'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎41r] (61/112)

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takings in I uikey, and to iurnish to tho said Commission all records, documents and
information which it may require.
Ihe Commission shall be entitled to assume, in agreement with the Turkish
Government and independently of any default of the latter in fulfilling its obligations,
the control, management and collection of all indirect taxes.
appointing him, for any action or omission in the performance of his duties No one of
the Allied Governments assumes any responsibility in respect of any other Government.
The capitulatory regime resulting from treaties, conventions or usage shall be re
established in favour of the Allied Powers which directly or indirectly enjoyed the benefit
thereof before August 1, 1914, and shall be extended to the Allied Powers which did not
enjoy the benefit thereof on that date.
Article 262.
The Allied Powers who had post-offices in the former Turkish Lmpire before
August 1, 1914, will be entitled to re-establish post-offices in I urkey.
The Convention of April 25, 1907, so far as it relates to the rate of import duties in
Turkey, shall be re-established in force in favour of all the Allied l owers.
Nevertheless the Financial Commission established in accordance with Article 23 ,
Part VIII (Financial Clauses) of the present Treaty may at any time authorise a
modification of these import duties, or the imposition of consumption duties, provided that
any duties so modified or imposed shall be applied equally to goods of whatever owners up
C modification of existing duties or imposition of new duties authorised by the
Financial Commission by virtue of this Article shall take effect until after a period ot
six months from its notification to all the Allied Powers. ^ During this period the
Commission shall consider any observations relative thereto which ma} e oiinu a ec y
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No member of the Commission shall be responsible, except to the Government
5.
I he Commission shall publish annually detailed reports on its w r ork, its methods and
its proposals for the financial reorganisation of Turkey, as w^ell as regarding its accounts
for the period.
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The Commission shall also take over any other duties which may be assigned to it
under the present Treaty or with the assent of the Turkish Government.
PART IX.
ECONOMIC CLAUSES.
SECTION I.
COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
Article 261.
Article 263.