The Arvada enterprise., 1920-11-11
GREAT POWERS
SIGN AGREEMENT
TURKISH COVENANT AGREED TO
~ oREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE
AND ITALY.
PROTECTION IS PLEDGED
sPhGRGs OF INFLUENCE 09.
FINED ~ TRIPAAr9
AGREEMENT.
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Paris, Nov. 6.-France, Great Bn>
ain and Italy have signed tri-parts
agreement in which they agree to sup
port each other In maintaining their
spheres of influence" in Turkey. The
limits OF the areas In which the re-
specttve special interests Of France
and Italy are recognized are defined
by the same document.
This agreement, 1t developed, was
signed at Sevres, August 10th, the day
the public ceremonial Of the signing
of the peace treaty with Turkey took
place. Although the agreement, 1t IL
explained, is not considered secret
one, 1t nevertheless has never been
made public until now, after II lapse OF
nearly three months since the signing.
Under its own terms the document
was to come into force and be pub
lshed ut the time the Turkish peace
treaty should go into effect. This date
is still an uncertainty.
In connection with examination Of
tle teAt Vi the uSISShiChl ipN uNoA
able, attention is being called here to
the fact that, while the treaty defines
the spheres OF influences Of Francs
and Italy-recognizing the special in
terest of France In SILICA and western
part Of Kurdistan, bordering on Syria,
and Of Italy In Southern Anatolia-the
only underlined. but are not men
toned. This has raised the QueS-
ton IL the agreement is susceptible u
the Interpretation that the British in
terests may be held to extend to any
or all the remaining parts Of the Turk
ish empire.
1t is noted also that while the
agreement does not take the form Of
an alliance, 1t pledges the contracting
powers to "render diplomatic support
to each other in maintaining their re-
spective 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 n company in which
British, French and Italian capital 10
equally interested.
Article ten of the agreement pro-
vides that nothing contained in it shall
prejudice the rights of nationals of
nonsignatory states to free access to
the various areas for commercial and
economic purposes. The preamble Of
the document reads:
"Belng anxious TO help Turkey de-
velOp her resources and to nvOid the
international rivalrles which have OBJ
structed these objects in the past, and
being desirous to meet the request of
the Turkish government that 1t receive
necessary assistance In the reorgani.
zation OF justice, the finances, the gen.
darmle Jnd the police, In the protec-
tiOn Of religious. racial and linguistic
minorities and the economic develop
ment OF the country; considering that
the autonomy or eventual indepen-
dence OF kurlistan has been recOg-
nixed by them, and that II Is desirable
with view to facilitating the devel.
opment Of that country and make pro-
visions for any assistance 1t may re-
Quire In It's administration, and to
avoid international rivalries In such
matters: recognizing the respective
special interests Of Italy In Southern
AnatOlla and Of France IN Cilicia and
the western part Of Kuriistan border.
ing on Syria. up to Jexire-I Ina Omar.