...negotiation with the Turkish Government, the object of which was to define the attitude of the two countries in the event of an act of aggression leading to war in the Balkans or the Mediterranean. He was not sure whether he had made it clear to M. Gafencu that he had...

...urgency. Pending the conclusion of a definite agreement, the British and Turkish Governments would, in the event of an act of aggression leading to war in the Mediterranean area, co-operate effectively and lend each other all the aid and assistance in their power. After a further...

...assistance with Britain on 12 May and with France on 23 June, in which the signatories stated "that in the event of an act of aggression leading to war in the Mediterranean area, they would be prepared to cooperate effectively and to lend each other all aid and assistance in their...

...completion of the definitive agreement, His Majesty's Government and the Turkish Government declare that in the event of an act of aggression leading to war in the Mediterranean area, they would be prepared to cooperate effectively and to lend each other all aid and assistance in their...

...l 2 May. This announced that 'pending a definite long-term agreement of a reciprocal character' and 'in the event of an act of aggression leading to war in the Mediterranean area' the two sides would give each other 'all aid and assistance in their power'.57 The Anglo-Turkish declaration...