Von Bulow, M. (2005) The Telefunken affair and the internationalization of the Algerian war 1957-1959. Journal of Strategic Studies, 28(4), pp. 703-729. (doi: 10.1080/01402390500336380)
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Abstract
Between 1957 and 1959 the West German company Telefunken and the Bonn government became prime targets in the French army's campaign against the Front de Libération Nationale's (FLN) efforts to establish communications networks. To the French military, the prevention of sales of Telefunken equipment to the FLN or its allies constituted a matter of strategic importance. To the Germans, it was an act of economic protectionism that exposed France's continued misgivings of Germany. The problem exerted a considerable strain between Paris and Bonn, and even threatened to harm German-Arab relations. The Telefunken affair thus highlights the Algerian war's international ramifications. It further reveals the responsibility of the French military in the internationalisation of that war.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Additional Information: | The archival research for this article was made possible through the generous financial support ofCorpus Christi College, Cambridge, the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and the GermanHistorical Institute in Paris. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Von Bulow, Dr Mathilde |
| Authors: | Von Bulow, M. |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN: | 0140-2390 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1743-937X |
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