Corfu 1923

• What countries were involved in the dispute?

  Greece, Albania and Italy
• When did the dispute happen?

  1923
• What was the dispute about?

  On the border between Greece and Albania an Italian general (Tellini) was killed while he was doing some work for the League in Greece

  • The Italian Leader Mussolini was angry with the Greekes
  • He invaded the Greek island of Corfu
  • The Greeks asked the League for help
• What did the League do?

  • The council of the League met
  • It condemned Mussolini and told him to leave Corfu
  • It told the Greeks to give some money to the Mussolini
• What happened afterwards?

  • Mussolini refused to accept its decision
  • He refused to leave Corfu
  • The League changed its decision
  • It told Greece to apologise to Mussolini and to pay the money to Italy
  • The Greeks did as the League said
  • Then Mussolini gave Corfu back to Greece
• What were the consequences?

  • LoN looked weak and ineffective as the Conference of Ambassadors’ determination held more weight than the Council’s.
  • The Geneva Protocol was drawn up in 1924 requiring members of LoN to go to the Permanent Court of International Justice in disputes BUT this was not approved by British gvt as MacDonald loses power in the next general election