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Italy however drove a hard bargain, demanding extensive territorial
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Istria, Gorizia and Dalmatia.
Despite the Allies' eventual agreement the terms of the secret treaty were to
cause problems at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919.
Since the Italian territorial demands included the Yugo-Slavic lands under
Austria-Hungary, Italy needed to negotiate future borders with two of her
wartime allies, Serbia and Montenegro; she did however refuse to negotiate
with any delegate to Versailles who had served within an enemy government
(including Austro-Hungarian deputies); she finally agreed to such negotiations
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Ultimately Italy was granted Trentino, Trieste, (the German-speaking) South
Tyrol, and Istria. But Dalmatia was excluded, as was Fiume; so, too, were any
colonial territories in Africa or Asia and any claim on Albania. Nationalists
consequently argued that Italy had been robbed of its rightful gains.
Extracts from the Treaty of London, 26 April 1915
Article 1
A military convention shall be immediately concluded between the General
Staffs of France, Great Britain, Italy, and Russia. This convention shall settle
the minimum number of military forces to be employed by Russia against
Austria-Hungary in order to prevent that Power from concentrating all its
strength against Italy, in the event of Russia deciding to direct her principal
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On her part, Italy undertakes to use her entire resources for the purpose of
waging war jointly with France, Great Britain, and Russia against all their
enemies.
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The French and British fleets shall render active and permanent assistance to
Italy...
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Article 4
Under the Treaty of Peace, Italy shall obtain the Trentino, Cisalpine Tyrol with
its geographical and natural frontier, as well as Trieste, the counties of Gorizia
and Gradisca, all Istria as far as the Quarnero and including Volosca and the
Istrian islands of Cherso and Lussin, as well as the small islands of Plavnik,
Unie, Canidole, Palazzuoli, San Pietro di Nembi, Asinello, Gruica, and the
neighbouring islets...
Article 5
Italy shall also be given the province of Dalmatia within its present
administrative boundaries...
Article 6
Italy shall receive full sovereignty over Valona, the island of Saseno and
surrounding territory...
Article 7
Should Italy obtain the Trentino and Istria in accordance with the provisions of
Article 4, together with Dalmatia and the Adriatic islands within the limits
specified in Article 5, and the Bay of Valona (Article 6), and if the central
portion of Albania is reserved for the establishment of a small autonomous
neutralised State, Italy shall not oppose the division of Northern and Southern
Albania between Montenegro, Serbia, and Greece...
Article 8
Italy shall receive entire sovereignty over the Dodecanese Islands which she is
at present occupying.
Article 9
Generally speaking, France, Great Britain, and Russia recognise that,... in the
event of total or partial partition of Turkey in Asia, she ought to obtain a just
share of the Mediterranean region adjacent to the province of Adalia...
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Article 11
Italy shall receive a share of any eventual war indemnity corresponding to their
efforts and her sacrifices.
Article 13
In the event of France and Great Britain increasing their colonial territories in
Africa at the expense of Germany, those two Powers agree in principle that
Italy may claim some equitable compensation...
Article 14
Great Britain undertakes to facilitate the immediate conclusion, under equitable
conditions, of a loan of at least 50,000,000 pounds...
Article 16
The present arrangement shall be held secret.
Source: Great Britain, Parliamentary Papers, London, 1920, LI Cmd. 671,
Miscellaneous No. 7, 2-7.
Saturday, 22 August, 2009 Michael Duffy
At the Battle of Sarikamish the Turks suffered a disastrously high
81% casualty rate.
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