Port of Memel 1923

Question 1

What was the country involved in this dispute?

Answer 1

• Lithuania

Question 2

When did the dispute happen?

Answer 2

1923

Question 3

What was the dispute about?

Answer 3

• Most people who lived in Memel were Lithuanians and, therefore, the government of Lithuania believed that the port should be governed by it. - However, the Treaty of Versailles had put Memel and the land surrounding the port under the control of the League.
• In 1923 the Lithuanians invaded the port.

Question 4

What action did the League take?

Answer 4

The League intervened and gave the area surrounding Memel to Lithuania but they made the port an “international zone”.

Question 5

What was the outcome?

Answer 5

• Lithuania agreed to this decision. Yes a success but a counter argument is that what happened was the result of the use of force and that the League responded in a positive manner to those (the Lithuanians) who had used force.