Vaclovas Sidzikauskas: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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===International negotiator: between Poland and Germany===

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13118, Litauische Politiker (cropped).jpg|thumb|Sidzikauskas (right) with [[Dovas Zaunius]] in February 1932]]

Early on, Sidzikauskas became involved in various proceedings of the [[League of Nations]]. As a representative of Lithuania, he signed such international agreements as the [[Barcelona Convention and Statute on Freedom of Transit]] of 1921<ref name=lnts21/> and the [[1926 Slavery Convention|Slavery Convention]] of 1926.<ref name=lnts/> In April 1921, Sidzikauskas became a member of the Lithuanian delegation, led by [[Ernestas Galvanauskas]], to negotiate with the [[Second Polish Republic]] regarding [[Vilnius Region]] which Poland captured as a result of the [[Żeligowski's Mutiny]] in October 1920.<ref>Čepėnas. ''Naujųjų laikų'', p. 643</ref> The negotiation was mediated by [[Paul Hymans]] whose plan was to transfer Vilnius to Lithuania if it agreed to join a federation with Poland. Lithuanian public vehemently opposed such plans and Galvanauskas even survived an assassination attempt.<ref name=alston/> After the [[Klaipėda Revolt]] in January 1923, Sidzikauskas became one of the negotiators of the [[Klaipėda Convention]] which was concluded in May 1924.<ref>Čepėnas. ''Naujųjų laikų'', pp. 784, 786</ref>