The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-11
French Turk Treaty. In,perihng British Oil Monopoly
Caused CWzon to Attack France in His Recent Speech

the undersigned observation-disclosures.
Wishing to settle completely the
proht~ms raised by the attribution to
Great Britain of the mandates for
Palestine and Mcsopotamia and by
the attribution to France OF the
mandate over Syria and the Leba-
non, all three conferred hy the Su-
preme council AZ san Reno. have
agreed on the following provisions.
ARTICLE (.
The boundaries between the ter
ritoties under the French mandates
Of Syria and the British mandate or
hand and the British mandate %
Mesopo;.nia and Palestine on the
others are determined as follows
"On the east. the Tigrs from
Jezlret-ibn-Omar to the boundaries
OF tho former vilaycts OF Diarb"kr
and Mosul
"On the southeast and south. the
aforesaid boundary ~ the former
viayets southwards as far as Rou-
'malan hoeul: thence line leaving
In tho territory under the French
mandate the entire basin of the
western Kahur and passing in a
straight line toward the Euphratcs.
which II crosses at Abu Komal.
thence a straight line 10 tmtar to
the south Of Jehul Drusc. then lin"
to the south of Masib on the Had
JAZZ railway. then q line to Semakh
on the Lake of Tihcrias, traced 70
the south Of tho railway which dc
scends toward the lake and parallel
TO the railway.
'Deraa and it's environs will re-
main In the territory under tho
French mandate: the frontier viii
IN principle leave the valley OF tho
Yarinak In the territory under tho
French mandate. but will be drawn
as close as possible to the railway
In such a manner as 10 allow the
construction in the valley Of the
Yarmak Of a railway entirely stu
ated in the territory under the Brit
ish mandate. Al Semarkh The
frontier will he fixed in such a man
ncr as 70 allow each Of the two high
contracting parties To construct and
establish a harbor aud railway sta
tion giving free access to the Lake
Of Tiberlas.
"On the west, the frontier will
rlss from Semakh across the Lake
NJ Tiberi1s 10 the mouth OF the
Wadi Massadvic II viii then follow
the course OF this river upstream,
and thcn the Wadl Jerabha Ia its
source From that point is will roach
the track from III kunCitra to Ban
las at the point marked Skck. thence
1t will follow tho said track, which
/ viii remain In the territory under
the French mandate a. fat ~ fidniae.
Frontiers Established.
Thence the frontier will he drawn
westward as far as Metullah, which
/ will remain in Palestiniar territory.
, This norton ot the frontier will be
I traced In detail In such a manner as
/ to insure for tho territory under the
/ French mandate easy communicn %
/ tion entirely within such territory
/ with the regions or Tyre and Sidon
as we'll MS continuity of road com
munication tn the west and to the
1 east of Panias.
"In case any dispute should ar-,
In connection with the work OF the
commission. the question shall be
/ referred To the council Of the league
I ot nations, whose decision shall nc
/ final.
ARTICLE O.
THE British and French govern
ments shall come 10 an agreement
/ any plan OF irrigation formed by
/ them regarding the nomination OF a
! com mission, whose duty Il Will be
| 10 maze a preliminary examination
/ Of govern ment OF the French manda
F tory territory. the execution Of