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Britain's sphere of influence, and Morocco as part of France's. The Entente was not a formal alliance and did not involve close collaboration, nor was it intended to be
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British embassy in Paris for French students. Funding is provided by the private sector and foundations. The scheme aims to foster mutual understanding and to promote exchanges between the British and French leaders of tomorrow. The programme was initiated by Sir
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Germany. However, it paved the way for a stronger relationship between France and Britain in the face of German aggression. It should not be mistaken for the official Anglo-French military alliance, which was only established after the outbreak of
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Presidential Visit to London in 1903 â An Icebreaker of the Public Opinion or a Milestone in the History of the Entente Cordiale?" "Prague Papers on the History of International Relations" 1 (2019): 38â53.
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at an Anglo-French summit in London. It provides funding for
British and French students to study for one academic year on the other side of the Channel. The scheme is administered by the French embassy in London for British students, and by the
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were depicted, connected with the words 'Entente cordiale' superimposed on posters. Some French political leaders had complained about the name "Waterloo" for the destination of trains from Paris, because the London terminus is named after
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was about to erupt, France and
Britain found themselves on the verge of being dragged into the conflict on the side of their respective allies. France was firmly allied with Russia, while the British had recently signed the
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into force, and the erection of fortifications on part of the
Moroccan coast forbidden. The treaty contained a secret annex dealing with the possibility of "changed circumstances" in the administration of either of the two
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European powers, in part because of the destruction of the Napoleonic Wars, threat of liberalism and perceived recklessness in the
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that France's eventual dispositions for Morocco include reasonable allowance for Spain's interests there. At the same time, Britain ceded the
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prevented the countries from coming to terms. A colonial dispute in 1898 between France and Britain came to boiling point in the
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