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What was happening between the armistice and the opening of the Paris peace talks?

Posted by: Tara Finn, Posted on: 18 January 2019 - Categories: Foreign affairs and diplomacy, Foreign Office Historians

The armistice agreement with Germany was signed on 11 November 1918, but the Peace Conference did not start proceedings until 18 January 1919. With so much at stake, why did it take 2 months for discussions to start?