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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎51r] (81/112)

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 332.
fhe seaports of the Allied Powers are entitled to all favours and to all reduced tariffs
gran ed on Turkish railways or navigable waterways for the benefit of Turkish ports
(wi lout prejudice to the rights of concessionaires) or of any port of another Power.
Article 333.
. Sllb j ect to the ri g hts of concessionaires, Turkey may not refuse to participate in the
tariffs or combinations of tariffs intended to secure for ports of any of the Allied Powers
p vanta £ es Sllr iilar to those granted by Turkey to her own ports or the ports of any other
SECTION II.
NAVIGATION.
Chapter I.
Freedom of Navigation.
Article 334.
I he nationals of any of the Allied Powers as well as their vessels and property shall
cll J°y ln a P Turkish ports and on the inland navigation routes of Turkey at least the
same treatment in all respects as Turkish nationals, vessels and property.
In particular, the vessels ol any one of the Allied Powers shall be entitled to trans
port goods of any description and passengers to or from any ports or places in Turkish
territory to which I urkish vessels may have access, under conditions which shall not be
more onerous than those applied in the case of national vessels ; they shall be treated on
a footing of equality with national vessels as regards port and harbour facilities and
charges of every description, including facilities for stationing, loading and unloading,
tonnage duties and charges, harbour, pilotage, lighthouse, quarantine and all analogous
duties and charges of whatsoever nature levied in the name of or for the profit of the
(jovernment, public functionaries, private individuals, corporations or establishments of
any kind.
In the event of Turkey granting a preferential regime to any of the Allied Powers
or to any other foreign Power, this regime shall be extended immediately and uncon
ditionally to all the Allied Powers.
There shall be no restrictions on the movement of persons or vessels other than those
arising from prescriptions concerning customs, police, public health, emigration, and
immigration and those relating to the import and export of prohibited goods. Such
regulations must be reasonable and uniform and must not impede traffic unnecessarily.
Chapter II.
Ports of - International Concern.
Article 335.
The following Eastern ports are declared ports of international concern and placed
under the regime defined in the following Articles of this section ;
Constantinople, from St. Stefano to Dolma Bagtchi ;
Haidar Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ;
Smyrna ;
Alexandretta ;
Haifa ; •
Basra ;
Trebizond (in the conditions laid down in Article 352) ;
Batum (subject to conditions to be subsequently fixed).
Free zones shall be provided in these ports.
Subject to any provisions to the contrary in the present Treaty, the regime laid
down for the above ports shall not prejudice the territorial sovereignty.

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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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