Evening star., 1923-09-14
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He asked that the Italian premier
choose a fixed date which would be
early enough to set all speculation
as to Itaiy's intentions at rest.
The allies assured the Italian am
bassador that the greatest diligence
would be exercised in pursuing the
inquiry into the assassination of Gen.
Tellini and the other members OF the
Italian boundary commission and
pleaded with him TO urge Rome to
accept the desire of Great Britain
and Ak a precise date for the evacu-
alton OF Greek territory, so as to re-
lievc the world of anxiety. The at
ternoon session was postponed until
s o'clock, and then again to $50
o'clock, in order to give time for the
ambassadors to communicate with
their governments.
Two more hours were occupied 10y
the ambassadors at the evening ses-
sion before they could come to an
agreement, but eventually IL was an
nounced with an air of great relief
that Italy had agreed TO evacuate.
An official communique issued soon
afterward said:
The ambassador council has
adopted a solution which il considers
such as will put an end to the Situa-
rion created by the assassination of
the Italian delegation. The solution
will be Immediately transmitted 10
Athens and also communicated to the
tfeague council and will be made pub
lie tomorrow at noon"
The members of the commits ion of
inquiry will leave tomorrow to take
up their work with instructions TO
pursue their inyestiS tionS with the
greatest energy.
The text OF the note advanced by
itEe council of ambassadors to Greece
has been cffici ally communicated to
IN. Ion ..f q q , .
note expressing the opinion i1at the
trituation created by the aSSass nation
! in Greece of Gen. TcilinI and the
,other fnumbegs of the comm isSiou
may be considered TO have been reg
iulated in satisfactory manner
Five Conditions.
The text as nov made public gives
FIVE conditions which Greece must
fulfill The fifth condition says. the
iinter-allied commits ion OF investiga-
tion into the assassinations will com
mence its work on September II at
Janina and that ave days later IT will
telegraph its hTst observations If cul-
!prits are not discovered by that time.
| the eommise toner's will report the
conditions under which they are
working, and the ambassadors coun-
! Cu will decide from this report
whether the fifth condition OF its note
/ to GreeGe Of Septemue has been
! fulfilled. (This conuItion was that
the arrest and exemplary punishment
of the guilty parties should be under
taken with ali possible speed.)
! 1T tniS condition. says the note,
"is not considered to have been full
flied, as the Italian government has
made known its decis.on to evacuate
i Corfu in any circumstances on Sep
/! tember 81, the date fixed by the cOun-
| Gil of ambassadors, the termination of
! the Greek inquiry. the council re-
serves the right 10. notify Greece Of
| by the allied powers in coercion or
| punishment"
Such measures. it is added. might
consist of Greece's paying to Italy the
J Sc, 900, 900 lire which the council
would ask the Permanent Court of
| International Justice al The Hague
| TO release from deposit, at the same
! time abandoning recourse to the
court, as previously arranged, for flxa-
/ tion of the indemnity, except that
Italy might apply to the court for the
! costs Of her occupation of Corfu.
| The earlier conditions are: First
! Greece's apologies must be presented
to the allied diplomatic representa-
temberI8; second, the funeral service
! in honor of the victims efthe- assas-
fnation shall be held at Athens on
! September 10; third. Warships Of the
three allied powers will arrive at
! Phaleron the same day to receive the
salute from the Greek feet, and,
| fourth. honors shall be paid to the