Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-17
|NTER-ALL|ED BODY WILL /
RULE C0NSTANT|NOPLE
Special Body, Independent OF
League, VIII Hold Sovereign
Control in BOsphorus.
tBy Associated press.l

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Limitcd
Internal OF the port OF
IN the zone OF the straits is provided
Tor in the provisional terms OF tho
Turkish treaty. This is disclosed by
an an onici a. summary received here to
the interallicd commission OF CON
troll. Granted it's flag. budget and
s s;d" h ,, "rgnl ,d, the commits,
Tor tho zone OF the straits" Will havo
authority over territory consider
ar @n'y na ETense1 Of 'hrn some 81 the small
sovereign In itself. the commission
Is to be practically Independent OF
The LEAGUE OF nations az stipulated
lihcrty OF passage of the straits in
terfcrred with. IL shall take such
measures as may he deemed ncces-
straits
Zone iacIudes Aegean islands.
, Tho zone includes not only tho
daneHcs, but also thrcd miles or
shor. from the mouth of the OAR
Htameiiss and the Eosphorus and tho
brcs, I.cmncs. Tcncdos and Lesbos.
me is alb to be provided extend
ing from ten 10 seventeen miles
eight TO twcnty-ciEht miles southwest
Of II. Its northwestern limit liz mart
~ common With the new Greek from
phorus on the Black Sea: It's east
crn limit liz forty miles east of tho
m nn,,, Of the hosphorus. and its
mon with the district OF Smyrna.
hfty'iivc miles southeast or the en-
franco to the Dardanelles. The zone
orn side OF the Gallipoli PENINSULA.
which Turkey cedcd TO EnEIami
France and italy. for war memorials
and cemeteries.
Regulations laid do,vn TO- H.
forccmert by the intcrallido com
mission provide that: No bcIlIecn-
en- waEship may remain within ports
@! the zone longer than twcnty.fo,r
hours. or take on food. stores or re-
The Dardcncllcs. Sea of Marmora
ana the liosphDrus are to he tDen in
peace and war TO every vessel OF com
niece and war.
The straits are not subject TO
NO billigcrcnt right to be oxor
nisGd or act OF hostility committed
WAN NC zone; except upon special
tons
AN military works and for,lnca-
ions 70 b" demolished and no rail-
zone FOR the movement OF mobile
batteries.
Greece and Turkey will he prohrni-
less stations within the zone. all prrs-
en- ones to be taken over by tho
ailicd powers.
Special Police Force.
These regulations arc TO be on
!orc"d chiefly with naval forces and
force OF special police. recruited
within the zoHc. and commanded by
ior"lSn oHicera az well as such mil
itary and naval air forces and guard
snlps OF their own as Great Britain.
sary.
In addition to the general laws
pertaining 70 the administration or
me straits, the commission IL further
charged with execution OF any WORK,
considered necessary for the I'M
proScinrnt or the channels and tho
approaches TO harbors. the IIghtinr,
ana huoying OF channels controi or
pilotaGc towagc, anchorage and All
matters rotating to wrecks. salvage
AID lightcragc
Mnintenancc OF the ports OF Con-
sthntinopic and Haida Pashn az Dorts
or international concern, where tho
cittzens. goods and flags OF all co,ln-
tri.s bclonging To the league OF ma
tlons shall enjoy complete freedom.
u also placed within the control OF
me commission. which. shall provide
AT the TWO ports free zones FOR Tho
erection and use OF warehouses.