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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [27v] (34/112)
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 136.
A Commission composed of four members, appointed by the Kritish Empire, France,
Italy and Japan respectively, shall be set up within three months from the coming into
force of the present Treaty, to prepare, with the assistance of technical experts represent
ing the other capitulatory Powers, Allied or neutral, who with this object will each be
invited to appoint an expert, a scheme of judicial reform to replace the present capitula
tory system in judicial matters in Turkey. This Commission may recommend, after
consultation with the Turkish Government, the adoption of either a mixed or an unified
judicial system.
The scheme prepared by the Commission will be submitted to the Governments of
the Allied and neutral Powers concerned. As soon as the Principal Allied Powers have
approved the scheme they will inform the Turkish Government, which hereby agrees to
accept the new system.
The Principal Allied Powers reserve the right to agree among themselves, and if
necessary with the other Allied or neutral Powers concerned, as to the date on which the
new system is to come into force.
Article 137.
Without prejudice to the provisions of Part VII (Penalties), no inhabitant of Turkey
shall be disturbed or molested, under any pretext whatever, on account of any political
or military action taken by him, or any assistance of any kind given by him to the Allied
Powers, or their nationals, between August 1, 1914, and the coming into force of the
present 1 reaty ; all sentences pronounced against any inhabitant of Turkey for the above
reasons shall be completely annulled, and any proceedings already instituted shall be
arrested.
Article 138.
No inhabitant of territory detached from Turkey in accordance with the present
1 reaty shall be disturbed or molested on account of his political attitude after August 1,
1914, or of the determination of his nationality effected in accordance with the present
Treaty.
Article 139.
Turkey renounces formally all rights of suzerainty or jurisdiction of any kind over
Moslems who are subject to the sovereignty or protectorate of anv other State'.
No power shall be exercised directly or indirectly by any Turkish authority what
ever in any territory detached from Turkey or of which the existing status under the
present 1 reaty is recognised by Turkey.
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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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