A magyar–jugoszláv határ megvonása
The Delineation of the Hungarian-Yugoslav Border

Summary/Abstract: The South Slavic peace delegation allegedly wanted the major powers to accept the northern borders of the newly created state based on ethnic principles. However, the delegation effectively supported these claims with strategic and economic, and sometimes historical, arguments. The Yugoslav government’s position and methods regarding the northern border changed multiple times due to the changes in the political situation of the great powers and in the situation of Hungary. Belgrade’s attitude toward Hungary at the peace conference was basically determined by the fact that, at the beginning of 1919, its territorial claims against Hungary were essentially mere corrections to the demarcation line established at the Belgrade Convention. The fact that, by then, the South Slavic state was effectively already in possession of the territories it wanted to attain, also carried significant importance. Thus, they only expected the sanctioning of the situation from the Peace Conference.

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