THE NEAR EAST.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1923, Page 3

THE NEAR EAST.

[by TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.') TURK AMNESTY FOR GREEKS. PARIS, April 8. In conformity with the Turco-Grcck ' agreement reached nt I.aiisnnnc. a general amnesty has been decreed for Greek civil and military prisoners interned in Turkey. TURKEY’S KKPI.Y. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 8. The Egyptian Nationalist leader Z«gbloul i’adm (reeenlly released at Gibraltar from prison by Britain) Inis arrived at Marseilles from Gibraltar aboard the Ormuz., lie roicived sev»erul delegations of Egyptian Nationalists. Tiic 'Egyptians shouted: ‘T'Teedom for Egypt! Bong life anil Liberty!” A number of the British passengers on the Oimuz. struck up the National Anthem, and sang it until the demonstrators ceased. TURKS PROPOSALS. TO RESUME CONFERENCE. CONSTANTINOPLE April 8. The Angora note consists of 14 pages. It is couched in very eoneiliatory terms. It suggests that i lie Conference he resumed at Lausanne on « April 23rd. There is a strong feeling of optimism in Constantinople. THE ANGORA NOTE. (Received this day at lI.Id a.in.) LONDON. April 9. The “Daily Telegraph's” Constantinople correspondent states the Angora Note expresses satisfaction with the Allies’ readiness to discuss the counter proposals Which the I links maintain contain no .substantial modification of the territorial stipulations which the Allies could not admit. It expresses: surprise that the powers desire to reopen the discussion, on judicial capitulations, which the Turks considered already settled. The note maintains that the text inserted in the I urkish counter proposals was the result of the efforts ol the Allied and Turkish delegates at Lausanne. Turkey fully appreciating the Allies desire to settle favourably the outstanding economic questions, and she is not opposed to discussing points which can regularly form the subject of international negotiations. The Note concludes with a promise that the Turkish delegates will he at Lausanne on the ‘Jib'd.

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