international law enforcement agency albania established decision ambassadors great powers participated london peace conference decision basis london treaty signed members netherlands force known members arrived albania november soon faced peasant revolt officer killed imprisoned revolt erupted june dutch officers gradually replaced officers austria-hungary germany arrived july soon world war broke august dutch officers returned netherlands september imprisoned officers released background ambassadors decided constitute albania july 54th meeting london conference new country needed sovereign borders government military police force ensure neutrality powers decided members come different country choice sweden country busy similar mission persia chose netherlands neutrality lack direct interest albania extensive colonial experience dutch_east_indies october established administer country political institutions established selected prince leadership netherlands war minister initially chose major head dutch unrelated political crisis formation new government new minister appointed colonel instead placing second command october prepared classified page report setting discussions led dutch officers provided government netherlands february dutch officers arrived captain major major major captain major captain major major lieutenant captains mission numerous armed groups reign included irregular bands led local leaders native bulgarian outlaw greek rebels peasant rebels central albania volunteers led volunteers northern mountains command tasks new train recruits order control southern albania independence february minister war interior peaceful solution problem opposed believed problem solved diplomatic means prince cabinet accepted proposals military solution thousand italian rifles austrian machine mountain guns purchased distributed predominantly muslim population central albania believed new regime tool christian great powers landowners owned half land basis beliefs revolted thousands rebels surrounded accused revolt william exiled italy trial revolt intensified exile order gain support catholic paid volunteers northern mountains prince appointed leader foreign minister men joined fight rebels dutch attempted capture engaged surrounded captured expedition attempted release captured captain know northern catholic tribes refused fight rebels general agreed prince took throne rebels attacked firing light weapons people panicked prince took family shelter italian ship anchored bay early morning surprise attack june shot chest despite fact rebels attacking died minutes probable italian sniper responsible captain established volunteer artillery unit according austrian government volunteers bombarded rebels recruited vienna till end june dutch officers captured rebels central albania gradually replaced officers austria-hungary germany arrived july july colonel officially officers soon world war broke august officers returned home rebels captured july fight august captured officers released september end mission autumn accepted invitation senate central albania established towns mid north albania return albania control task provide financial backing government travelled kingdom serbia serbian prime minister signed secret treaty serbian alliance september october returned albania italian serbian financial backing established armed forces captured interior beginning october fight
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