Racconigi Bargain

On 24 October 1909 King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Nicholas II of Russian Empire concluded a secret agreement at Racconigi, known as the Racconigi Bargain.

It stated that:

If Russia or Italy are to conclude agreements concerning Eastern Europe with another Power in future, the other party of this agreement must also participate in such new agreement.
Italy recognizes Russian interests in the Turkish Straits should be controlled by Russia while in return Russia recognizes Italian interests in Tripoli and Cyrenaica.^[1]

From Italy's point of view, the Racconigi Bargain facilitated Italy's preparations for the Italo-Turkish War, two years later, in which Italy conquered Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

References[]

^ Charles Stephenson (19 December 2014). A Box of Sand: The Italo-Ottoman War 1911-1912. Tattered Flag. pp. 39–. ISBN 978-0-9576892-2-0.

The Racconigi Bargain

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