Treaty of Sèvres (Greece - Western Thrace)
In the Treaty of Sèvres with regard to Western Thrace , the Entente transferred sovereignty over Western Thrace (including Adrianople, now Edirne ) to Greece . Previously, Bulgaria had to cede this territory to the Entente in the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine in November 1919. The treaty only entered into force in a revised form with today's borders of Western Thrace, i.e. without Edirne (Adrianople).
The treaty is internal to the Entente and was negotiated with the United Kingdom , France , Italy and Japan on the one hand and with Greece on the other and signed on August 10, 1920. The negotiations were conducted in parallel to the treaty of the same name with the Ottoman Empire . On July 24, 1923, the treaty was ratified in Lausanne with a revised additional protocol in parallel to the negotiations with Turkey on the Treaty of Lausanne . The revision of the treaty redefined the borders of Western Thrace in line with the Lausanne Treaty .
The treaty transfers some provisions of the Neuilly-sur-Seine treaty with regard to western Thrace, such as B. Protection of minorities, freedom of transit and financial obligations to Greece.
In addition, it is stipulated that the Convention on the Exchange of Population between Greece and Bulgaria agreed on November 27, 1919 also applies to Western Thrace. (Art. 3)
The contract regulates in several points (Art. 4 to 14) Bulgaria's access to the important port city of Dedeağaç (today Alexandroupoli ) and thus to the Aegean Sea and defines a permanent lease zone at the port of Alexandroupolis for Bulgaria. The port of Alexandroupolis is declared a port of international importance and the regulations for international use of the port are clarified.
See also
- Sèvres syndrome
- Treaty of Sèvres (Ottoman Empire)
- Treaty of Sèvres (Greece - Protection of Minorities)
- Western Thrace Turks
literature
- Erik Goldstein: Great Britain and Greater Greece 1917–1920 . In: Historical Journal. 32 (1989) pp. 339-356.