Thrakien als Zugang Bulgariens zur Ägäis in der Aussenpolitik der Regierung Stambolijski (1920-2. Juni 1923)

Abstract

The outlet of Bulgaria on the Aegean constituted a fundamental aim of
Bulgarian foreign policy during the inter-war period. The Neuilly Treaty
(27.11.1919) and the special convention of the Sèvres on Western Thrace
(10.8.1920) provided for an economic outlet. Bulgaria, however, insisted
upon a territorial outlet, its maximum objective being an autonomous Thrace,
both Eastern and Western, and its minimum autonomy for Western Thrace
under Allied control. In its struggle against the Peace Settlement, Bulgaria
supported Turkey during the Greek-Turkish War, rejected the favourable
Greek offers at the Lausanne Conference and fomented unrest in Western
Thrace. Although Greek sovereignty over this region was reaffirmed at Lausanne,
Bulgaria continued to regard the question as open, despite the fact
that there were no more Bulgarians in Western Thrace.