▁powers ▁( B rit ain , ▁France , ▁Italy , ▁and ▁Russia ) ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ; ▁under ▁this ▁treat y , ▁Roman ia ▁p led ged ▁to ▁attack ▁Austria - H ung ary ▁and ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁a ▁separate ▁peace ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁certain ▁territorial ▁g ains . ▁Article ▁ 1 6 ▁of ▁that ▁treat y ▁provided ▁that ▁" The ▁present ▁arrangement ▁shall ▁be ▁held ▁secret ." ▁ ▁Early ▁efforts ▁at ▁reform ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁public ▁opinion ▁in ▁many ▁countries ▁demanded ▁more ▁open ▁diplom acy . ▁After ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁brought ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁Russia ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Leon ▁T rot sky ▁published ▁the ▁secret ▁treat ies ▁that ▁the ▁Ts ar ist ▁government ▁had ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁Ent ente ▁powers , ▁including ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁Constantin ople ▁Ag re ement .< ref > E . H . ▁Car r , ▁The ▁B ols he vik ▁Revolution , ▁ 1 9 1 7 - 1 9 2 3 , ▁Volume ▁ 3 ▁( 1 9 5 3 ), ▁pp . ▁ 1 0 - 1 4 .</ ref > ▁He ▁proposed ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁secret ▁diplom acy . Char les ▁M . ▁Dob bs ▁& ▁Sp encer ▁C . ▁T ucker , ▁" B rest ▁Lit ov sk , ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁( 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 )" ▁in