Prime Minister Bretianu returned to the Prime Minister's Office after discussing with Edel.
Prime Minister Bretianu, who returned to the Prime Minister's Office, did not rush to open the document bag given to him by the king, but concentrated on handling the many affairs of the government. Because he knew that if he saw the document bag given to him by the king, he would probably be very satisfied.
My mind is all about negotiations, and I can't do the government work this afternoon, so it's not too late to go home and watch.
After a busy afternoon of government work, Prime Minister Bretianu returned home in his car. After accepting greetings from his family, Prime Minister Bretianu returned to his study. After telling others not to disturb him, he
Opened the light blue document bag.
In the negotiation conditions carefully prepared by Edel, the Allies set a limit along the Tisza River, extending to the Eastern Carpathians, and connecting southeastern Galicia (Lviv, Ivano,
Chernivtsi, as well as the southwest corner of Ternopil and the southwest corner of Khmelnytsky) are also included in it. According to Prime Minister Bretianu’s estimation, this is a territory larger than Romania.
, I just don’t know how the Allied Powers will react after seeing it.
Of course, this is the territory that was divided into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Edel knew that the current Russian provisional government could not agree to this condition, but he was also preparing for the future. As long as the Soviet Union and Germany signed the "Brest-Litovsk Peace Treaty" by then, then
Britain and France would ask Romania to sign this condition.
In addition to territorial conditions, Edel also prepared political and military conditions. The first political clause, signing a peace treaty with the Allies, must ensure that Romania obtains all the territory it deserves in the terms. If there is any deviation, the Allies cannot
The Allied Powers signed a peace treaty. This was Eder's way of ensuring that the Allied Powers would put words in writing in the future, and it would also serve as a basis for the normal acquisition of new territories in the future.
Article 2: When deciding on the peace treaty, the five countries of Britain, France, Russia, the United States, and Italy have equal status with Romania, and there is no superiority or inferiority. This is also Edel's painstaking preparation in order to improve Romania's status in the war. Otherwise, in the future Paris Peace Conference
, Romania is very likely to be assigned a second- or third-rate status like the Republic of China at that time. This is very detrimental to improving Romania's political and military status, and it is what Eder tried his best to avoid.
In terms of military conditions, Eder planned to make use of the Allied forces relying on the port of Paralia. He planned to launch an attack on Romania while the Allied forces still confronting the Bulgarian army could launch an attack to contain Bulgaria's return reinforcements.
Let’s talk about the situation of Greece. After the Allies forcibly landed in the Greek port city of Paralia, Prime Minister Venizelos strongly advocated for Greece to join the Allies to gain benefits. However, King Constantine always opposed it and advocated remaining neutral. Moreover,
In order to maintain neutrality, the king also dismissed Prime Minister Venizelos.
So in 1916, the former Prime Minister went to Paralia to establish a new government, completely disregarding Athens' principle of neutrality, so two governments emerged in Greece. After entering 1917, Britain and France decided to increase their control over Greece.
As a result, in May of this year, a large number of remarks appeared in Greece, accusing King Constantine of remaining neutral because he received private gifts from his relative, Kaiser Wilhelm II. These remarks were inadvertently amplified and spread throughout Greece, facing the public.
There was a lot of discussion, and King Constantine knew that this was forcing him to step down, and the mastermind behind it must be the Allied Powers.
However, in the face of such accusations, Constantine knew that this was forced by Britain and France. If he continued to prevent Greece from joining the war, then it is estimated that popular riots are not far away. You must know that Greece has always been deeply controlled by Britain. Now there is no such thing
The country was out of control of the Allied Powers. This can be seen from the fact that the Allied Powers landed at the port of Paralia and the Greek army did not fire a single shot.
According to information obtained by Edel, he heard that the king planned to abdicate and let his son inherit the throne. However, the specific situation requires further information.
After Prime Minister Bretianu saw the final conditions for Romania that Eder had set for himself, he burned them in a brazier.
Looking at the documents burned to ashes, Prime Minister Bretianu sighed. The conditions given to him by the king were difficult to handle. It was difficult for the Allies to agree to these contents, especially since Russia would never agree to Romania acquiring the territory of Galicia. Now
We can only slowly continue to negotiate with the Allied Powers, hoping that the Allied Powers will not be too angry when they see this.
After the ambassadors of the three Allied Powers received the Prime Minister's conditions for Romania's participation in the war, they all looked at each other, especially the Russian Ambassador Feralovsky, who showed great anger. Because of Romania's request, there was no concern for Russia's attitude, which made Feralovsky
Ambassador Fsky was very embarrassed.
Even Russia, which was hung up and beaten by Germany and Austria after the revolution, could not be humiliated by Romania. That's right. This is what Ambassador Filalovsky is thinking about now.
In front of the British and French ambassadors, Ambassador Filalovsky couldn't help but roared, "Damn the Romanians, do they still have Russia in their eyes?"
Faced with the anger of the Russian ambassador, the British and French ambassadors looked at each other, and finally the French ambassador Franck, who replaced Jean Bader, said to him. "Your Excellency Filalovsky, calm down and don't be so angry. We
We are also dissatisfied with the conditions in Romania, but the most important thing for us is to send the goods back to China under Romanian conditions."
The French ambassador's words allowed Filalovski to calm down a little, and the British ambassador Flanley, who succeeded Richard Mann, also talked to him. "These Romanians are really annoying. We have been talking to them for almost a year.
, I still insist on my own conditions, but now I want to increase the terms. I really don’t know why the government still tolerates these Romanians.”
Faced with the speeches of the British and French ambassadors to help him, Ambassador Filalovsky observed that it was not fake. It seemed that Britain and France were still on the side of Russia. So he followed the flow and said, "These Romanians are too procrastinating and do nothing at all.
It’s not pleasant, and their appetite is too big. I think we can mention it to our government to suppress the arrogance of the Romanians.”
When the Russian ambassador tried to test the situation, he was immediately rejected by the British Ambassador Flanley. "I think it is more serious to send Romania back to the country under the conditions first. I believe the government will give us instructions on how to deal with Romania."
"I agree too."
Seeing that the British and French ambassadors did not mention their own suggestions, Ambassador Filalovsky had no choice but to speak casually. "Then I will go back to the embassy to send a telegram. Goodbye."
"goodbye."
Ambassador Filalovsky looked at the French ambassador who was motionless and had to leave first. It seems that the Russian Revolution and this disastrous defeat have caused him to slip from the position of the Big Three in all aspects.
After seeing the Russian ambassador leave, the British Ambassador Flanley said to Frank. "London sent a telegram asking me to increase my efforts to win over Romania."
Ambassador Frank, who understood what Ambassador Franli meant, replied, "Paris also sent me the same telegram."
It seems that Britain and France are also worried about the chaos in Russia, but as long as Russia is willing to continue fighting, I believe Romania is only a backup option for Britain and France. Then all this depends on the development of the political situation in Russia, but the situation in Russia is a bit bad at the moment.
