Paris Peace Conference Notes

Dash (-) in front of a point means that the issue/point was raised by that particular country

Asterisk (*) in front of a point means that country challenged another country on that particular issue

Resolution/final outcome of treaty can be found under "Resolution" section located at the bottom of the spreadsheet

Austria-Hungary	REPARATIONS -equal reparations according to %	LAND -any land that has been conqured during smaller wars should be kept -original pre-war borders should be returned/kept *US-balkans should not be independent/not politically stable. Should remain under control. *Would split up into Austria Hungary yet retain control over Serbia *not prepared to give them independence	ARMAMENT -based on population -same weapons *none *questions directed to US re: proposal for India to be self-governing
France	-everyone should pay a % of overall wealth (8%) -central powers should pay 10% -Germany & Austria-Hungary should accept war responsibility -Repayment can be made in resources *10% would go to replaying the US -1/2 debt to be repaid to US with reparations over course of 50 years, the remaining maximum 100 years, with increasing interest rate	-colonies – burden on the countries economy, should be given political autonomy -Give political autonomy to their colonies in Ottoman empire -Feel Ottoman empire should be returned to them/Germany has Tsar/could be dangerous for them to have both (only happened 40 years ago) -Most people in the region still identify themselves as being French -Tsar should be given over to the LOL to distribute the coal to Germany as needed (no to be trusted) *Taking away a portion of your land (Ger) /should give back Alsac and lorrain (5x greater loss) *Tsar should not be independently held by Germany, but should be allowed to access the resources of	-no decrease in armies -Germany has limit in army size (need limit) *US- Ger is responsible to have a larger army than Britain and France *continued to challenge
Germany	-Because Alsac and Lorraine has already been taken away, that should be payment enough -8% as suggested by France	-colonies should stay under control of nations as finished post-war -what are the motives to strip/take away land from one country/aggressor nations -taking too much could result in future problems/offences/consequnces *Taking the Tsar valley is more of a political offence than of actual strategic value. What is the value of the LOL taking control over the Rhur? *Is the humiliation worth it? *Alsac and Lorraing was given to Germany in fair reparation negotiations *France- contradictory statements questioning the distrubution of coal if Tsar is under the control of the LOL	-no limits on specific countries based on fault or involvement/role *US – equal opportunity for all to defend? *countries are not in the position to have self-determination *could plausibly lead to another war *could mandates be considered *what is the extent of enforcement to ensure loyalty? (US) *continued to question formula for colonial self-determination (US)
Britain	-Every country that took part in the war will contribute a % of their overall annually wealth -post-war wealth amount calculated after damages -sliding scale of reparation payments to be decided by LOL *How does US propose to reply loans (gradually) over the course of 50 years	-borders of colonies pre war should not be reconsidered (Alsac and Lorraine should be returned to France) -colonies should remain in present control (India) -if a country is economically stable enough, they should have the ability to govern on a local level -No further expansion of colonies/imperialism (to be internationally enforced with sanctions) *Appreciate India’s loyalty but want to maintain control *Taking Tsar in LOL control- not to punish Germany but to everyone’s advantage	-size should only reflect national defence -no chemical weapons *no concerns *colonies should be self-governing *current colonies that are under the control of another country should remain so with military posts in the nation for purposes of defence
India	-Every country that took part in the war will contribute a % of their overall annually wealth	-Seek independence -No representaion locally, -Jewel in the crown -Independence, but would still maintain ties of loyalty	-national defence -destruction of chemical weapons *no questions *no comments/feedback while discussing India’s independance
Ottoman	-Every country that took part in the war will contribute a % of their overall annually wealth -post-war wealth amount calculated after damages (included resources, resent economic state) -sliding scale of reparation payments to be decided by LOL -join war based on defense so they should not pay the same amount as “aggressor” nation	-Colonies pre-war should remain under current current control but should be guided by others -Colonies should remain under the control of the country that governs them -Independence granted according to self-sustainability/economics needs -Alsac and Lorrain should be returned *France/US proposed that Tsar should be under the control of the LOL/ not stable and no real way to enforce what is decided. What specific nationality would the people in the area? Whose control would it be under? German control- resources are the only thing that is monitored. Control would be phased out over time. To be monitored by economic sanctions	-remain at current size (able to defend national interests) -no rebuilding -disposal of chemical weapons (to be enforced with economic sanctions) *US – Britain controls many colonies – would what you suggest apply to all of their colonies as well *questioning independence/loyalty = contradiction to US *how would you ensure loyalty
Russian	-Every country that took part in the war will contribute a % of their overall annually wealth, taking into consideration property damages -Should be given $ reparations instead	-Germany and France should make agreement (60/40 split) -Russia has a say in how Polish corridor is goverened -Austria Hungary should be divided into independent Austira and Hungary -all of the land taken from turkey should be returned to -Tsar is not totally reliable to entrusted into care of LOL *Feels Aus-Hung should not retain control over Serbia because Russia has stronger cultural ties to Bosnia than A/H *Russia wants to take over Serbia	-arms reduced (especially England-air, naval) -rebuilt according to population, land mass -agressors should be rebuilt/stripped/taken away entirely *Addressing US – they have suffered harsher losses than other participating countries *Think they should be able to rebuild *Have no land damage during war
US	-pool together %10 of their resources to rebuild -France and Britain to repay all loans -France, brit and Russia to pay 1/2 debt to be repaid to US with reparations over course of 50 years, the remaining maximum 100 years, with increasing interest rate -Every country that took part in the war will contribute a % of their overall annually wealth, taking into consideration property damages (6/8)	-self-determination for all colonies -national groups should be allowed to form their own nation states -poland should be given land and territory (Balkans own, Turkey & poland) -tsar – LOL -Alsac & Lor returned	-reduced to lowest point until able to nationally defend -according to population *struggled to defend based on population-not strong logic to defend *willing to go forwards on a “gamble” *permission for British colonies to defend (self-determination). Colonies are included in Britains population. Colonies have their own independent army *want equal standards for everyone *Want everyone to have their own army
Resolution	-Russia should have to pay portion of France/Brit war reparations (5/8) -Ottoman has less responsibilith than “aggressor nations” (5/8)	-pre-war border stand (2/8) -All pre-war same except Alsaca & Lor (5/8) - post war colonies remain under control of current nation (exceotion france returns colonies to ottoman- eastern borders)(6/8) aust-hung separating into indep.nation (5/8) -Tsar will be under control of LOL (5/8) -India control & independence (5/8) -No further colonial expansion (6/8) -Armenian territories to be returned to Russia that were taken during Armenian genocide (3/8)	-0 tolerance for chemical weapons (7/8) -economic sanctions (7/8) -armanaments reduced according to pop (3/8) -agressors stripped (0/8) -armamanets rebubilt according to population (1/8) -land mass (1/8) -national defence (7/8) -colonial outposts for defence (7/8)