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French battleships if Italy stays outside the naval treaty

Keeping Italy outside the naval treaty is proposed as the route to French Normandie and Lyon battleships.

Question

How could France obtain its Normandie and Lyon battleships in an alternate history?

Short answer

Have Italy stay outside the naval treaty.

Notes

Italy remaining outside the naval treaty is the proposed change that would permit France to obtain its Normandie- and Lyon-class battleships.