protocol protocol greek signed agreement representatives officially recognized area autonomous self governing region sovereignty prince newly established albania agreement granted greeks districts form wider religious educational cultural political autonomy inside borders state end balkan wars subsequent peace treaties ceded region albania turn events uprising local greeks led february organization responsible securing peace stability region eventually intervened protocol signed protocol terms implemented politically unstable situation albania following outbreak world war eventually background balkan war defeated ottoman forces pushed north region reaching line coast east february pending final great powers border greece newly established state albania region remained greek military control december protocol florence ceded northern area known northern albania turn events highly unpopular local greeks decided declare independence secure region opposing threat proclaimed february distinguished politician head greek army evacuated region march ceded newly formed disturbances broke number places forces units formed great powers secure stability peace region unable achieve agreement sides negotiations early authorities unable suppress revolt willing start discussions intervention albania asked commission represented government initiate negotiations subsequently members commission informed willing discuss demands northern incorporation greece option recent political developments proposed main solutions representatives complete autonomy sovereignty prince administrative type autonomy direct administration control northern demanded extension area greek population enjoy education native language include regions central albania north appointment greek orthodox higher officials main towns exemption military service local population time war representatives sides met negotiations coastal town final negotiations took place nearby island greece finally representatives albania signed agreement granted chief demands known protocol protocol signed agreement commission order avoid resumption hostilities believes duty reconcile possible point populations regard special disposition ask idea mind commission agreed submit represents enclosed text result discussions members commission delegates terms protocol fulfilled main demands northern according terms provinces constituted autonomous sovereignty auspices granted effective power whatsoever government agreement commission right appoint dismiss governors upper rank officials taking account demographic composition local religious communities terms included proportional recruitment natives local prohibition military non indigenous people region orthodox schools greek language sole medium instruction grades religious education exclusively greek greek equal public affairs including courts councils coastal area special autonomous status enjoyed ottoman era renewed addition appointed captain years protocol stated city control come administration guarantee implementation terms protocol execution maintenance entrusted reactions approval june great powers including italy austria-hungary approved results negotiations june terms protocol officially approved greek government involved situation aware negotiations possibility final agreement greek prime minister advised approve protocol terms asking wider autonomy northern representatives following final decision accept protocol protocol eventually accepted intervention representatives found terms arguing viable solution union greece autonomy inside state aftermath political situation outbreak world war soon outbreak world war july situation albania unstable political chaos ensued country split number regional governments departed country september october approval greek army entered formally ceased exist declaring accomplished objectives region facto annexed greece second half italian troops evicted greek army area interwar period protocol protocol definitively ceded state attempts establish autonomous continued government country entrance committed protect rights minorities territory ratified local parliament year rights granted limited area compared protocol included villages regions main towns greek education viewed potential threat territorial integrity state greek schools closed converted ones result policy education greek limited time virtually eliminated intervention april allow reopening schools insistence use greek schools state led efforts establish independent orthodox church contrary provisions protocol reducing influence region according law priests speakers origin excluded new church legacy protocol mentioned human rights organizations referring discrimination greek minority albania hand historiography agreement scarcely mentioned interpretation grounded different positions seen attempt divide state proof great powers disregard national integrity albania notably 1960s soviet general secretary asked communist leader giving autonomy minority initiative result autonomy question remains main issues diplomatic agenda greek relations collapse communist regime albania certain degree autonomy based terms protocol main objective organization represents greek minority government proposals rejected government radical wing union greece incident chairman immediately arrested police explaining public goal greek minority autonomy inside borders based terms protocol
Protocol of Corfu