Les relations militaires entre la France et le Royaume-Uni de 1945 à 1962
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Abstract EN:
The military cooperation undertaken during the second world war between france and the uniled kingdom was pursued after after the end of the conflit. It first developed through treaties concerning sales of arms,controls of the british military presence in france or the demolition of enemy bases liable to represent a threat. The appearance of the cold war and the feer of communism brought the two countries together,the traty of dunkirk opitomizing this trend. However,the collaboration was sornewhat jeopardized by the colonial wars such as those in the levant and in indochine since the overall strategic views differed obviously. The two countries moved definitely closes when african meetings were held,that were meant to develop the means of communications on that continent in order to improve the security of the middle east. Still in spite of serious progress the cooperation was cooperation was slowed down by the algerian. War and the independance of many a country. The technologies also indured the two countries to join their efforts in them research work. The scientific committees kept on discussing without really going any further. The presence of the united states was more than once acting as a biake. The british will of inolving them in the defense of the european continent was a disruptive factor in the franco. British relationship. This phenomenon wae particularly acute in the nuclear field and the breach was almost complete when the nassau agreements were signed.
Abstract FR:
La cooperation militaire etablie durant la seconde guerre mondiale entre la france et le royaume-uni se poursuit apres la fin du conflit. Ce sont d'abord des traites de ventes d'armes,de controle de la presence militaire britannique en france ou encore de demantelement de bases ennemies pouvant reprenter une menace. L'apparition de la guerre froide et la crainte du communisme rapprochent les deux pays au sein,par exemple,du traite de dunkerque. Cependant,la collaboration n'est pas simplifie par l'existence des guerres coloniales comme celles du levant puis d'indochine puisque les vues strategiques globales divergent sensiblement. Un rapprochement certain s'effectue entre les deux pays lors de conferences africaines destinees a ameliorer les voies de communication du continent afin d'assurer une meilleure securite du moyen-orient. Neanmoins,en depit de progres la cooperation est ralentie par la guerre d'algerie et par l'acces a l'independance de nombre de pays. Les developpements des technologies incitent egalement les deux pays a travailler de concert dans les milieux de la recherche. Les discussions des comites scientifiques se multiplient sans vraiment aboutir. La presence des etats-unis est d'ailleurs souvent un frein. La volonte britannique de les impliquer profondement dans la defense du continent europeen est un element perturbateur des relations franco-britanniques. Ce phenomene est particulierement accentue dans le domaine du nucleaire et la rupture presque consommee lors de la signature des accords de nassau.