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... promised to provide a substantial sum of money to Britain to restore its economy after the war ended.

Of course, Simon was no fool; he could tell that this was a poisoned chalice, or in the French customary terms, a sugar-coated bomb. This funding was not without strings attached, no cost, no demands. As a great man once said: 'Fishing for the eager, those who wish to eat the tempting bait will end up with stomach pain!'

The use of this funding would have to be under French supe ...

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