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Therein, the determination of how to proceed in Mozambique would be left to the naval
commander on site; (4) France would be responsible for fixing the sum to be paid by
Portugal. This was later determined to be a sum of 349,000 francs. This essentially
ended the dispute. Britain protested exactly this when it learned of the outcome.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from November 29, 1857. End Date changed
from October 25, 1858. Settlement changed from Negotiated.
220 France/245 Bavaria
MID#88
Started in July 1870. See the narrative in the 220 France/255 Germany dyad dispute list.
220 France/255 Germany
MID#211
Dispute Number: 211
Date(s): March 29, 1920 to July 16, 1920
Participants: 255 Germany/211 Belgium, 220 France
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side B (Imposed)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: This dispute describes the first occupation of Ruhr in the wake of the
settlement of World War I. German troops were sent to Ruhr in 1920 following the
aftermath of some leftist uprisings in the area and the Kapp Putsch.
France felt this violated protocols of the Versailles Treaty and, coinciding with
other grievances against the Weimar Republic regarding war indemnity, responded
with an occupation of Frankfurt and Darmstadt on April 6.
Belgium defied the negative reactions from the other Allies and, on April 9,
announced that it, too, would send troops to Frankfurt, Darmstadt, Hanau, Hamburg,
and Duisburg to join the French. This caused a diplomatic crisis among the Allies,
but Germany eventually caved. Two protocols were signed at the Spa Conference
that concluded on July 16. One signaled the German’s acceptance of the right to
occupy the Ruhr area if reparations and disarmament in accord with the Versailles
Treaty were not being met by the Germans. The other, a supplement, pertained to the
shipment of coal. German attempts to enact favorable modifications to the Versailles
Treaty were basically unsuccessful.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from April 2, 1920.
MID#127
Dispute Number: 127
Date(s): March 3, 1921 to May 11, 1921
Participants: 200 United Kingdom, 211 Belgium, 220 France, 325 Italy/255 Germany
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Imposed)
Fatalities: None