În schimbul participării germane, ni se va permite un pact, denumit pactul privind concurenţa, ale cărui detalii, conform unei note din partea Secretariatului general pentru afaceri externe al guvernului francez, nu trebuiau dezvăluite.
In exchange for Germany ’ s participation, we will be permitted a pact, termed a competitiveness pact, the details of which, according to a note from the French Government ’ s Secretariat-General for European Affairs, were not supposed to be known.