The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-02
Of
TURKEY BECOMES
UNCONDITIONAL
Terms of Armistice Granted by
Allied Powers.
TO DEMOBILIZE ARMIES
DardanelIes and Bosporus to Be C'e-
livered 20 Alles--Interned Ar
menians to Be Freed.

London, Nov. With reference to J
rumors circulating here to the ef- |
feet that the armistice with Turkey |
included clauses by which Turkey
would retain sovereignty over Armen-
ia and other provinces, the foreign Of
flee authorizes the statement that
there IS no truth in the suggestion
that any secret political agreement is
annexed to the armistiee with Turkey
The armistice accepted by Turkey
amounts TO complete and uncondition
al surrender"
This statement was made by Lord
Robert Cecil, assistant secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, to The AS
sociated Press tonight Lord Robert
emphasized the statement of the for
eign Office to The Associated Press by
saying that mo secret undertaking or
engagements have been made with
Turkey as far as the Brit.
/ ish government is concerned. He
added that the armistice had
been signed by Grent Britain on be.
half Of all the allies.
Discussing conditions in Germany.
Lord Robert said the indications OF
the last day or two were that the pan
Germans were losing their hold. He
declared that no Bolsheysm had been
reported in Germany, but that it was
spreading in part OF Austria.
London, Nov. 2-The terms Of the
arnistice granted by the allied pow
ers to Turkey follow:
First: The opening OF the Darda.
nelles aud the Bosphorus and access
to the Black sea Allied occupation
Of the Dardanelles aud Bosphorus
forts
Second The positions of all mine
fields. torpedo tubes and other obstruc
tions in Turkish waters, are TO be in,
dicated, and assistance given to sweep
or remove them, as mas '1a required
Third: All available Information
concerning mines in the Black sea Is
10 be communicated
Fourth: All allied prisoners OF war
and Armenians interned in prisons
and prisoners, are to be collected in
Constantinople and handed over un-
conditionally TO the allies
Fifth; Immediate rehabilitation
, Of the Turkish army except such
, troops as are required for surveillance
, On the frontiers and for the mainten-
ance OF internal order. The number
OF effectiyes and their disposition to
be determined later by the allies af
ter consultation with the Turkish gov
ernment
Sixth: The surrender of all war
vessels in Turkish waters of waters
, occupied by Turkey. These ships will
be interned in such Turkish port or
D ports as may be directed. except such
small vessels as are required for
police and similar purposes in Turkish
territorial waters
, Seventh The allies to have the
right to occupy any strategic points
: in the event Of any situation arising
which threatens the security Of The
allies
Eighth: Free use by allied ships OF
all ports and anchorages now in Turk
: ish occupation and denial of their use
by the enemy Similar conditions are
to apply to Turkish mercantile ship
ping in Turkish waters for the pur
poses of trade and the demobilizatior
OF the army.
Ninth. Allied occupation OF the
Taurus tunnel system
Tenth: immediate withdrawal OF
Turkish troops from northern Persia
to behind the pre.war frontier already
, has been ordered and will be carried
ou;
Eleventh. 4 part of transCaucasis
# already has been ordered to be eyacu
n atod by Turkish troops The remain
!. der to be evacuated If required by the
d allies after they have studied the stu
J. alton
n Twelfth Wireless. telegraph ant
j. cable stations 10 be controlled by tn,
4 allies, Turkish government messag
.l es to be excepted
Thirteenth: Prohibition agains
n the destruction of any naval, mi ilarl
or commercial material.
n Fourteenth: Facilities are to b,
d purchase of coal. oil, fuel and nava
III AiANNlluA AANill I Ni NlnlA 0NMiA'Ns dlN'l
r the requirements of the country hay,
d been met None of the above mater
d ials is 70 be exported, .a
r Fifteenth: The surrender Of al
/. Turkish officers In Tripolitania an,
\ Cyrenaica to the nearest Italian gar
/. ri5on Turkey agrees to stop supplies
3. and communication with those officer
G II they do not obey the order to sur
. render
d Sixteenth The surrender of al
garrisons in lledjaz, Assr Yemen
D. Syria and Mecsopotama to the near
b est allied commander. and withdraw
II al of Turkish troops from Cilicia, eS
e cept those necessary to maintain OF
"a der. as will be determined undo
clause siA.
- Seventeenth The use of all ship
N aud repair facilities at all Turks
D. ports and arsenals
Al Eighteenth The surrender OF a
e ports occupied In Tripoitania and c!
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