‘Adenauer’s foreign policy. Oh la la!’ On 18 November 1949, German cartoonist Ernst Maria Lang takes an ironic look at the discussions between Chancellor Adenauer and France (depicted as Marianne) on stopping the dismantling of industry and putting an end to Allied control of the Ruhr industries. Kurt Schumacher, leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, who is opposed to the Allies’ plan to dismantle German industry, forcefully reminds the Chancellor of his views.