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Chapter 5 the Sinking of the Little Entente

Chapter 5 the Sinking of the Little Entente 114 CHAPTER 5 THE SINKING OF THE LITTLE ENTENTE Owing to the force of circumstances, Romania was no t repre- sented at the various international conferences of the last few . years. Thus, notably, we were absent from the U.N.O. conference of San Francisco, in the spring of 1945. Hence none c'ould be found to re-establish the facts and the truth, when the French dele- . gate, Paul-Boncour, made the extraordinary assertion there that Romania, through her refusal to allow the passage of Soviet troops over her territory, in 1938, made it impossible for France to come to the assistance of Czechoslovakia, and brought about the surren- der at Munich. Yet it is nothing but a fable. A great country like France has no need i;o hide behind such fantastic and transparent inventions made to the detriment of a small country, whose misfortunes rendered it momentarily si- lent. For the true facts have been recorded buy history. T'hey are peremptory, and they tell a quite different story. By treaty, Romania had but a single obligation toward Czechoslovakia: that of coming to her assistance in the event of an attack by Hungary. France, on the contrary, had undertaken to http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southeastern Europe Brill

Chapter 5 the Sinking of the Little Entente

Southeastern Europe , Volume 15 (1): 114 – Jan 1, 1988

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Brill
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© 1988 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0094-4467
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1876-3332
DOI
10.1163/187633388X00085
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114 CHAPTER 5 THE SINKING OF THE LITTLE ENTENTE Owing to the force of circumstances, Romania was no t repre- sented at the various international conferences of the last few . years. Thus, notably, we were absent from the U.N.O. conference of San Francisco, in the spring of 1945. Hence none c'ould be found to re-establish the facts and the truth, when the French dele- . gate, Paul-Boncour, made the extraordinary assertion there that Romania, through her refusal to allow the passage of Soviet troops over her territory, in 1938, made it impossible for France to come to the assistance of Czechoslovakia, and brought about the surren- der at Munich. Yet it is nothing but a fable. A great country like France has no need i;o hide behind such fantastic and transparent inventions made to the detriment of a small country, whose misfortunes rendered it momentarily si- lent. For the true facts have been recorded buy history. T'hey are peremptory, and they tell a quite different story. By treaty, Romania had but a single obligation toward Czechoslovakia: that of coming to her assistance in the event of an attack by Hungary. France, on the contrary, had undertaken to

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Published: Jan 1, 1988

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