In August 1919, British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour summarized the essence of the problem that is now confronting policymakers. “The unhappy truth,” he wrote, “is that France, England, and America have got themselves…so inextricably confused that no…satisfactory answer is now possible.”
1919年8月，英国外交大臣亚瑟·贝尔福总结了今天困扰着决策者的问题的核心。“令人不快的事实是”，他写道，“法国、英国和美国……陷入了无法解开的困惑，以至于如今找不到……令人满意的答案。”