THE JELLIED ROTE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16847, 25 September 1922, Page 4

THE JELLIED ROTE.

IN VITATI OH TO CONFER. , ENCE. By Telegraph.—Pre-aa Association—Copyright Australian and N. 55. Qab’o Asaeoiation. PARIS, September 23. The Allied conference on trtie Near East has issued a Note on behalf of Britain, France and Italy requesting the Nationalist Assembly of. Turkey to inform the Allies if it ready to send representatives with fail powers to a conference at Venice, at which Britain France, Italy, Japan, Turkey, Rumania, Jugo-Slavia and Greece will be represented. The object of the conference will be to negotiate final peace between Turkey, Greece and the Allied Powers. The Note proceeds: “Tile three Powers take the opportunity of declaring that they view with favour Turkey’s desire to recover Thrace as far as the river Maritza and Adrianople. On condition that the Angora Government does not send its army during or

before the peace negotiations into the proclaimed neutral zones the three Governments will be willing to support at the conference the attribution of these frontiers to Turkey, it being understood, however, that steps will be taken to come to an agreement to safeguard the interests, of Turkey and her .neighbours, to demilitarise certain zones to be fixed with a view to making peace, to obtain tfte peaceful re-establishment of Turkish authority, and finally V: iDsure the freedom of the Dardanelles, the Sea of Marmora, and the Bosphorus, as well as protection of racial and religious minorities. “ The three Governments are willing to support Turkey's admission to the League of Nations. They agree in reaffirming the assurances given in March to withdraw their troops from Constantinople as soon as the peace treaty ; enters into force. They will use their influence to procure before the conference the retirement, of the Greek forces to a line to be fixed by the Allied generals in agreement with the Greek and Turkish military authorities. The Angora Government will undertake in . return not to send troops into the neutral zones and not to cross the straits or the Sea of Marmora. The meeting might immediately take place between Kemal Pasha and th© Allied general* tn fix the above-mentioned line. “ The .three Governments arc convinced that their appeal will be listened to,- and that they will be able to collaborate with Turkey and the Allies to re-establish the- peace for which the whole civilised world is longing ” EEMAL’S DEMANDCONSTANTINOPLE, September 23. Kemal’s demand that he should be allowed to establish an administration here prior to a i>eace conference is re- ; garded as most dangerous, even if he I came with a smaller force that that of the Allies. There are large forces of Turkish armed regulars in the city ready to act with him. / A REQUEST FROM FRANCE. PARIS. September 23. The Foreign Office confirms M. Bouillon's from Smyrna and will seini-official 1 y ask Kemal to avoid incidents in the neutral zones, also to state possible conditions of peace. TURKS IMPATIENT. PARTS. September 24. The Bureau of Eastern Information publishes an official communique from Adana, stating that unless the Allies reach an understanding for immediate definite recognition of the Turkish claims embodied in the national pact and find an earlv solution of the Near I East question immediate action by the Nationalist Army will he rendered inevitable, with a view' of the deliverance of Thrace. CONTROL OF BLACK SEA. SOVIET CLAIMS. LONDON. September 23. A Soviet Note to Britain claims thafc control of the Black Sea concerns only the states adjoining it. Russia could noc consent to opening the straits to the warships of anv country and recognised oniv the Moscow treatv with the Turks. MAINTENANCE OF ORDER. Reuter’s Telegrams. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 24. Tlie French commander has informed the British authorities that he ig assured of the maintenance of order over Stamboul in the event of trouble. The French Government has wirelessed to Mu staph a Kemal requesting him to take no action until the arrival of its special emissary. ITALIAN REFUGEES. ROME. September 22. Thousands of Italian refugees from Smyrna are camping at Taranto and Brindisi, but. as the situation in Smyrna is now normal, it is probable that arrangements will soon be mad* to return those still having homes and businesses there. KEMAL’S TERMS. DEMAND FOR CONSTANTINOPLE. , LONDON. September 23. The “ Morning 'Post’s ” Constantinople correspondent reports that a French representative interviewed Kemal. who demands an immediate conference at Mudania. on the Marmora coast, at which the Turks’ claim to the possession of Constantinople shall be recognised without demur after which Kemal will enter Constantinople with fewer forces than the Allied contingents, and will establish his Administration. He will then hold a further peace conference. Only on these terms will he agree not to march against the Allied forces. FRANCE WARNS KEMAL. THE TURKS AND THE NEUTRAL ZONE. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. PARIS. September 23. France is bringing pressure to on Kemal not to attempt to open hostilities against France’s Ally. Kemal has been informed that the withdrawal of the French contingent from Ghanak must not be interpreted as a pretext, for forcing the pace. France urge 3 Kemal to exercise patience. Whether the Turks violate the neu - tral zone depends on the Ministerial Council now proceeding at Smyrna under Kemal’s presidency. Turkish officers communicated with the British at Clianak, asking for information concerning the precise line of the zone, and gave assurances that there was no intention to violate i i • yet, so far as their troops were concerned.