771.74/144: Telegram
The Minister in Rumania (Gunther) to the Secretary of State
[Received 6:07 p.m.]
511. My 481, August 28, 2 p.m.5 Rumanian and Bulgarian representatives signed an accord at Craiova yesterday bringing to a conclusion the discussions of the past 3 weeks and providing for: (a) the cession of the Departments of Durostor and Caliacra which comprise Southern Dobrudja or the quadrilateral; (b) obligatory exchange of populations between Northern and Southern Dobrudja and an optional exchange between other parts of the two countries; (c) agreement of both parties never to raise any further territorial pretentions; (d) indemnification to Rumania in the amount of 1,000,000,000 lei for investments in the ceded territory and costs of effecting the exchange of population; and (e) official occupation of the districts to be concluded between September 20 and October 1.
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