The Corfu Incident of 1923: Mussolini and The League of Nations (Princeton Legacy Library, 1866)

The author scrutinizes official documents and unpublished government and private archives to present a day-by-day account of the negotiations among the League's representatives that led to a peaceful settlement of the crisis.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. Front Matter (pp. i-vi) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (pp. vii-viii) Table of Contents (pp. ix-xii) ABBREVIATIONS (pp. xiii-xiv) CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS: July-December 1923 (pp. xv-xviii) INTRODUCTION (pp. xix-1) [Maps] (pp. 2-2) CHAPTER I THE CONFERENCE OF AMBASSADORS (pp. 3-19) CHAPTER II THE TELLINI MURDER (pp. 20-32) CHAPTER III THE ITALIAN ULTIMATUM (pp. 33-73) CHAPTER IV MUSSOLINI VERSUS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (pp. 74-123) CHAPTER V THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND THE CONFERENCE OF AMBASSADORS (pp. 124-187) CHAPTER VI SETTLEMENT BY NEGOTIATION AND COMPROMISE (pp. 188-229) CHAPTER VII CRUCIAL DAYS: SEPTEMBER 12-13 (pp. 230-267) CHAPTER VIII SURRENDER (pp. 268-296) CONCLUSION (pp. 297-314) APPENDIX A Text of the Conference of Ambassadors’ Message to the Council of the League of Nations, September 5, 1923 (pp. 315-315) APPENDIX B Text of Avezzana’s Declaration to the Conference of Ambassadors, September 13, 1923 (pp. 316-316) APPENDIX C Memorandum by Sir Eric Drummond on the Corfu Incident, September 14, 1923 (pp. 317-320) APPENDIX D Note of the Conference of Ambassadors to the Greek Government, September 27, 1923 (pp. 321-322) BIBLIOGRAPHY (pp. 323-330) INDEX (pp. 331-339) The author scrutinizes official documents and unpublished government and private archives to present a day-by-day account of the negotiations among the League's representatives that led to a peaceful settlement of the crisis.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905