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Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East [93r] (185/348)
The record is made up of 1 file (174 folios). It was created in 16 Nov 1917-17 Jan 1924. It was written in English and French. 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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Annex I.
London Proposals {March 1921).
Admission of Turkey to League of Nations.
To be facilitated on proof that Turkey is willing to carry out treaty.
C ons tan tinople.
Threat to independence to be withdrawn. Possibility of rapid evacuation of Art - 36 .
city and Ism id peninsula. par *’
Straits.
Permanent chairman to be a Turk, with two votes,
reduced to—
Demilitarised zone to be
Art. 178 andff.
(i.) 25 kilom. either side of Bosphorus.
(ii.) At Dardanelles, from Gallipoli peninsula to Rodosto, and from Tenedos
to Karabigha.
(iii.) Islands in ^Egean and Marmora which command Dardanelles.
(iv.) Possibility of Allied garrisons being limited to Chanak and Gallipoli,
(v.) Possibility of Turkish troops being allowed in Constantinople.
(vi.) Possibility of allowing Turkey free passage across demilitarised Bosphorus
zone.
Kurdistan.
Modification in accord with present circumstances, provided Turkey gives Art. 62 .
facilities for autonomy and for protection of Kurds and Assyrians.
Smyrna.
(i.) Turkish sovereignty. Art. 65.
(ii.) Greek force in Smyrna town.
(iii.) Outside town, gendarmerie officered by Allies and recruited according to
population as reported by an Allied Commission.
(iv.) Administrative personnel to be recruited similarly.
(v.) Christian Governor appointed by League of Nations.
(vi.) Elective Assembly and elective Council.
(vii.) Annual payment to Turkey corresponding with prosperity of district.
(viii.) Revision by League of Nations after five years on demand of either party.
A rmenia.
Adaptation, provided Turkey recognises right of Turkish Armenians to Art. 88.
national home on eastern Turkish frontier and agrees to accept decision of commis
sion appointed by League of Nations as to territory to be transferred to Armenia.
Judicial Commission.
Turkey to be represented. Art. ise.
Military Clauses.
(i.) Gendarmerie to be increased to 45,000. Special elements to be increased Art.i 52 andfe
to 30,000.
(ii.) Distribution of Turkish forces to be in agreement with Allies.
(iii.) Fewer foreign officers and more Turkish officers and n.c.o.’s.
(iv.) Possible increase of military schools.
(v.) Extension of periods for demobilisation, reduction of armaments, &c.
Naval Clauses.
Possible increase of fleet. Art.island ft.
D
Turkish Military, Naval or Air Mission Abroad.
To be allowed.
[7040 g —1]
Art. 207.
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The file contains correspondence, memoranda, maps, and notes on various subjects connected to the Near and Middle East. The majority of the papers are written by George Curzon himself and concern the settlement of former territories of the Ottoman Empire following its break up after the First World War. Matters such as the Greek occupation of Smyrna, the division of Thrace, the Greco-Turkish War, Georgian independence, and the Treaties of Sèvres and Lausanne are all discussed.
Other matters covered by the file include those concerning the Arab territories of the former Ottoman Empire, American advisers in Persia, and the future of Palestine, including a report by the Committee on Palestine (Colonial Office) dated 27 July 1923 (folios 168-171).
Correspondence within the file is mostly between Curzon and representatives of the other Allied Powers, as well as officials from other governmental departments and diplomatic offices.
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- 1 file (174 folios)
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The file is arranged in chronological order from the front to the back.
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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 174; 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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- Papers written by Curzon on the Near and Middle East
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- 2r:12v, 15r:48v, 54r:93v, 95r:105v, 118r:145r, 147v:153r, 154v, 156r:161v, 163r:173v, back, back-i
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