GREECE AND TURKEY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10813, 1 February 1921, Page 5

GREECE AND TURKEY

NEAR EAST CONFERENCE KEMA.L OUTLINES TERMS FOR ACCEPTANCE. OPPOSED TO INDEMNITY. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Au-i: a.::i.. a:,.! ~ ... ATHENS. January 29. In connection with the invitation tf. Greeks, and Turks to attend a Near East Conference in London, Kc-ii:;,! Pasha ha® notified the Grand Yixier that the Angora Government is the only Government at present in existence in Turkey. He is awaiting tho Allies’ direct invitation, when he will submit the following tc-rms for ato'i>tsanoe:—Firefly, loreign troops 'rust immediately evacuate Turkish territories; secondly, Turkey refuses to nay an indemnity. Meanwhile, the Gjeck Premier declares he will go to London a® plenipotentiary to an Allied country, as he does not consider anything has happened to change the views of the signatories to the Treaty of Sevres as net gards Greece. BIG FORCE GIVES IN EDHEM BEY SURRENDERS TO GREEKS. Published in The Tfnw ~ ATHENS, January 29. A communique from Smyrna confirm* the report that Edhem Bey’s force of two thousand surrendered to the Greeks. Nearly half the officers and men entered the Greek lines just when tbe Turkish propagandist stories of Nationalist victories were gaining credence. It is supposed that FYlhcan unkindly selected the moment to surrender in order to inflict the most serious damage to the Nationalist prestige. In the opinion of British observers the reports of the Nationalist military strength, are -mere bluff. ATHENS, January 30. When he surrendered his force Edhem Bey held important positions around Gmruritz. The surrender considerably weakened Komi Pasha.’* hues.