Treaty of London (1915)

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The Treaty of London (1915) was a secret World War I agreement in which the Entente Powers promised Italy territorial gains in return for joining the war against Austria-Hungary and its allies.

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Treaty of London (1915) canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I treaty
international agreement
secret treaty
alsoKnownAs London Pact
archivedIn The National Archives
surface form: British National Archives

Directorate-General for Archives
surface form: Italian state archives
category 1915 in international relations
Treaties of World War I
characteristic secret diplomacy
violated previous obligations of neutrality by Italy toward the Triple Alliance
conflictContext World War I
dateSigned 1915-04-26
disclosedBy Bolshevik government of Russia
disclosureDate 1917
hasJurisdictionOver territories of the Austro-Hungarian Empire to be ceded to Italy
influenced Italian dissatisfaction with the Versailles settlement
Italian postwar territorial claims
language English
French
Italian
legalStatus secret at the time of signing
locationSigned London, England
surface form: London
negotiatedBy Antonio Salandra
Sidney Sonnino
representatives of the British government
representatives of the French government
representatives of the Russian government
opposedTo Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Bulgaria
German Empire
Ottoman Empire
partyAlignment Entente Powers
promisedGain Dodecanese
surface form: Dodecanese Islands

Istria
South Tyrol
Trentino
Trieste, Italy
surface form: Trieste

expansion of Italian colonial possessions in Africa
parts of Dalmatia
promisedTerritoryTo Italy
purpose to bring Italy into World War I on the side of the Entente Powers
to promise territorial gains to Italy
relatedConcept mutilated victory
relatedEvent Italian declaration of war on Austria-Hungary on 1915-05-23
replacedPolicy Italian neutrality in World War I
resultedIn Italian declaration of war on Austria-Hungary
signatory France
Kingdom of Italy
Russian Empire
United Kingdom

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Italian Front relatedTo Treaty of London (1915)
subject surface form: Italian Front (World War I)
First Battle of the Isonzo relatedEvent Treaty of London (1915)
World War I diplomacy includesAgreement Treaty of London (1915)
Treaties of Portugal hasPart Treaty of London (1915)
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy includes Treaty of London (1915)
Battle of the Isonzo relatedTo Treaty of London (1915)
Austro-Hungarian–Italy border changedAfter Treaty of London (1915)
Treaty of Rapallo (1920) follows Treaty of London (1915)