Word: mediterranean
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...verbal "gentlemen's understanding," not strictly binding, but to the effect that London and Rome anticipate: 1) cessation by the extremely powerful Italian radio station at Bari of its anti-British broadcasts in the languages of the Near East; 2) disintegration of the British ''Mediterranean accords" with France, Yugoslavia. Turkey and Greece, made at the time of Sanctions and considered by II Duce as menacing Italy; 3) easy going by Italy from now on in the Spanish Civil War, and even easier going as to the Balearic Islands, which Britain has feared Italy might seize...
After some days of "courtesy delay" while the pact was privately circulated to the Mediterranean Powers and won a good press in England before anyone really knew what was in it, the text was made public. On its face Britain and Italy agree that ships of both countries have "freedom of entry to, exit from and transit through the Mediterranean" and they "disclaim any desire to modify, or, so far as they are concerned, to see modified the status quo as regards national sovereignty in the Mediterranean area...
...Messrs. Hart & Clapp and Faiz Mohammed Khan was a proviso that the concession company must be entirely American. U. S. engineers have been well regarded in the East ever since they helped complete Iraq Petroleum's 1,200 mi. pipe line across Iraq and Syria to the Mediterranean in 1935. More important than that, and perhaps most important for the concession to Seaboard, is the fact that Afghans are still skittish about British interference. European-minded King Amanullah was chased out in 1929 partly because he tried to force pants on his tribesmen. His successor, Nadir Khan, was assassinated...
...change in the present equilibrium in European affairs can be expected from the recent Angle-Italian agreement to maintain status quo conditions in the Mediterranean region, declared William L. Langer '15, Coolidge Professor of History, in an interview last night...
...however, hard to see," he continued, "how under the terms of the agreement Italy could get any Spanish islands in the Mediterranean. Furthermore, from the rumpus Spain has been raising for the past 200 years about the English at Gibralter, I don't think it likely that she would give Italy any islands...