Evening star., 1922-09-23
Separate Communication May Go
Forward to Kemal.
py the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 23.-It seemed
virtually certain today that France
and Great Britain would be una bic
! to agree on the terms of the invita-
ton to be sent MuStapha kemal
Pasha with reference to the pro-
posed conference for a settlement in
the near east, and that separate
| communications would be forwarded
to the Turkish nationalist leader as
a result of the final session of the
allied meeting this afternoon.
The British government has re-
fused to commit itself on any of the
| nationalist claims before. the peace
conference has had an opportunity
, to discuss them. France. however.
favors the immediate acceptance OF
the Angora demands, and this at
| titude was approved by the French
cabinet at its meeting today.
Curzon Submits Plan.
Lord Curzon. the British foreign
secretary. who is representing his
government in the negotiations here,
submitted to London the tentative
plan drawn up by the conferees here
yesterday in which the Turkish
claims to Constantinople. eastern
Thrace and Adrianople were accepted,
subject to a number of conditions.
The British government. however,
again refused its assent, declining to
go further than to say the Turkish
aspirations would receive fair and
just hearing at the peace table.
Italy will probably join with France
in her note 70 Mustapha kemal, I'M
| less she. too, decides upon separate
attitude.
1t is probable that Franklin Bouil-
Ion VIII carry with him the French
and Italian notes when he leaves for
Smyrna tomorrow night on his mis-
0f a fn iSh
| tionalist headquarters.
Silent on Reports of Attack.
The foreign office was silent today re-
garding the numerous reports reaching
Constantinople from usually reliab Bile
sources that the Turkish troops were
prepared to attack the British at Cha
max. Officials continued to assert that
both Gen. Pelle, the French commits
sioner in Constantinople. and Admiral
du Mesnil had obtained assurances from
kemal that he would not make bel
ligerent move if the allies gave him to
| understand that the claims of the An
/ CORA government would be conceded.
Unless these assurances were forth
coming. however. kemal has frankly
| Informed France that he might be un-
! able to hold off his army. Premier Poin-
care believes that the French and
war party in Angora. as they will state
that the Turkish claims will have the
full support Of the French and Italian
delegations in the peace conference.
forecasts. will be friendly but non
committal in tone.
Terms Of Proposal.
east were distinctly brighter today
as the French and British cabinets
met to consider the tentative con-
ditions of settlement drawn up by
the allied representatives here. These
conditions are expected to form the
| basis of negotiations at the peace
conference soon 20 be summoned
They provide for the re-occupation
of Constantinople and eastern Thrace,
including Adrianople, up to the line
OF the river Martha. with a neutral
zone along the Thracian, Bulgarian
ization OF the Dardanelles. mainte-
nance OF permanent allied military
force at Gallipoli and strict guaran-
tees for the protection of the mi
norities in Turkey.
Should the plan be approved by
the two cabinets today and be ac-
cepted by the Turkish nationalist
government as a basis of negotia-
ton. it is thought the peace con-
ference could be convoked for Oc-
tober 10 or ~.
Although Venice has been tenta-
'iNcLy oI'oil Lie place LOT the
conference, the conferees are will
ing, if the Turks insist, that it be
some city in Asia Minor.
The question of holding Chanak
from which the French and Italian
forces recently withdrew, leaving the
British unsupported, has receded into
the background. Indeed, LEclair
states. ON the authority of an Italian
source that it has been decided to
send the French and Italian troops
back.