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Theiss, and Bukovina up to the Pruth. M. Sturmer, in a 

 memorandum to the Tsar, however, raises the objection that 

 Boumania must not be regarded as on a footing with the Great 

 Powers, and the latter must not be bound to continue the war until 

 all Boumania 's territorial claims are realised, since this would 

 cause serious complications over the Constantinople straits. On 



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August 9 M. Poklefsky telegraphs that M. Bratiano is very 

 dissatisfied with clause 5 of the proposed treaty, providing that 

 the Allies should not guarantee territorial acquisition for 

 Boumania by force of arms, and threatens, if this point be not 

 conceded, to resign and leave the Government of Boumania to the 

 Germanophils. On August 12 M. Isvolsky telegraphs to M. 

 Sazonoff that M. Briand does not insist on the maintenance of 

 clause 5, because if the Allies are victorious they can carry out 

 their promises, but if only partially successful Boumania will be 

 forced to bow to circumstances. On August 12 the Tsar agrees 

 to all the Boumanian terms. The secret treaty was signed on 

 August 18, the Salonika advance to take place on August 20 and 

 the entrance of Boumania on August 28. 



