Photograph of the Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary. Tree branches intersect the top foreground. In the foreground, buildings line a street leading to the church. The church tower is visible in the center background.

Photograph of the mosaic roof of the Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary. Only the roof is visible with multiple towers of different sizes rising upwards.

Photograph of a painted column in a cathedral in Austria. The column in the foreground has two mounted flags on the middle section. The pained walls ans stained glass windows of the cathedral are visible behind the column.

Photograph of the interior of the Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary. A portion of the domed ceiling and the alter are visible. A balcony is visible on the left foreground. The back wall is filled with stained glass windows.

Photograph of the Halászbástya and Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary. The church is visible in the left foreground. A section of the Halászbástya is visible beside the church in the left middle ground.

Photograph of a the statue of St. Stephen in front of the Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary. Tree branches intersect the foreground in the top right corner. The statue of St. Stephen riding a horse is visible on the right side. The Matthias Church is visible beyond the statue as well as another building in the background.

This thesis studies France"s relations with the Little Entente during the term of Foreign Minister Delbos. It relies primarily on published diplomatic papers and memoirs. It discusses Delbos's background, the histories of Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, and Rumania from 1919-1936, and the formation of the Little Entente. The thesis focuses on France's efforts after the Rhineland crisis to strengthen her Eastern European alliances. Delbos chose the Little Entente over the Soviet Union as France's primary Eastern European alliance. Delbos's proposed Mutual Assistance Pact between France and the Little Entente and his Eastern European trip in December, 1937, failed owing to Yugoslavian and Rumanian opposition. German economic domination and intimidation of, and British disinterest in, Eastern Europe contributed to Yugoslavian and Rumanian rejection of France's overtures.