George, by the Grace of God, of the

United kingdom of Great ritain and Freland and of the British

Dominions beyond the Seas king,

Defender of the faith, Emperor of India, &c., &c., dc. To all ano singular to whom tbese presents shall come, Greeting!

Wbereas a Treaty between Us and other

Powers and States therein specified, providing for the termination of the state of war existing between the

Allied Powers of the one part

and Turkey of

the other part was concluded and signed at Lausanne on the Twenty-fourth day of July, in the year of Our

Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-three, by the Plenipotentiaries of Us and of the aforesaid
Powers and States duly and respectively authorised for that purpose, which Treaty

is, word for word, as

follows :—
End whereas a Convention between Us and other Powers and States, relating to the régime of the Straits and the freedom of transit and navigation between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea was also concluded and signed at Lausanne on the date aforementioned, which Convention is, word for word, as follows :—
Elno whereas a Convention between

Us

and other Powers and States, respecting the Thracian

Frontier, was also concluded and signed

at Lausanne

on the Twenty-fourth day of July, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-three, which Convention is, word for word, as follows:_

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Elno whereas a Convention respecting the

Conditions of Residence and Business and Jurisdiction in Turkey was also concluded at the same time and place between Us and other Allied Powers of the one part and Turkey of the other part, which Convention is, word for word, as follows:—

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Elno wbereas a Commercial Convention was also concluded at the same time and place between

Us and other Allied Powers of the one

part and

Turkey of the other part, which Convention is, word for word, as follows:-
Elno whereas at the same time and place there were signed certain Protocols relating respectively to Concessions granted in the Ottoman Empire; to the accession of

Belgium and of Portugal

to certain

provisions and instruments also signed at Lausanne; and to the Karagatch territory and the Islands of Imbros and Tenedos, which Protocols are, word for word, as follows:-

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End whereas a Convention between Us and France, Italy and Greece, regarding the

com-

pensation payable by Greece to Allied nationals, was also signed at Lausanne on the Twenty-fourth day of

July, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-three, by the

Plenipotentiaries of Us and of France, Italy and

Greece, duly and respectively authorised for that purpose, which Convention is,

word for word, as

follows :-
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Tile, having

seen and considered the

Treaty, Conventions and Protocols aforesaid, have approved, accepted, and confirmed the same in all and every one of their Articles and Clauses, as We do by these Presents approve, accept, confirm, and ratify them for Ourselves, Our Heirs and Successors;

engaging and promising upon Our Royal Word that

We will sincerely and faithfully perform and observe all and singular the things which are contained and expressed in the Treaty, Conventions and Protocols aforesaid, and that We will never suffer the same to be violated by any one, or transgressed in any manner, as far as it lies in Our power. Provided however that this Our Ratification shall not, in so far as concerns the said Commercial Convention or Convention respecting the Conditions of Residence and Business
and Jurisdiction in Turkey, be deemed to apply in the case of any of Our Dominions enjoying responsible government, Colonies, Protectorates, Possessions or

Territories beyond the Sea subject to Our sovereignty or authority, in respect of which a declaration that the provisions of such Convention do not apply may be made by Our duly authorised representative at the time of the deposit of this Our Ratification. For the greater testimony and validity of all which, We have caused Our Great Seal to be affixed to these Presents, which We have signed with Our Royal Hand.

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Biven at Our Court of St. James, the

Tenth day of July, in the

year of Our Lord

One Thousand Nine Hundred

and Twenty-four,

and in the Fifteenth year of Our Reign.