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The Treaty of London, also known as the London Pact (Patto di Londra, in Italian), was negotiated secretly by three major Allied Powers (France, Russia, Great Britain) and Italy. Since the Italian territorial demands included the Yugo-Slavic lands under Austria-Hungary, the negotiations had to involve also the future borders of two cobelligerant Allied states, the kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro. However, the territorial promises to the latter were fairly precise only along the areas assigned to Italy. Thus, the Kingdom of Serbia was promised Split (Spalato, in Italian), the coast and islands south of Krka to Dubrovnik (Ragusa), and peninsula Peljesac (Sabbioncello). The Kingdom of Montenegro was assigned Dubrovnik, and the coast south to the Albanian port San Giovanni di Medua. Also, but less precisely, Serbia was promised Bosnia-Herzegovina, Srem, Backa, Slavonia (this one against the Italian objections), and some unspecified areas of Albania (to be divided between Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece). The Italians insisted, and the Allies agreed, that the question of the Croatian coast between Zadar (Zara) and Istra (Istria) should be settled after the war. They also insisted that Serbia should not be informed about the agreements. This, however, the Allies overruled by sending to the Government of Serbia an official Note, dated August 4, 1915, confirming the postwar territorial claims of Serbia and Montenegro.

At the Paris Peace Conference, the Italians insisted that they will negotiate only with their wartime allies Serbia and Montenegro, not with defeated enemies included in delegation of the new state of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In particular they were incensed that three members of the delegation were former Austro-Hungarian deputies (Croats Ante Trumbic, Josip Smodlaka, and the Slovene Otokar Ribarz), and that one (the Slovene Ivan Zolger) had served as Minister in the wartime Austrian Cabinet. But the Italians finally gave in, primarily under the pressure of the then US President Woodrow Wilson.

Rene Albrecht-Carrie, ITALY AT THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE. 1966
Ivo J. Lederer, YUGOSLAVIA AT THE PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE. 1963



http://www.serbianunity.net/culture/history/Treaty_of_London/index.html

[Гост Захумље]

Mr Serbian Monarhist you appear to suffer from very similar symptoms that appeared to have occupied the minds of our forefathers.

Therefore the question I must ask you, who do you believe within the Serbian Authorities decided SUICIDE was their best option after succesfully winning a war?

As a captive listener look forward to reading your knowledge and wisdom.

[Српски монархиста]

Hard questinion.....The man with the beard?

[Гост Захумље]

Serbian Monarhist.......appears my prognosis might in fact be accurate. However the opportunity's here for you to disprove those assumptions.

I'll therefore repeat the question.


Who do you believe within the Serbian Authorities decided SUICIDE was their best option after succesfully winning a war?

Let me make it easier for you, SUICIDE here is a metophor for the Kingdom of Jugoslavia, as oppose to the Kingdon of Serbia, that encompassed all Serbian lands.

[Петровић]

The answer is POLITICIANS, SERBIAN...

[Српски монархиста]

London Pact (Italian Patto di Londra) was a secret pact between Italy and Triple Entente, signed in London on April 26 1915 by the Kingdom of Italy, the United Kingdom, France and Russia.

According to the pact, Italy was to leave the Triple Alliance and join Triple Entente, as already stated in a secret agreement signed in London, on 4-5 September 1914. Furthermore, Italy was to declare war against Germany and Austria-Hungary within a month — and in fact the declaration of war was published May 23 of the same year. In exchange, Italy was to obtain some territorial gains (see Italia irredenta) at the end of the war:
Lands offered to Serbia by the Allies in 1915.
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Lands offered to Serbia by the Allies in 1915.

1. Trieste
2. Trento
3. Gorizia
4. Istria, but not Fiume
5. Zara
6. Dodecanese
7. Protectorate over Albania
8. Vlorë
9. part of Dalmatia
10. part of the German Asian and African colonial empire

To the Kingdom of Serbia was promised

1. Split
2. the coast and islands south of Krka to Dubrovnik (Ragusa), and peninsula Pelješac.

The Kingdom of Montenegro was assigned

1. Dubrovnik
2. and the coast south to the Albanian port Shengjin (San Giovanni di Medua).

Also, but less precisely, Serbia was promised

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina
2. Srem
3. Bačka
4. Slavonia (this one against the Italian objections),
5. and some unspecified areas of Albania (to be divided between Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece).

The Italians insisted, and the Allies agreed, that the question of the Croatian coast between Zara and Istria should be settled after the war. They also insisted that Serbia should not be informed about the agreements. This, however, the Allies overruled by sending to the Government of Serbia an official Note, dated August 4, 1915, confirming the postwar territorial claims of Serbia and Montenegro.


The pact was to be kept secret, but after the October Revolution, it was published by Russian journal Izsvestia, in November 1917.

The pact was nullified with the Treaty of Versailles, because Woodrow Wilson, supporting Slavic claims and not recognizing the treaty, rejected Italian requests on Dalmatian territories.



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