The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1920-11-12
TRIPARTITE PACT
signed IN AUGUST
Great Britain, France And
Italy Publish Their
Agreement

partite agreement in which they un-
dertake to support each other in
maintaining their spheres of infu-
ence" in Turkey. The limits of the
areas in which the respective spe-
cial interests OF France and Italy
are recognized are defined by the
same document
This agreement. It developed to-
day. was signed at Sevcrcs August
10, the day the public ceremonial of
the signing of the peace treaty with
Turkey took place. Although the
agreement, II is explained, is not con-
sidered secret, II nevertheless has
never been made public until now
after a lapse of nearly three months
since the signing. Under its own
terms the document was 10 come in
to force and be published at the
time the Turkish peace treaty should
go into effect This date is still an
uncertainty.
Text of Agre 'rncnt.
In connection with examination of
the text of the agreement, now avail
able, attention is being called here to
the fact that while the treaty de-
fines the spheres Of influence of
France and Italy-recognizing the
special interests of France in Cilicia
and the western part OF Kurdistan
bordering on Syria and of Italy in
Southern Anatola - the British
spheres of influence are not only
underlined, but are not mentioned
This has raised the question If the
agreement is susceptible of the in
depreciation that the British inter
ests may be held to extend to any
or all the remaining parts of the
Turkish empire.
1t is noted also that while the
agreement does not take the form
tracing powers to render diplomat
ic support TO each other in maintain
ing their respective positions in the
areas in which their special interests
are recognized"
One section of the document pro-
vides for the exploitation of the Bag
dad railway by a company in which
British, French and Italian capital is
equally interested. II gives the ex-
ploitation of the Heraclea coal mines.
between Konieh and Adana, to Italy.
Another Article Y.
Article Y of the agreement pro-
vides that nothing contained in it
shall reduce the rights of nationals
of non-signatory states to free access
to the various areas for commercial
and economic purposes.
The preamble of the document
reads:
Being anxious to help Turkey de-
velop her resources. and to avoid the
international rivalries which have OBJ
structed these objects in the past, and
being DESTROYS to meet the request of
the Turkish government that IL re-
ceive necessary assistance in the rec
ognition of justice, the finances, the
gendarmerie and of the police, in
the protection of religious, racial and
linguistic minorities. and the eco
monte development of the country;
considering that autonomy or even
tual independence of Kurdistian has
been recognized by them, and that il
is desirable with view to facilitate
ing the development of that country
and make provision for any assist
ance 1t may require in its administra-
ton and to avoid international rival
ries in Such matters; recognizing the
respective special interests of Italy
and southern Anatolia and of France
in Cilicia and the western part of
Kurdistan bordering on Syria up to
Jeziere-Ibn-Om Omar as these areas are
hereafter defined, and the British,
Italian and French governments have
agreed upon the following:
VIII Protect Religion.
article There shall be equali-
ty in Turkey between the contrast
ing powers in the composition of all
international commissions, whether
existing or to be established, charg-
ed with the organization and super
vision of the different public SER
vices and for insuring the protec-
ton of racial. religious and linguis-
tic minorities. However, in the
event the Turkish government OF
Kurdistan is DESTROYS of obtaining
external assistance in the local adj
ministration or policing of areas in
which the special interests of France
and Italy are respectively recognize
ed the contracting powers undertake
not TO dispute the preferred claim
of the power, whose special interests
I'm such area are recognized to- sup