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MID#420
Started in April 1941. See the narrative in the 200 United Kingdom/645 Iraq dyad
dispute list.
200 UNITED KINGDOM/300 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY
MID#257
Started in July 1914. See the narrative in the 300 Austria-Hungary/345 Yugoslavia
dyad dispute list.
200 UNITED KINGDOM/325 ITALY
MID#1642
Dispute Number: 1642
Date(s): October 14, 1890 to April 15, 1891
Participants: 325 Italy/200 United Kingdom
Outcome (and Settlement): Compromise (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The British held Egypt and Sudan while Italy, a late arrival in the scramble
for Africa, had recently taken present-day Eritrea by a treaty with Ethiopia. Britain
saw a weakened Ethiopia (as a result of the treaty between Italy and Ethiopia) to be in
their long-term interest, but a conflict emerged over where exactly the western border
of the Italian colony was.
British policy on the matter vied to keep all powers out of the Nile valley, which
extended into Ethiopia. However, Italy was trying to obtain Kassala and, thus, part of
the Atbara River. Britain objected to Italian aims and, soon afterward, an agreement
was signed between the two states on April 15, 1891. Since Italy was not viewed as a
regional threat at the time, the terms of the agreement actually involved British accep-
tance of Italian claims over the whole of Ethiopia, but those claims were qualified to
limit Italy to the whole of Ethiopia within 100 miles of the Nile. Further, Italy agreed
to not develop any irrigation on the Atbara River that may modify its flow into the
Nile. The militarized portion of this dispute applies only to a one-day show of force
by Italian troops.
Coding changes: End Date changed from March 24, 1891.
MID#1772
Dispute Number: 1772
Date(s): December 24, 1911
Participants: 325 Italy/200 United Kingdom
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)