ðə sˈɪɾi wʌz pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd fɹʌm dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðɪ ˌɛndˌiːˈeɪtʃ ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ðæt zˈædɑːɹ ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz nˌɑːt sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ɹˈoʊm, wˈɛðɚɹ ɪt wʌz vˈɔɪd ɔːɹ nˈɑːt.
The city was prevented from joining the NDH on the grounds that Zadar itself was not subject to the conditions of the Treaty of Rome, whether it was void or not.