Abstract

France at This Moment

The article analyzes the political strength of France. At the United Nations conference in San Francisco, California, it had been generally accepted by the Security Council members that France has been developed into a great power. France is far too important for future developments in Europe to limit comment to a simple statement of congratulation. With the primary objective of becoming, as rapidly as possible, a member of the "Big Five," the French delegation firmly adopted a course that would not antagonize the United States, Great Britain, or Russia. China, the remaining big power, had taken a similar attitude. France gave battle, therefore, on a problem of secondary importance having no explosive content. The question of making the French language an official language of the conference could not be resented by anyone.