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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎23r] (25/112)

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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Article 72.
A local parliament shall be set up with an electoral system calculated to ensure pro-
portional representation of all sections of the population, including racial, linguistic and
religious imnont.es. \\ .thin six months from the coming into force of the present Treaty
the Greek Government shall submit to the Council of the League of Nations a scheme for
an electoral system complying with the above requirements ; this scheme shall not come
into force until approved by a majority of the Council.
The Greek Government shall be entitled to postpone the elections for so long as may
be required for the return of the inhabitants who have been banished or deported by the
1 urkish authorities, but such postponement shall not exceed a period of one year from the
coming into force of the present Treaty.
Article 73.
I he relations between the Greek administration and the local parliament shall be
determined by the said administration in accordance with the principles of the Greek
Constitution.
Article 74.
Compulsory military service shall not be enforced in the city of Smyrna and the
territory defined in Article G(i pending the final determination of their status in
accordance with Article 83.
Article 75.
I he provisions of the separate Treaty referred to in Article 86 relating to the
protection of racial, linguistic and religious minorities, and to freedom of commerce
and transit, shall be applicable to the city of Smyrna and the territory defined in
Article 66.
Article 76.
The Greek Government may establish a Customs boundary along the frontier line
defined in Article 66, and may incorporate the city of Smyrna and the territory defined in
the said Article in the Greek customs system.
Article 77.
The Greek Government engages to take no measures which would have the effect of
depreciating the existing Turkish currency, which shall retain its character as legal fender
pending the determination, in accordance with the provisions of Article 83, of the final
status of the territory.
Article 78.
The provisions of Part XI (Ports, Waterways and Railways) relating to the regime
of ports of international interest, free ports and transit shall be applicable to the city of
Smyrna and the territory defined in Article 66.
Article 79.
As regards nationality, such inhabitants of the city of Smyrna and the territory
defined in Article 66 as are of Turkish nationality and cannot claim any other nationality
under the terms of the present Treaty shall be treated on exactly the same footing as
Greek nationals. Greece shall provide for their diplomatic and consular protection abroad.
Article 80.
The provisions of Article 241, Part \ III (Financial Clauses) will apply in the case
of the city of Smyrna and the territory defined in Article 66.
The provisions of Article 293, Part IX (Economic Clauses) will not be applicable m
the case of the said city and territory.
Article 81.
Until the determination, in accordance with the provisions of Article 83, of the final
status of Smyrna and the territory defined in Article 66, the rights to exploit t e sa
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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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