CONTROL OF SMYRNA AND THRACE

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 49, 26 February 1921, Page 5

CONTROL OF SMYRNA AND THRACE

A COMMISSION PROPOSED

SAMI BEY'S PREMATUBE THANKS.

(Ctmua PRSBB ASSOCIATI»N.—COPYRIGHT.)

(AtiSTiUUAH ■ NEW BSALAKD Chili ASSOCUTIBN.)

(Received Febrnary 26, 9.30 a.m.)

LONDON, 25th February. A communique states: The Turks were asked for their views on the proposal to create a Commission to decide as to the disposition of Smyrna and" Thrace, whose decision should be accepted by Greece and Turkey and Tewfik Pasha' deputed Sami Bey to speak or behalf ,of the delegations.' Sami Bey thanked the Supreme Council for admitting the claims of the Turkish delegation.

Mr. Lloyd George intervened, remarking that no claims had been admitted.

Sami Bey replied that the Turks were confident in the justice of their claims. They regarded the creation of a Commission as tantamount to their being admitted. -

. The Turkish delegates, pressed to say definitely whether on accepting the Commission they would not raise other points than the questions of Armenia and Kurdistan, Sami Bey obtained permission to consult his colleagues befpre replying. M.. Calogeropoulos (Greece) could not give a definite answer until he received the reply of his-Government. The Conference added a condition to the acceptance of the Smyrna-Thrace Commission that 'the Turks and Greeks iramediatsly. cease hostilities, with an exchange of prisoners.

• LfcNDON, 24th February. The SupreSie Council in the afternoon heard M. Calogeropoulos (Greece) regarding the" ethnological statistics of Smyrna a nd Thrace. M. Calogeropoulos earnestly appealed to ths Allies to finally settle the Near Eastern problem, on Ihe basis of the Sevres Treat". Thei Council then decided to invite the Turkish delegations to attend separately tomorrow. It is understood that caoh, will be asked' if they are prepared to accept the result of the Allies' investigations, ac regards Smyrna and Thrace subject to the remaining terms of the Treaty of Sevres being accepted.