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Tripoli. In 1911, a quarrel broke out between Turkey and Italy. The latter established an army in Tripoli (a country nearly twice the size of Texas), at that time a Turkish vilayet???and issued a decree annexing it. War continued until 1912, when the Treaty of Ouchy was signed, granting Italy sovereignty over the country...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: North Africa | 12/8/1924 | See Source »

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