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The British opposed a French surrender, and in particular the possible loss of the French Navy to the Germans, and so sought to keep Reynaud in office. On 14 June, British diplomat's Robert Vansittart and Morton wrote along with Monnet and his deputy René Pleven a draft "Franco-British Union" proposal. [3]
The proposal of a Franco-British Union to shore up support for Paul Reynaud's government following the fall of Paris split support. With many pro-Armistice ministers in the cabinet, such as the Deputy Prime Minister Philippe Pétain , and the commander-in-chief of the French Army General Weygand, Reynaud resigned on 16 June.
This is a list of proposed state mergers, including both current and historical proposals originating from sovereign states or organizations.The entities listed below differ from separatist movements in that they would form as a merger or union of two or more existing states, territories, colonies or other regions, becoming either a federation, confederation or other type of unified sovereign ...
Franco-British alliance: 1716–1731 Franco-Spanish alliance: 1733–1792 Franco-Prussian alliance: 1741–1756 Franco-Austrian alliance: 1756–1792 Franco-Indian Alliances: 1700s Franco-Vietnamese alliance: 1777–1820 Franco-American alliance: 1778–1794 Franco-Persian alliance: 1807–1809 Franco-Prussian alliance: 1812–1813 Franco ...
Franco-British Union; French migration to the United Kingdom; Hundred Years' War; List of British French; List of ambassadors from the Kingdom of England to France (up to 1707) List of ambassadors of Great Britain to France (from 1707 to 1800). List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France (since 1800)
Momentary disruption of the Franco-British alliance when France is occupied by Germany during World War II. Free French Forces still fight as allies with the British. France and Britain become permanent members of the United Nations Security Council in 1945 and join NATO in 1949.
[4] [5] Reynaud resigned after his proposal for a Franco-British Union was rejected by his cabinet and Marshal Philippe Pétain, a hero of World War I, became the new prime minister, pledging to sign an armistice with Nazi Germany. De Gaulle opposed any such action and, facing imminent arrest, fled France on 17 June.
That afternoon, the British Government offered joint nationality for Frenchmen and Britons in a Franco-British Union. Reynaud and five ministers thought these proposals acceptable. The others did not, seeing the offer as insulting and a device to make France subservient to the United Kingdom, as a kind of extra Dominion.