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‘Correspondence with the Canadian Government on the subject of the peace settlement with Turkey.’ [4r] (7/12)
The record is made up of 1 file (6 folios). It was created in 1924. 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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7
* No. 5.
t No. 3.
As regards last sentence of your telegram, would it not be well
to wait until it is known whether the Lausanne Conference residts
in signature of a Treaty or Treaties, and then lay instruments
themselves before Parliament ? I do not think that it would
be possible to publish any of the telegrams now being sent to you
concerning proceedings at Lausanne seeing that they often
contain records of confidential interviews and impressions and
other material intended only for private information. Ends.
—Devonshire.
No. G.
The Governor-General of Canada to the Secretary of State for the Colonies.
[Telegram.]
(Received 1st January, 1923.)
[Answered by No. 7.]
31st December. Following from my Prime Minister for you :—
Begins : Treaty with Turkey. Your Grace’s telegram of 8th
December* begins “ Our message of 16th Novemberf was framed
on the assumption that Canadian Government would wish to
follow the procedure adopted in the case of the Treaties with
Germany, Austria and Bulgaria.'’
Procedure referred to is, we understand, that adopted with
respect to Paris Peace Conference, and followed later with respect
to Washington Conference on the limitation of armament. As
regards Canada’s participation there were in that procedure four
separate, distinct and essential stages.
1. Direct representation of Canada at the Conference at
which treaties were drafted and participation in the proceedings
of the Conferences by Canada’s representatives, each repre
sentative holding a full power signed by His Majesty the King,
in the form of Letters Patent, authorising him to sign “ for and
in the name of His Majesty the King, in respect of the Dominion
of Canada,” any treaties, conventions or agreements that might
tend to the attainment of the object of the Conference, the
Canadian Government having, by
Order in Council
A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council.
, sanctioned
issuance of these full powers by His Majesty.
2. Formal signing of the treaties on behalf of Canada by the
plenipotentiaries named.
3. Approval by the Parliament of Canada of the treaties
thus signed on behalf of Canada.
4. Assent of the Government of Canada to the final act of
ratification by His Majesty the King of the treaty signed on behalf
of Canada approved by Parliament of Canada.
Your Grace is quite right in assuming that, as regards the
treaties in which Canada is supposed to have a direct or
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Copies of correspondence exchanged between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the Governor-General of Canada, on the subject of the Peace Settlement with Turkey, commonly referred to as the Treaty of Lausanne. The correspondence covers the period 27 October 1922 to 24 March 1924. The file was published by HM Stationery Office, London, 1924.
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The correspondence is arranged in chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 6, these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, 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.
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- ‘Correspondence with the Canadian Government on the subject of the peace settlement with Turkey.’
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- 2v, 3r:3v, 4r:4v, 5r:6r
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- Byng, Julian Hedworth George
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