THE TURKISH TREATY
MAINTENANCE OF SOVEREIGNTY, NAVIGATION OF THE STRAITS. COMPOSITION OP COMMISSION* (Australian and N.Z.,Cable .Asgp.X Received May 13, 5.10 p.m. LONDON, May'll. The Turkish treaty b’rovides that subject to the provisions of,the treaty the parties agree to the maintenance of Turkish sovereignty at Constantinople, Hie reservation being made that if Turkey foils to observe the provisions of the treaty, or supplementary treaties or conventions, particularly regarding the protection of minorities, the Allies may modify the provisions. Turkey agrees to accept any dispositions made in this connection. The navigation ot Hie Straits, including the Dardanelles, Sea of Marmora, and Bosphorus will be open in future, both in peace, time and war time, to all merchantmen, warships and aircraft without distinction. The commission controlling the Straits is to be composed of one representative cacti of tlie United States, British Empire, France, Italy, Japan, Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Boumania._ Representatives of the three last-named. powers have one vote each. and others two voles. ■
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19200514.2.32
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14363, 14 May 1920, Page 5
Word Count
162THE TURKISH TREATY Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14363, 14 May 1920, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.