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concluded between the General Staffs of France, Great Britain, Italy, and
Russia. This convention shall settle the minimum number of military forces
to be employed by Russia against Austria-Hungary in order to prevent that
Power from concentrating all its strength against Italy, in the event of
Russia deciding to direct her principal effort against Germany....
ARTICLE 2. On her part, Italy undertakes to use her entire resources for the purpose of waging war jointly with France, Great Britain, and Russia against all their enemies. ARTICLE 3. The French and British fleets shall render active and permanent assistance to Italy.... ARTICLE 4. Under the Treaty of Peace, Italy shall obtain
the Trentino, Cisalpine Tyrol with its geographical and natural frontier,
as well as Trieste, the counties of Gorizia and Gradisca, all Istria as
far as the Quarnero and including Volosca and the Istrian islands of Cherso
and Lussin, as well as the small islands of Plavnik, Unie, Canidole, Palazzuoli,
ARTICLE 5. Italy shall also be given the province of Dalmatia within its present administrative boundaries.... ARTICLE 6. Italy shall receive full sovereignty over Valona, the island of Saseno and surrounding territory....[Valona was the major harbor of Albania. Saseno was the small island protecting the entrance to the harbor there] ARTICLE 7. Should Italy obtain the Trentino and Istria
in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, together with Dalmatia
and the Adriatic islands within the limits specified in Article 5, and
the Bay of Valona (Article 6), and if the central portion of Albania is
reserved for the establishment of a small autonomous neutralised State,
Italy shall not
ARTICLE 8. Italy shall receive entire sovereignty over the Dodecanese Islands which she is at present occupying. ARTICLE 9. Generally speaking, France, Great Britain, and Russia recognise that,... in the event of total or partial partition of Turkey in Asia, she ought to obtain a just share of the Mediterranean region adjacent to the province of Adalia.... ARTICLE 11. Italy shall receive a share of any eventual war indemnity corresponding to their efforts and her sacrifices. ARTICLE 13. In the event of France and Great Britain increasing their colonial territories in Africa at the expense of Germany, those two Powers agree in principle that Italy may claim some equitable compensation.... ARTICLE 14.
ARTICLE 16. The present arrangement shall be held secret.
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This treaty was signed on April 26, 1915. Italy declared
war on May 23, 1915, but only on Austria.
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