Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-06

terests of Italy in Southern Anatolia
and of France in Cflieia and the
western part of Kurdistan BORDERING
on Syria, UP to Jezire- Ibn- Omar, as
these areas are hereafter defined. the
British, Italian and French govern
ments have agreed upon the fol-
lowing:
Article 1. There shalt be equality
in Turkey between the contracting
powers in the composition of all in
ternational commissions charged with
the organization and supervision OF
the different public services and for
insuring the protection of racial, re-
ligious and linguistic minorities.
To Protect Mnorities
However, in the event the Turkish
government or Kurdisstan Is DESTROYS
of obtaining external assistance in the
local administration or policing of
areas in which the special interests
of France and Italy are respectively
recognized, the contracting powers
undertake not to dispute the pre-
ferred claim of the power whose spe-
cial interests in such area are recog-
niZed to supply such assistance.
"This assistance shall be specially
directed to enhancing the protection
afforded to the racial and linguistic
minorities in said areas"
Article III provides that the prod
ucts and manufactured articles COM
ing from or going to the territories
dominions, colonies or protectorates
Of the contracting powers shall enjoy
in the areas defined perfect equality
In all matters relating to commerce
and navigation. The next artic,a
reads:
Article III. The contracting pow
ers undertake to render diplomatic
support TO each other in maintaining
their respective positions in the area
in which their special interests are
recognized
Article Iv provides that the Anato-
Han Railway, the Mersina- Tarsus-
Adana Railway and that part of the
Fagdad Railway lying in Turkish ter
ritory as defined by the treaty with
Turkey shall be worked by COM
pany with it's capital furnished
equally by British, French and italian
financial groups The French gov
eminent under this article has the
privilege of exchanging its interests
in Basdad railway foi. the exclusive
exploitation of the railroads within
its area of special interest.
Unification OF Railroads.
The signatories agree to support
the unification OF the entire railway
y-cfn IN, nn TO- TIT,
Turkish blythe establishment of a
joint company.
Equality of treatment regarding
railway rates and facilities for pas
sengers, whatever their nationality.
destination or origin is provided for.
Article " fixes the boundaries of
the areas in which the special inter
ests are recognized. The next article
IS as follows:
article VI The mandatory pow
ers for the territories detached from
the former Turkish empire viii en-
joy vis-a-vis with thi, contracting
powers the same rights and privile-
ges as the powers whose special In
terests are recognized in the areas
defined in Article V"
Coal Rights Fo, italy.
Article VII. reserves to italy the
right of the exploitation of the De-
clera coal basin.
BY Article VIII the French and
italian governments agree to with
draw their troops from, the respect
i've areas when the signatories are
agreed in. considering the treaty of
peace with Turkey is being executed.
BY Article TX the sienatories with
SPECIAL interests accept responsibility
for supervising the execution Of the
terms of the treaty with Turkey for
the protection of minorities within
their respective areas.
The agreement is to be ratified in
Article XII and be communicated to
the Turkish government, and to be
published and come into force at the
same time the Turkish peace treaty
goes into effect.
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