Greek-Serbian relations 1912-1913 : communication gap or deliberate policy

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Helen Gardikas-Katsiadakis

Abstract

Based on previous research, this paper examines the Greek-Serbian treaty
of 1913 with particular emphasis on the circumstances under which it was
signed, on the bilateral obligations stemming from it and on the real extent of
its significance. It explains why the Greece did not approach Serbia, when she
did Bulgaria, in order to form a tripartite Balkan alliance, it analyzes the
circumstances under which this rapprochement eventually took place and
follows Balkan developments leading up to the signature of the defensive
alliance treaty with Serbia in June 1913 against the backdrop of the novel
geostrategic environment created by the First Balkan War. The primary aim
of the paper is to determine the circumstances under which, following the outbreak of the First World War, the 1913 Greek-Serbian treaty assumed a
political significance disproportionate to its true significance and was exploited
for domestic partisan purposes.

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