LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 December 1925, Page 2

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

• Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] A TURKISH OFFER. GENEVA, Dec. 14. It i.s reported-that Sir A. Chamberlain informed the League that Britain is prepared foil a prolongation of her ,raq mandate, provided that it emir.ices Mosul. Tewiik Bey. in an interview, said Hint Turkey is ready to allow Britain io remain in that part of the MtisulYilayet which is considered indispon--able to Iraq vitality, hut she requests ihat Britain should enter an economic ii-eaty, and should agree to the demilitarisation ol the Anglo-Turkish zones. TEWFIK BEY FAILS, GENEVA, Dee. 15. It is recognised that Tewfik Bey bis .signally failed in his Paris visit. He found the French Foreign Office’s .pinion so uncom-ilintory that he denied it would be useless to await AT. Rriaml's return and concentrated on - nil noticing Al. Teliiteherin to support Turkey in the-event nf the militarists sirrying out their determination to suddenly swoop on the Iraq frontier -n an attempt to frighten the weaker members of the League before the Council definitely decided the issue. TURKEY'S PROPOSALS. LONDON, Dec. 14.

The Central News Agency’s correspondent at Geneva reports that Tewfik Bey. in an interview, said he proposed that the League should create a neutral demilitarised zone in the Iraq division of the disputed area, the handing over of Divchi to Iraq, ami the conclusion of a security pact between Britain, Iraq. Persia, and Turkey. Ibis pact, would mean Turkey’s absolute resignation of her claim to Iraq, in defence of which Britain would then not need to -pend one penny more. He would prefer that Britain should exploit the .Mosul oil before any other nation. It is expected that the Council's Wednesday decision will virtually uphold the Brussels line. THE COUNCIL’S DECISION. LONDON, Dee. 15. The ‘’Central News’s” Geneva correspondent learns that the Council of the League held a hour’s secret session on the .Mosul question, and decided that .Mosul Ik' assigned to Iraq, on e inclition that the British mandate is extended for twenty-live years. Sir A. Chamberlain is stated to have telegraphed to London for a decision by the whole Cabinet.