VERY SERIOUS VIEW.

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VERY SERIOUS VIEW.

LORD CURZON HASTENS TO

PARIS.

TURKS'! TEEMS EXCEED PARIS

NOTE.

KEMALS' TROOPS IN ISMID ZONE

i »T CABIiB—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Received Oct. 7, 12.25 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 6. Lord Curzon has hastily gone to , -Paris to consult the French "Government on the Angora situation. The Government takes a most serious view ox the position: General Harington has '.supplied a very full report. Turkey is asking for . S rms &* beyond those conceded in the \ ' ™» Note > creating a complete deadKemalist cavalry is now invading the Imud zone, while troops are oonoentrating further to the south-west It is understood that the Mudania Ixmterenee proceeded satisfactorily till yesterday, when the "Turks sprang a surprise, demanding permission to itn-' mediately occupy Eastern Thrace before, the peace conference to which the ■ Angora Government- had consented Lhis occupation was demanded without adequate safeguard for the protection ol minorities, and raised a political question with which the Allied generals j i °L themselves empowered to <Jeal. , They therefore returned to Ooastantmople to consult their respective High Commissioners, and the British Commissioner regarded the situation as ■so serious that he decided to consult "Cabinet. It is understood that this new trouble did not arise from any difficulty with Greece. It is believed that M. Venlzelos has left London convinced that Turkish , occupation of Eastern Thrace after the peace conference in accordance with ■T/•. the Allies' Paris Note was inevitable. '^ The present situation is entirely due ' 1o the Turks, intransigeanoe in making demands which would result in their ©merging from the war stronger both i in Europe and Asia Minor than before J Nevertheless the Turkish double deal- ■ < was not altogether unexpected.' « Consequently authoritative circles do-i not take an over gloomy view. It is .*i understood that the British Governt "jent may raise no. serious oojection to ( the inclusion of Russia, Georgia, and i Ukraine in the /peace conference but < the French attitude is debatable —'-, AU3.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.