The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-17
Washington Receives Official
Summary Terms Placing Turk
Port In 'sZone of Straits"
INTER-ALLIED CONTROL
By Boundary Lines Fixed Com
mission Will Have Authority
Over Large Territory.

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standardization of the port Of Con-
stantinople and its conclusion within
the zone "of the straits" is provided
for in the provisional terms OF the
Turkish treaty. This is disclosed by
an official summary received here to-
day of the jurisdiction provided for
the inter allied commission of control
Granted it's own flag, budget and
separate organization, the commission
by the lines Of the boundaries fixed for
the zone of the straits will have au-
thority over a territory considerably
greater than some of the smaller ma
tions OF Europe. Made almost SOW
ereign in itself, the commission is to
be practically independent of the
League of Nations as stipulation is
expressly made that should it find lib
erty of passage of the straits inter-
fered with it shall take such measures
as may be deemed necessary to pre-
serve the freedom of the. straits.
The zone includes not only the
Bosphorus, sea of Marmora and 'Dar-
danelles. but also three miles off shore
from the mouth Of the Dardanelles and
the Bosphorus and the Aegean Islands
of Samothrace, Imbros, Lemnos, Ten
edos and Lesbos. A land zone also Is
provided extending from 10 o II miles
northwest of the sea Of Marmora and
s.2s miles southeast of it. Its north
western limit Is partly common with
the new Greek frontier. 81 miles west
of the Bosphorus on the Black sea; its
eastern limit is 40 miles east OF the
mouth OF the Bosphorus and its south
western limit is partly common with
the district of Smyrna, 55 miles south
east of the entrance to the Darda-
ielles. The zone also includes an area
on the western side of the Gallipoli
peninsula which Turkey cedes to Eng
land. France and italy for war memoir
ials and cemeteries.
Regulations laid down for enforce
ment by the interallied commission
provide that:
No belligerent warship may remain
within ports of the zone longer than
twenty-four hours or take on food,
stores or recruits.
The Dardanelles, sea of Marmora and
the Bosphorus are to be open In peace
and war to every vessel OF commerce
and war.
The straits are not subject to block
ade.
No belligerent right to be exercised
and no act of hostility committed
within the zone except upon special
authorization of the League of Ma
tions.
1 All military works and Notifications
ta he demolished and no roads or rail-
roads to be constructed within the
zone for movement of mobile batter
les.
Greece and Turkey are prohibited
from constructing any new wireless
stations within the zone. all present
ones to be taken over by the allied
powers.
These regulations are TO be enforced
chiefly with naval forces and force
of special police, recruited within the
zone and commanded by foreign Of
ficers, as we'll as such military and
naval air forces and guard ships of
their own as Great Britain, France and
Italy may deem necessary.
In addition to the general laws per-
tanning to the administration of the
straits the commission is further
charged with execution of any works
considered necessary for the improve
ment OF the channels and the ap-
proaches to harbors. the lighting aid
buoying of channels, control of pilot
age. towage. anchorage and all matters
relating to wrecks, salvage and lighter
age.
Maintenance of the ports of Con-
stantinople and Haida Pasha as ports
of international concern, where the
citizens, goods and flags of all coun-
tries belonging to the League of Ma
tions shall enjoy complete freedom
is also placed within the control of the
commission, which shall provide at the
two ports free zones for the erection
and use Of warehouses.