reparations and Oil in the Cold War: British Perspectives on the Luxembourg Agreement of 1952
This article analyses the British perspectives on the Luxembourg Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany from 1952. Short-term economic interests were of central importance when it came to assessing the consequences of this deal for the United Kingdom. Her Majesty's Government welcomed West German reparations as a means of securing Israel's ability to pay for oil supplied by British companies, but at the same time saw them as a threat to its economic and political interests in the Middle East. British diplomats underestimated the long-term political value of th... Mehr ...
Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Journal of Contemporary History ; ISSN 0022-0094 1461-7250 |
Verlag/Hrsg.: |
SAGE Publications
|
Schlagwörter: | Sociology and Political Science / History / Cultural Studies |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26740027 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00220094231209246 |