Abstract
Germany’s entry into the League of Nations had been one of the major
discussion points at the Locarno treaty negotiations. The main problem
regarding Germany’s entry into the League was the question of Poland’s
admittance as a permanent League Council member. Whereas France was
committed to Polish entry, Germany saw it as an obstacle to the
hoped-for revisions of its eastern borders, which had been determined by
the Treaty of Versailles. After lengthy negotiations, the question was
finally resolved by an agreement whereby Poland was admitted as a
non-permanent member of the League Council with the right of re-election
at the end of a three-year term. Germany was granted permanent
representation on the League Council, and this, together with the Treaty
of Locarno, returned it to a position of parity with the other European
powers.