 The Foreign Minister, Lambros Koromilas, and the Speaker of the Parliament, Nikolaos Stratos, conspired to have the larger proposal adopted while Venizelos was attending the peace conference that resulted in the Treaty of London.Koromilas and Stratos misrepresented Venizelos' position to the rest of the cabinet and secured their approval for the new contract.Koromilas' and Stratos' deception proved effective, and the enlarged proposal was adopted on 23 December 1912.