Abstract
In October 1925 a shooting incident on the Greco—Bulgarian frontier led to two deaths and the threat of a wider conflict, for Greece responded by advancing into Bulgaria. The attacked state appealed to the League of Nations. The then French President of the League Council immediately sent telegrams to both sides, reminding them of their obligations under the League Covenant and exhorting them to stop all forward military movements and withdraw their troops behind their own frontiers. The Council speedily endorsed this initiative, and requested Britain, France and Italy to send military officers to the area to report on how the parties were reacting. The observer group was quickly on the scene and able to tell the Council that the parties were complying with its call.
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James Barros, The League of Nations and the Great Powers. The Greek—Bulgarian Incident, 1925 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970).
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James, A. (1990). The Greco—Bulgarian Crisis (1925). In: Peacekeeping in International Politics. Studies in International Security . Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21026-8_6
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