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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [35v] (50/112)
The record is made up of 1 file (51 folios). It was created in 1920. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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PART VI.
PRISONERS OF WAR AND GRAVES.
SECTION I.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
Article 208.
The repatriation of Turkish prisoners of war and interned civilians who have not
already been repatriated shall continue as quickly as possible after the coming into force
of the present Treaty.
Article 209 .
From the time of their delivery into the hands of the Turkish authorities, the
prisoners of war and interned civilians are t*o be returned without delay to their homes
by the said authorities.
Those among them who, before the war, were habitually resident in territory occupied
by the troops of the Allied Powers are likewise to be sent to their homes, subject to the
consent and control of the military authorities of the Allied armies of occupation.
Article 210.
The whole cost of repatriation from October 30, 1918, shall be borne by the
Turkish Government.
Article 211.
Prisoners of war and interned civilians awaiting disposal or undergoing sentence for
offences against discipline shall be repatriated irrespective of the completion of their
sentence or of the proceedings pending against them.
This stipulation shall not apply to prisoners of war and interned civilians punished for
offences committed subsequent to June 15, 1920.
During the period pending their repatriation, all prisoners of war and interned
civilians shall remain subject to the existing regulations, more especially as regards work
and discipline.
Article 212.
Prisoners of war and interned civilians who are awaiting trial or undergoing sentence
for offences other than those against discipline may be detained.
Article 213.
1 he Turkish Government undertakes to admit to its territory without distinction all
persons liable to repatriation.
Prisoners of war or 'Turkish nationals who do not desire to he repatriated may be
excluded from repatriation ; but the Allied Governments reserve to themselves the right
either to repatriate them or to take them to a neutral country or to allow them to reside
in their own territories.
The I urkish Government undertakes not to institute any exceptional proceedings
against these persons or their families nor to take any repressive or vexatious measures
of any kind whatsoever against them on this account.
Article 214.
. r ^^ ie Governments reserve the right to make the repatriation of Turkish
prisoners of war or 1 urkish nationals in their hands conditional upon the immediate
notification and release by the 1 urkish Government of any prisoners of war and other
nationals of the Allied Powers who are still held in Turkey against their will.
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A treaty of peace signed by the members of the League of Nations and Turkey.
The treaty is divided into a preamble followed by 13 parts. Part 1 constitutes the Covenant of the League of Nations; further parts are entitled:
- 'Frontiers of Turkey'.
- 'Political Clauses'.
- 'Protection of Minorities'.
- 'Military, Naval and Air Clauses'.
- 'Prisoners of War and Graves'.
- 'Penalties', 'Financial Clauses'.
- 'Economic Clauses'.
- 'Aerial Navigation'.
- 'Ports, Waterways and Railways'.
- 'Labour'.
- 'Miscellaneous Provisions'.
3 maps are located at the back (f 62), and the whole is contained within the original front and back covers (f 11 and f 63).
Published under the title Treaty Series No 11 (1920), Cmd. 964 .
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- 1 file (51 folios)
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This file consists of a single treaty divided into a summary.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at folio 11 and terminates at folio 63, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 11-62; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are circled and crossed through.
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- 'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]'
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- 11r:62v, 62Ar:62Av, 62Br:62Bv, 62Cr:62Cv, 63r:63v
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