Saar Basin Coal Industry, Germany

RP OBY SAAR BASIN'S COAL INDUSTRY The Saar Basin, one of the main coal producing areas of western Europe, was put under French administration after World War I as compensation for French coal mines destroyed by the Germans. Annexed by Hitler after the Saar plebiscite of 1935, the population of the Saar Basin voted, in 1947, by overwhelming majority for an economic union with France. A series of agreements were signed by France and the Saar, giving the Saar a large measure of autonomy and France a 50-year lease on coal mines. The mines are administered by the Regio des Mines, French coal mining authority in the Saar. France has spent some 13 billion francs (over $3 million) for modernization and rehabilitation of the mines since 1948. Coal production has now risen to over that of pre-World War II. The majority of the Saar population is employed directly or indirectly by the coal industry. According to the Schumann Plan 34% of the Saar coal production goes to France (incl. Saar), 35% to Germany and 31% to the Ponelux tries and Italy. 40 Saar Landtag (Parliament) The structur Romain Comm Z_ Nusra 10 faze 0A38947 ORIGINALI THIS PRINT IS ONLY LGALED TO YOU AND MUST BE RETURNED AS SOON AS IT HAS SERVED ITS PURPOSE. ៩Ł OBY = Clande PHOTO BY PIX INCORPORATED 250 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK CITY TEL. PLAZA 9-8500 Please Credit - PIX A LICENSE IS GRANTED ONLY TO THE PUB TION TO WHICH THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS SENT TO REPRODUCE FOR ONE TIME ONLY THE PIC TURE APPEARING ON THIS PRINT. IT MUST NOT BE LOANED, SYNDICATED OR USED FOR AD- VERTISING PURPOSES WITHOUT WRITTEN PER MISSION. Јасови 40 a