Anglo-French Entente; Entente Cordiale

Japanese: 英仏協商 - えいふつきょうしょう（英語表記）Anglo-French Entente; Entente Cordiale

An agreement concluded between Great Britain and France on April 8, 1904. The two countries had been at odds in diplomatic relations for many years, but they came to share common interests in the face of Germany's imperialistic advance, and with the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, they concluded this agreement to adjust the spheres of influence of the two countries. The main points of the agreement were: (1) mutual recognition of British supremacy in Egypt and French supremacy in Morocco, (2) the renunciation of French fishing rights in Newfoundland, (3) determination of the sphere of influence in Siam (Thailand), (4) confirmation of free passage through the Suez Canal and the Straits of Gibraltar, etc. After the conclusion of this treaty, the Anglo-Russian Entente was concluded, and together with the Franco-Russian Alliance, it became the Triple Entente, which came to compete with the Triple Alliance led by Germany.

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Japanese:

1904年4月8日，イギリスとフランスとの間に結ばれた協約。両国の外交関係は多年にわたり世界各地で対立してきたが，ドイツの帝国主義的進出の前に共通の利害をもつようになり，日露戦争の勃発を機会に，両国の勢力範囲の調整をはかるため，この協約を結んだ。おもな内容は，(1) エジプトでのイギリス，モロッコでのフランスの優越権を相互に承認，(2) フランスのニューファンドランド漁業権の放棄，(3) シャム (タイ) の勢力範囲の確定，(4) スエズ運河，ジブラルタル海峡の自由通航の確認，など。この条約締結後，英露協商が結ばれ，露仏同盟と合せて三国協商となって，ドイツを中心とする三国同盟と対抗することになった。

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