 In 1926, "The Manchester Guardian" ran an exposé showing the "Reichswehr" had been developing military technology forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles in the Soviet Union, and the secret German-Soviet co-operation had started in 1921.The German statement following "The Manchester Guardian"s article that Germany did not feel bound by the terms of Versailles and would violate them as much as possible gave much offence in France.Nonetheless, in 1927, the Inter-Allied Commission, which was responsible for ensuring that Germany complied with Part V of the Treaty of Versailles, was abolished as a goodwill gesture reflecting the "Spirit of Locarno".