TURKEY’S CLAIM.
DARDANELLES DEFENCE. LONDON, April 20. “The Times,” in a leading article, cites the hint of the Turkish Foreign Minister, Tewfik Bey, to the League of Nations, that if Germany and her exallies were freed' from the fetters of the peace treaties Turkey would claim the right to fortify the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. “The Times” remarks: “The Turkish Minister’s assurances that this would not affect international shipping have not made.them more palatable. The Foreign Minister’s support of the project is understandable’ in view of Russia’s desire to have its keeper’s lodge made secure. “But there is no analogy between Turkey’s proposal and Austria’s, Hungary’s and Bulgaria’s inevitable demand for freedom from the treaties, because the Turks signed a peace treaty that was not imposed, but one negotiated after hard bargaining on equal terms. . “Turkey’s claim will be fairly heard, but there will be strong arguments against it.”
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 177, 10 May 1935, Page 8
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