Original Photo + Letter TREATY OF RAPALLO 1920 Sforza Giolitti Italy WWI Serbia Original Photo + Letter TREATY OF RAPALLO 1920 Sforza Giolitti Italy WWI Serbia
ORIGINAL PHOTO PARTICIPANTS and SIGNATORIES of TREATY OF RAPALLO with a LETTER to one of the participants of the Rapallo negotiations, General Danilo Kalafatovic (Danilo Kalafatovic / Данило Калафатовић) (1875–1946), by Stevan S. Hadzic (Stevan S. Hadžic / Стеван С. Хаџић) (1868–1931), Minister of the Army and Navy of Kingdom of Yugoslavia (in office 1926–1931, 4th term) and concept of Kalafotovic’s response.
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Photo shows participants of the Rapallo negotiations with the their names written on the back of the photo. From left to right: Ivanoe Bonomi (Minister of War of Kingdom of Italy), Kosta Stojanovic (Kosta Stojanovic, Minister of Finance of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes /Yugoslavia/), Milenko Vesnic (Milenko Vesnic/Миленко Веснић, prime minister of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes /Yugoslavia/), Ante Trumbic (Ante Trumbic, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes /Yugoslavia/), General Danilo Kalafatovic (face in shadow), Pietro Badoglio (in uniform, senator of Kingdom of Italy), Giovanni Giolitti (Minister of the Interior of Kingdom of Italy), mr. Salata, Carlo Sforza (Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Italy) and mr. Antonijevic (Ambassador of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes /Yugoslavia/ at Rome). Dated 12/13th November 1920. Size: 15, 3 x 11 cm. Interesting and valuable historic memorabilia from one of the participants of the negotiations between Italy and Yugoslavia – General Kalafatovic.
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Photo (postcard print) of general Danilo Kalafatovic. Size: 14 x 18, 7 cm.
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Letter to Kalafatovic sent by Minister of the Army and Navy of Kingdom of Yugoslavia Stevan Hadzic (in office 1926–1931, 4th term) With memorandum of Ministry cabinet in upper left corner. Dated December 28th 1929. Text in Serbian language, cyrillic script. Content: Minister answers to general Kalafatovic’s previously received letter in which general Kalafatovic complains of not being promoted to a higher rank. Minister explains no personal reasons were involved in this decision. Simply, he decided to promote larger number of colonels who were awaiting first general rank. Minister was surprised to receive a letter of such content from general Kalafatovic whom he has always respected as a man and officer. He regrets having at all occasion answering this kind of letter.
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Folded in half. Pp. 4 (3 handwritten: p. 1: 15 lines of text; p. 2 : 21 lines of text; p. 3: 8 lines of text). Size (unfolded): 23, 6 x 18 cm.
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Response by Kalafatovic dated January 5th 1930. One leaf, handwritten on both sides. Content: Kalafatovic responses to minister thanking him even answering the letter, seeing that fact alone as a confirmation of respect minister has for him. Kalafatovic says he never doubted this and eventually finishes saying he is not satisfied with provided answer on the question of not being promoted. Especially because minister himself says in his letter Kalafatovic had met the requirements. However, he says he is not going to complain at the end of his career, since he had never complained before. P. 1: 34 lines of text; p. 2: 6 lines of text. Folded and slightly wrinkled. Size (unfolded): 21 x 17 cm.
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Envelope torn.
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For other condition and details see pictures.
