orial ▁agre ements ▁with ▁European ▁powers ▁ ▁The ▁col ony ▁expanded ▁after ▁con cess ions ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁col ony ▁of ▁Sud an ▁and ▁a ▁territorial ▁agreement ▁with ▁Egypt . ▁The ▁K uf ra ▁district ▁was ▁nomin ally ▁attached ▁to ▁British - occup ied ▁Egypt ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁but ▁in ▁fact , ▁remained ▁a ▁headquarters ▁for ▁the ▁Sen us si ▁resistance ▁until ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Paris ▁" Con ference ▁of ▁Peace " ▁received ▁nothing ▁from ▁German ▁colon ies , ▁but ▁as ▁a ▁compens ation ▁Great ▁Britain ▁gave ▁it ▁the ▁O ltre ▁Gi uba ▁and ▁France ▁agreed ▁to ▁give ▁some ▁Sah aran ▁territ ories ▁to ▁Italian ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁After ▁prolong ed ▁discuss ions ▁through ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁under ▁the ▁M uss ol ini - L aval ▁agreement ▁Italy ▁received ▁the ▁A ou z ou ▁strip , ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁Lib ya . ▁However , ▁this ▁agreement ▁was ▁not ▁rat ified ▁later ▁by ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁the ▁towns ▁of ▁El ▁Tag ▁and ▁Al ▁J aw f ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Italy . ▁British ▁Egypt ▁had ▁c eded ▁K uf ra ▁and ▁Jar ab ub ▁to ▁Italian ▁Lib ya ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1