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To: boris_a who wrote (123020)	1/11/2004 9:49:17 AM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Boris, Who were the strategic warranties from? Who was the bilateral negotiater with the Soviets? Yes its an example, but who was left on the other side of the fence? What was the cost? John

To: boris_a who wrote (123020)	1/11/2004 1:48:52 PM
From: marcos	Respond to of 281500

There was also the guarantee that the Hapsburgs would not be returned to the throne ... even in the fifties some still felt this to be of concern ..... but to get to that point the socialists had to win an election over the communist party .... to make the election free and fair required considerable spine from brit-US-french quarters, and that was backed up by capability of military force .... so while diplomacy played a large part, it was armed might that gave it the role .... and the platform on which the socialists won the election, was that they were prepared to join the Marshall plan community, instead of the Warsaw pact group of the communists ..... so bottom line, it was guns-'n-bucks, bucks-'n-guns Those were the days eh, we had a common enemy against whom we could ally ourselves - too much power in the hands of too few self-appointed messianic nomenklatura ..... ah well, not to worry, perhaps something of the like will arise again to motivate us ...