turkish straits crisis (10 mar 1945 año – 9 oct 1946 año)

Descripción:

ussr had been placing pressure on the government of turkey to rant free access to soviet ships through the straits connecting the black sea to the mediterranean

7 august 1946: ussr wanted an international conference to discuss the ownership of the straits

began a series of naval manoeuvres in the black sea

dispatched a substancial number of troops to the balkans as a show of force to the turkish governement

turkish appealed to the west for aid

20 august 1946: truman dispatched naval task force to the area

turkish was assured and gave a flat rejection to soviet demands

october 9: britain and us sent notes to the soviets reaffriming their support for turkish independence

moscow relented their demands

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