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==== Russo-Ottoman Compromise of 19371938 ====

[[File:Russo-Ottoman Compromise.png|thumb|238x238px|Russo-Rumelian Compromise of 19371938]]

Initially unknown to the rest of the Cordial League, the Russians had already made deals with the Ottoman Sultan after the capture of Constantinople back in June 19371938. This was the the Russo-Turkish Compromise of 19371938, which created a new Rumelian National Republic and Constantinople made a Russo-Rumelian condominium. Demilitarized zones (DMZs) were also created on the Rumelian and Ottoman side bordering Constantinople.

The Congress of Amsterdam was a larger conference held by the members of the Cordial League, to discuss the post-war fate of the Tripartite Coalition. The conference lasted from September 1938 to April 1939. The congress was slowed down due to conflicting interests between Russia and Britain. The pre-arranged secret Russo-Ottoman Compromise of 19371938 came under fire during the conference, with Britain lambasting Russia's diplomatic approach. As a compromise, Britain let Russia keep Constantinople, on the condition that Cyprus is ceded to Britain, and Russia is to go without an occupation zone in France.