MOSUL DISPUTE.
TURKISH WITHDRAWAL. (Received Friday, 11.50 a.iu.) GENEVA, Thursday. The report by Laidouer presented to the- League Council, says that, the, statements of refugees show that the Turkish soldiers commanded by officers, occupied villages- and obtained arms, pillaged houses, and subjected the inhabitants to atrocious- violence and even massacre. ■ - Laidouer’s personal observations confirmed the pitiable condition of the refugees, who lost everything, The report emphasises the importance of the Brussels- line, and adds that deportations are proceeding. "After reading the report Laidouer announced the receipt of a telegram from Mosul, stating that all was quiet on the frontier. The presentation of the report coincided with the receipt of a letter by the Council from the- Turkish delegation, announcing their withdrawal as a consequence of the League’s decision in the Mosul dispute.—Reuter.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19251211.2.36
Bibliographic details
Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 December 1925, Page 5
Word Count
132MOSUL DISPUTE. Wairarapa Daily Times, 11 December 1925, Page 5
Using This Item
National Media Ltd is the copyright owner for the Wairarapa Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of National Media Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.