Anglo-Italian Gentlemen's Agreement

…At that time, Britain was afraid of the increase in potential enemies due to its lack of military power, and was trying to separate Italy from Germany. Italy also did not want to be completely subordinate to Germany, and wanted to improve its relationship with Britain for that reason, and on December 31, 1936, they concluded an agreement (the Anglo-Italian Gentlemen's Agreement) promising to maintain the status quo in the Western Mediterranean. However, in 1937, as Italy's interference in the Spanish Civil War intensified, Foreign Secretary Eden took an attitude against appeasement of Italy, and came into conflict with Chamberlain, who became Prime Minister in May and was actively seeking to repair relations with Italy. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the Anglo-Italian Gentlemen's Agreement is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この当時，イギリスはその軍事力の不足から潜在的敵国の増加を恐れ，イタリアをドイツから引き離そうとしていた。イタリアもドイツに全面的に従属することを望まず，そのためにもイギリスとの関係を改善することを望み，1936年12月31日西地中海の現状維持を約束する協定を結んだ(英伊紳士協定)。しかし37年に入りイタリアのスペイン内戦への干渉が強化されると，外相イーデンはイタリアへの宥和に反対の態度をとり，5月首相となりイタリアとの関係修復に積極的なチェンバレンと対立していくことになる。…

※「英伊紳士協定」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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