Evening star., 1920-11-06
FRANCE, BRITAIN AND ITALY
AGREE ON RIGHTS IN TURKEY
Document Just Made Public Was Signed
Last Summer to Enforce Spheres r
of Influence.

IN turkey between the contracting
powers in the composition of all in
ternational commission, whether ex-
lst1ng or to be established. charged
with the organization and supervision
OF the different public services. and
for insuring the protection of racial.
religious and linguistic minorities.
However. in the event the Turkish
government or Kurdistan is desirous
of obtaining external assistance in the
local administration or policing of
areas in which the special interests of
France and Italy are respectively rec
ognlZed, the contracting powers un-
dertake not to dispute the preferred
claim of the power whose special in
terests in such area are recognized to
supply such assistance. This assist
ance shall be specially directed to en-
hancine the protection afforded to the
racial and linguistic minorities in said
Iareas."
Article II provides that the products
and manufactured articles coming
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 article reads:
Article Ill.,,
Article III. The contracting powers
! undertake to render diplomaticSsup-
their respective positions in the
areas in which their special inter-
estS are recognized"
Article " provides that the Ana
tolian railway. the Mersna -Tarsus-
Adena railway and that part of the
Ragdad railway lying in Turkish ter
ritory as defined by the treaty with
Turkey shall be worked by q company
with its capital furnished equally by
British. French and Italian financial
groups. The French government,
! under this article, has the privilege
of exchanging its interests in the
Bagdad railway for the exclusive ex-
ploitation of the railroads within its
area of special interest
The Signatories agree to support the
unification in the near future of the
entire railway system in the territory
| ment of a joint company to work
those lines.
Equality of treatment regarding
railway rates and facilities for pas
sengers. whatever their nationality.
destination or origin. is provided for.
Other Articles.
Article v fixes the boundaries of the
areas in which the special interests
are recognized The next article is
as follows:
article VI-The mandatory powers
for the territories detached from the
/ former Turk ish empire will enjoy Wis
laws with the contracting powers the
same rights and privileges as the
powers whose special interests are
recognized in the areas defined in ar
ticle ""
Article VII reserves to Italy the
right of the exploitation Of Heraclea
coal basin.
BY article VIII the French and Ital
ian governments agree to withdraw
their troops from the respective areas
when the signatores are agreed in
considering the treaty of peace with
Turkey is being executed.
BY article TX the signatories 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 he ratified. it is
provided in Article XI, and be COM
municated to the Turkish government.
and to be published and come into
!force at the same time the Turkish
peace treaty goes into effect.