What are the main documents of the Rome Agreement?

The Rome Agreement is the general name of a series of documents, including the following eight documents, namely, the Franco-Italian Peace-keeping Declaration, the Franco-Italian Protocol to Maintain the Status quo in Austria, the Franco-Italian Treaty on Africa's Interests, the Protocol on the Status of Italians in Tunisia, the Protocol to Guarantee the Free Passage of the Mande Strait by France and Italy, and the Protocol to Disarmament by France and Italy. Among these eight documents, the first four documents were published publicly, mainly involving the Austrian issue, the colonial expatriates and economic interests of the two countries in Africa, and their contents were basically known. The last four are secret documents, involving political transactions between France and Italy on German armaments and Ethiopia. They are the real core of the Rome Agreement.

Among the four secret documents, France's gains are mainly reflected in the Franco-Italian disarmament protocol. The protocol not only declares that the two countries are unanimously opposed to Germany's unilateral rearmament, but also clearly stipulates the actions that the two countries should take in the following two situations:

1. In the case of Germany's unilateral rearmament, France and Italy should hold consultations on the attitude they should adopt in order to coordinate their actions;

2. When the situation permits the resumption of disarmament negotiations, the two governments should cooperate with each other on the quantity of arms limitation to ensure that the two countries have an advantage over Germany on the basis of mutual fairness.

Judging from the contents of this protocol, France's position on German armaments has not only been recognized by Italy, but also paved the way for France and Italy to conclude a military alliance. In fact, three days after the Rome agreement was reached, the preparations for the meeting of the chiefs of staff of the French and Italian armies began. This shows that France's policy of wooing Italy and isolating Germany has achieved initial results.

Laval proudly said afterwards that he achieved what Batu longed for in Rome: "The connection between Hitler and Mussolini was weakened; Italy leans towards France; Austria's independence has been guaranteed; The foundation of peace in Europe has been laid. "To this end, most French people regard the Rome Agreement as a great victory of French diplomacy, and both the French Senate and the French House of Representatives passed the agreement by an absolute majority. Blum, the leader of the Socialist Party, even commented without exaggeration: "These announced agreements ... are so noble, so perfect and so far-reaching. Even if only some of them are realized, people will be happy. "