DARDANELLES

Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19942, 20 July 1936, Page 7

DARDANELLES

[NEW bTRAITS COAV’LA I‘ION I FINAL TEXT APPROVID. t . REMILITARISATION UF ZONE. United Press Assn—Elm: 12;. Copyright. ‘ .\tox'rnux. Jul) is. The Dal'danelles Conference tu-dd)’ lot a plenary session approved thc tlnul ‘lcxt of the new Straits Convention. t't‘tiis permits 'l‘urkr)‘ innnediatt‘i}~ t:i'cmilitarisc the Straits zone, and tlimlls the use of thc Straits by war lships belonging to Powers which tlu not adjoin the Black Sea. t The convention was adopted amid win atmosphere or gcneral cordlalit}. ‘Thc Japanese delegate emphasised ‘ihat this was the tlrst intcmat-ional ‘instrument- Japan had signed since her t“unfortunatc departure from the League." Lord Stanley and other delegates paid warm tributes to .\lr $.31. Bruce for his tact and skill as president. 1 Dr. Tevvllk .\ras previously at a m‘lvutv meeting had anlrnied the Turkish Government's determination to maintain the provisions or the Treaty of Lausunne, particularly in regard to the upkeep and control of and the right to visit the \\'ar cemeteries. ' Analo-‘l’urklah Link. i Lord Stanley. in expressing thankS. isaid the cemeteries constituted an ‘.\nglu—’l‘urkish link. ‘ A protocol permits Turkey to appl)‘ title conditions laid down in the con‘vention from August I.) and to begin ‘lhe remilitarlsatiun immediately the lconvcntion is signed. l The chief points of the convention t-nsnrc. commercial vessels the freedom wt the Straits in time or peace and when Turkey is neutral. and an improvcnient in shipping dues. The document empowers- Turkey to lay minctlclds, impose cmnpulsory pilutage and to ban thc passage or warships it she feels that. war is imminent. The section dealing \\ilh \varshipn cmpovvers ltussia, Bulgaria. itumanln and Turkey to send submarines and heavy battleships through the Straits, hut non~Bluck Sen Pom-rs are only permitted to send innit and surface warships to an aggregatr tonnage of 30,000 into the Black Sea \\ilh a maximum ot 15,000 ions at the one tine. Only non—lielllscrcnts can proiit by this clause in time of \\ar. Also no submarines or aircraft-car—-riers may pass through the Straits. except new submarines being delivered to Black Sea States or going or returning tor overhaul. Another clause permits non-Black Sea Powers to send 8000 tons of \varships to the Black Sea for humanitarian purposes, while. when Turkey is neutral. belligerent \\arshlps will only be permitted through the Straits in order to tuitil obligations under the League Covenant or a mutual assistance pact. To Operate for 20 Van. The convention i~ in opcralr for 20 mars. ltaly is omitted from the hSt ct‘ signatories. but man at)!” as a. Lansanne signator) it‘ 7‘th a!) desires. The convention \vill hc signrd at to um. on Monday aftcr .t banquet in at local hotel. The Montrcux correspondent of the Times says the. Dardanelles Conference acceded to the Turkish dcmand for the abolition of the straits tgon» vention and permitted Turkey to trextn rcgarrisoninn and rctorttt’ying thc coastal areas and islands guarding the llosphorus and liarttanelics The new convention will he ictt open for signature. tly Italy and othrr signatories of the Lausunne Trraty. Britain had to concede most or her contentions but the points in question in some cases were of problemattea) practical importance. —_—_.._