The Czechoslovak Colony in France – stakeholder in the relationship between France and Czechoslovakia in 1914 – 1940
The Czechoslovak Colony in France – stakeholder in the relationship between France and Czechoslovakia in 1914 – 1940

Summary/Abstract: The author contributes in his article to the study of French-Czech-Slovak relationship, by evaluating the role of Czechoslovak émigrés in France as stakeholders in the developments of 1938. Since its establishment in summer 1914, the Czechoslovak Colony acted like a lobby group. Its members wanted to protect the Czechoslovak State through their actions in France, which they saw as an ally and a guarantee for the security of all Central Europe. If the Colony couldn’t influence the French position in Munich and avoid the loss of sovereignty, one shouldn’t automatically under-estimate its role. The main question remains, what was the contribution of the Colony in French-Czechoslovak relationships over the period 1914-1940.

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