Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-06
SPHERES IN TURKEY
DEFINED BY POWERS
France Great Britain and Italy
Make Public the Agreement
Reached Last August
ny A..ociated Prcss to Every Evening

Paris, Nov & France. Great Britain
and italy have signed 2 'yiparti'e agree
nent in which they undertake 10 support
one another N maintaining their spheres ~
influence in Turkey The limits ~ the
areas IN which the respective special inter
cats ~ France and italy arc recognized
are defined by the same document
This agreement it developed Yesterday,
was signed at -evres on August 10, the
day the public ceremonial of the signing
of the peace treaty with Turkey tOok
place Although the agreement. il Is er-
plniued, il not considered p secret one, ~
nevertheless has rot been made public I'M
Ill now. after lapse of nearly three
months since the signing. Under it, own
terms the document was 10 come into
force and be published AZ the time the
Turkish peace treaty should 20 into effect
This date il still an uncertainty.
In connection with examination of the
text of the agreement, now available, at
tention il beng called here 10 the fact
that while the treaty defines the spheres of
influence of France and Italy--recognlz-
ing the special interests Of France IN CIlIcla
and the western part ri ktlTdIstan, border
ing on Syrsa, And ef Italy in southern
.inatolia--the British spheres OF influence
are not only underlined, but are not re-
ferred to. THIS has raised the question i
the agreement IS susceptible Of the In-
terpretation that the British interests may
tie held TO extend 10 any or all the remain
ing parts Of the Turkish Empire.
Il is noted also that. while the agree
nent does not take the form Of an alliance,
II nevertheless pledges the contracting
powers To render diplomatic support 20
each other in maintaining their respective
positions in the areas in which their special
interests are recognized.
One section of the document provides
for the cxpIoltstion Of the Bagdad ran
wrv by . company IN which British.
French and Italian capital : equally in
tcrested IT gives the expIoitstion Of the
Heraclee coal mipcs, between honieh and
Adana, to ITALY
Article Y 81 the agreement provides
that nothing contained 10 il shall preiu-
dice the rights Of nations OF non-signa-
tory Stat g to free access to the various
areas for commercial and economic pur-
poses.
The agreement IS 10 he retified, It ~
provided IN Article II, and be com
municated to the Turkish government
and TO be published and come into force
81 the same time the Turkish peace treaty
goes into effect.
4 convention has been concluded be-
tween France and Great Britain 70 govern
the militsry relstloRs Of the Allies at
Corstantinople, It IS announced today.
The governments of the TWO countries
have reached aD agreement on principles
relating to a number OF points for execu-
tion of the Turkish peace treaty, the an
nouncenent adds.
Ii WAS agreed that . British general
should have the Presidency of CoCstsn-
tinople Tor approximstelv two wears after
Turkeys ratifca ton Of the peace treaty
The Presidency Of the financial commlS-
SION VIII be gwen TO q French representa-
ton at first, and Italy, 1t is understood, E,
Will have the chairmanship Of the rail-
road commission.