Southern (R): General (R). Balkan Affairs and Balkan Alliance

A file containing documents concerning Balkan Alliance negotiations between Yugoslavia, Turkey, and Greece. The file includes a discussion of a planned multilateral meeting between the foreign ministers of the Balkan Alliance; a record of a conversation with the Yugoslav foreign minister confirming that the Balkan Alliance meeting will be held after the Greek elections; and comments on Yugoslav press coverage of the Balkan Alliance. The file also includes a briefing report for the British Secretary of State on the history and motives of the Balkan Alliance; a discussion of rumours of a possible meeting between the King of Greece and the president of Yugoslavia; and a briefing report about a conversation between the British Secretary of State and the Yugoslav ambassador concerning the foreign policy objectives of the Balkan Alliance. Other documents include comments on rumours of negotiations to establish a Balkan Federation between Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania.