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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎47r] (73/112)

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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2 .
The following classes of contracts remain in force subject to the application of
domestic laws, orders or regulations made during the w r ar by the Allied Powers and
subject to the terms of the contracts :
(u) Contracts having for their object the transfer of estates or of real or personal
property, where the property therein had passed or the object had been delivered before
the parties became enemies ;
(6) Leases and agreements for leases of land and houses ;
(c) Contracts of mortgage, pledge, or lien ;
(d) Contracts between individuals or companies and the State, provinces, munici
palities, or other similar juridical persons charged with administrative functions, and
concessions granted by the State, provinces, municipalities, or other similar juridical
persons charged with administrative functions, subject however to any special provisions
relating to concessions laid down in the present Treaty.
\\ hen the execution of the contracts thus kept alive would, owing to the alteration
of economic conditions, cause one of the parties substantial prejudice, the Arbitral
Commission provided for in Article 287 shall be empowered, on the request of the
prejudiced party, to grant to him equitable compensation by way of reparation.
II.—Provisions relating to certain Classes of Contracts.
Stock Exchange and Commercial Exchange Contracts.
(a) Rules made during the war by any recognised Exchange or Commercial
Association providing for the closure of contracts entered into before the war by an enemy
are confirmed by the High Contracting Parties, as also any action taken thereunder,
provided :
(i) that the contract was expressed to be made subject to the rules of the Exchange
or Association in question ;
(ii) that the rules applied to all persons concerned ;
(iii) that the conditions attaching to the closure were fair and reasonable.
(b) The closure of contracts relating to cotton “ futures ” w r hich were closed as on
July 31, 1914, under the decision of the Liverpool Cotton Association, is also
confirmed.
Security.
4.
The sale of a security held for an unpaid debt owing by an enemy shall be deemed
to have been valid irrespective of notice to the owner if the creditor acted in good faith
and with reasonable care and prudence, and no claim by the debtor on the ground of
such sale shall be admitted.
Negotiable Instruments.
o.
If a person has either before or during the war become liable upon a negotiable
instrument in accordance with an undertaking given to him by a person who has sub
sequently become an enemy, the latter shall remain liable to indemnity the former in
respect of his liability, notwithstanding the outbreak of war.
III.— Contracts of Insurance.
6.
The provisions of the following paragraphs shall apply only to insurance and rein
surance contracts betw r een Turkish nationals and nationals ot the Allied Pow r ers in the
case of which trading with Turkey has been prohibited. 1 hese provisions shall not apply
to contracts betweep Turkish nationals and companies or individuals, even if nationals
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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)
Arrangement

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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