Treaty of Rome, 1924
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The Treaty of Rome of January 27, 1924 was an agreement by which Italy
and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
revoked the parts of the Treaty of Rapallo
from 1920, which had created the independent Free State of Fiume
. The agreement was that Fiume, now Rijeka
in Croatia
, would be annexed to Italy as the Province of Fiume, while the town of Sušak
was assigned to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. According to the treaty Fiume and Sušak would share a joint administration of the port facilities.
Ratifications of the agreement were exchanged in Rome on February 22, 1924, and it became effective on the same day. It was registered in League of Nations Treaty Series on April 7, 1924.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a state stretching from the Western Balkans to Central Europe which existed during the often-tumultuous interwar era of 1918–1941...
revoked the parts of the Treaty of Rapallo
Treaty of Rapallo, 1920
The Treaty of Rapallo was a treaty between the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes , signed to solve the dispute over some territories in the upper Adriatic, in Dalmatia and in the region which became known as the Julian March.The treaty was signed on 12 November 1920 in...
from 1920, which had created the independent Free State of Fiume
Free State of Fiume
The Free State of Fiume was an independent free state which existed between 1920 and 1924. Its territory of comprised the city of Fiume and rural areas to its north, with a corridor to its west connecting it to Italy.-History:Fiume gained autonomy for the first time in 1719 when it was proclaimed...
. The agreement was that Fiume, now Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
in Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, would be annexed to Italy as the Province of Fiume, while the town of Sušak
Sušak
Sušak is a part of the city of Rijeka in Croatia, where it composes the eastern part of the city.In 1924, Rijeka belonged to the independent Free State of Fiume, which had been created four years earlier under the Treaty of Rapallo, but in the Treaty of Rome the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and...
was assigned to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. According to the treaty Fiume and Sušak would share a joint administration of the port facilities.
Ratifications of the agreement were exchanged in Rome on February 22, 1924, and it became effective on the same day. It was registered in League of Nations Treaty Series on April 7, 1924.