Talk:Declaration of Sainte-Adresse

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Did you know... that in the 1916 Declaration of Sainte-Adresse Britain, France and Russia committed to securing the political and economic independence of Belgium after the First World War?

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 02:44, 3 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in the 1916 Declaration of Sainte-Adresse Britain, France and Russia committed to securing the political and economic independence of Belgium after the First World War? Source: The "political and economic independence" is a direct quote of the actual text of the declaration, see article.
- ALT1: ... that although the 1916 Declaration of Sainte-Adresse guaranteed Belgian attendance at the Paris Peace Conference she was designated a nation "of limited interest" and made no major decisions? Source: "Clemenceau and Lloyd George divided the (tens of) delegations present in Paris into 'powers of general interest' that meant in fact France, Britain, the US, Italy and Japan and the others 'of limited interest' on the other hand. The 'Big Five' worked things out among themselves" from Veranneman, Jean-Michel (30 November 2018). Belgium in the Great War. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5267-1662-0. and "Britain, France, and the United States (the Big Three) made the major decisions at the peace conference" from: Spielvogel, Jackson J. (1 January 2011). Western Civilization: Alternate Volume: Since 1300. Cengage Learning. p. 805. ISBN 978-1-133-17264-2.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 16:14, 27 October 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

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@Dumelow: Good article.

Going to have to assume good faith on the offline sources and approve. Onegreatjoke (talk) 19:51, 27 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]