British Diplomacy and the Concept of the Eastern Pact (1933-1935) : Analyses, Projects, Activities.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 From Fear to Partial Acceptance. British Approach to Collective Security (1919-1933) -- CHAPTER 2 Turning Point in the Moscow-Berlin Relations in the Assessment of British Diplomacy (January 1933-January 1934) -- 2.1. Foreign Office and the Increasing Soviet-German Conflict in 1933 -- 2.2. In the Face of the Soviet Diplomatic Game Concerning the Baltic States at the Turn of 1933/1934 -- 2.3. Moscow's Declarations on Collective Security Policy (December 1933-January 1934) -- CHAPTER 3 London's Reactions to the Emergence of the Concept of the "Eastern Locarno" (March-July 1934) -- 3.1. The International Context of the Franco-Soviet Initiative in the Assessment of the Foreign Office -- 3.2 British Opinions on the Reports of the Soviet Plans to Join the League of Nations -- 3.3. The Foreign Office Reaction to the French Declaration of Extending the Locarno System in East Central Europe (May-June 1934) -- 3.4. Analysis of the French Project of 27 June 1934 -- CHAPTER 4 British Diplomatic Efforts for the Accession of the Soviet Union to the Collective Security System (July-September 1934) -- 4.1. Louis Barthou's Visit in London (9-10 July 1934) -- 4.2. The Activity of the Foreign Office for the Conclusion of the Eastern Pact -- 4.3. Slowdown in the Activities of the British Diplomacy -- 4.4. In View of the Rejection of the Concept of the Eastern Pact of Mutual Assistance by the Third Reich and Poland -- 4.5. Great Britain and the Accession of the USSR to the League of Nations -- CHAPTER 5 Impasse in Negotiations on the Eastern Pact after the Death of Louis Barthou (October 1934-February 1935) -- 5.1. International and Internal Conditions of the British Government's Foreign Policy at the Turn of 1934 and 1935 -- 5.2. Foreign Office and the Paris-Moscow-Berlin Triangle (October-December 1934). 5.3. Assessment of the Political Activity of the USSR at the Turn of 1934/1935 -- 5.4. Foreign Office and the Diplomatic Activity of Pierre Laval in the European Arena (December 1934-January 1935) -- 5.5. The London Visit of Pierre-Étienne Flandin and Pierre Laval (1-3 February 1935) -- CHAPTER 6 Negotiations on the Concept of the Eastern Pact of Non-Aggression and Consultation (February-April 1935) -- 6.1. Formulating a New Concept of the Eastern Pact -- 6.2. Hopes Associated with the Visit of British Ministers in Berlin -- 6.3. Anthony Eden's Talks in Moscow -- 6.4. Sounding of the New Concept of the Eastern Pact in Warsaw and Prague -- 6.5. Eastern Pact at the Conference in Stresa (11-14 April 1935) -- CHAPTER 7 Epilogue of British Efforts for the Conclusion of the Eastern Pact (April-November 1935) -- 7.1. Foreign Office and the Franco-Soviet Pact of Mutual Assistance of 2 May 1935 -- 7.2. Final Efforts for the Eastern Pact of Non-Aggression and Consultation -- 7.3. London's Resignation from Promoting the Concept of the Eastern Pact -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ANNEX -- A1. DICTIONARY OF PERSONS APPEARING IN THE BOOK -- A2. INDEX -- A3. STRUCTURE OF THE FOREIGN OFFICE IN 1933-1935 -- A4. ABBREVIATIONS.