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THE DIPLOMACY OF THE CROWN: THE VISIT OF KING CAROL II OF ROMANIA TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Abstract
Between 6 and 8 of June, 1936, Bucharest hosted the meeting of the three Little Entente heads of state, Edvard Benes- president of Czechoslovakia, Prince Paul, the regent of Yugoslavia and King Carol II of Romania. On this occasion, the three leaders proposed a unique Alliance Pact between France and the Little Entente, directed against any potential aggressor, and at the same time, a unique command of the three armies. In addition, King Carol II and Edvard Benes went on a cruise on the Danube, an event which was to lead to another meeting between them. So, on 28 October 1936, when Czechoslovakia celebrated its National Day, King Carol II and his son, Great Voievod Mihai, started an official visit to Prague, which lasted three days. In this sense, our paper proposes an analysis that aims to examine the international implications and the symbolism of this visit. On the one hand, it is obvious that after the consolidation of Hitler`s power and the expected danger represented by the application of the revisionist programme, the central and eastern European states had started to promote a dialogue of a more intense policy of defense; on the other hand, this visit was a good opportunity for the King to strengthen his image as leader. Last but not least, this official visit was greeted with great interest and commented on in different ways in the main European capitals. In Paris, for example, both the political circles and the public opinion watched this event with great interest and satisfaction. In Budapest, of course, the attitude was more reserved and in Warsaw, despite the fact that at first, they pretended to be indifferent, later they mentioned the existing “divergences inside the Little Entente”. Actually, the perception of this visit is a mirror of the relationships between the central and eastern European states in the mid 1930`s.
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