'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎19v] (18/112)

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Article 31.
The various States concerned undertake to furnish to the Commissions all documents
necessary for their tasks, especially authentic copies of agreements fixing existing or old
frontiers, all large scale maps in existence, geodetic data, surveys completed but unpub
lished, and information concerning the changes of frontier watercourses. The maps,
geodetic data, and surveys, even if unpublished, which are in the possession of the
Turkish authorities must be delivered at Constantinople, within thirty days from the
coming into force of the present Treaty, to such representative of the Commissions
concerned as may be appointed by the principal Allied Powers.
The States concerned also undertake to instruct the local authorities to communicate
to the Commissions all documents, especially plans, cadastral and land books, and to
furnish on demand all details regarding property, existing economic conditions, and other
necessary information.
Article 32.
The various States interested undertake to give every assistance to the Boundary
Commissions, whether directly or through local authorities, in everything that concerns
transport, accommodation, labour, materials (sign posts, boundary pillars) necessary for
the accomplishment of their mission.
In particular the Turkish Government undertakes to furnish to the Principal Allied
Powers such technical personnel as they may consider necessary to assist the Boundary
Commissions in the accomplishment of their mission.
Article 33.
The various States interested undertake to safeguard the trigonometrical points,
signals, posts or frontier marks erected by the Commissions.
Article 34.
The pillars will be placed so as to be intervisible ; they will be numbered, and their
position and their number will be noted on a cartographic document.
Article 35.
The protocols defining the boundary and the maps and documents attached thereto
will be made out in triplicate, of which two copies will be forwarded to the Governments
ot the limitrophe States, and the third to the Government of the French Republic, which
will deliver authentic copies to the Powers who sign the present Treaty.
PART III.
POLITICAL CLAUSES.
SECTION I.
CONSTANTINOPLE.
Article 36.
, ^ ub j ec f t0 th e provisions of the present Treaty, the High Contracting Parties a^ree
hat the nghts and title of the Turkish Governn/ent over Constantinople shali nof be
affe ted and that the said Government and His Majesty the Sultan shall be entitled to
reside there and to maintain there the capital of the Turkish State.
the pSTt* wVor th f eVent t of t Turke y f ' ailin S. to observe faithfully the provisions of
p e ent Treaty, or of any treaties or conventions supplementary thereto particularly
as regards the protection of the rights of racial, religious or linguistic minorities the
Allied Powers expressly reserve the right to modify the above pr^is ons and Tulkev
hereby agrees to accept any disposition^ which may be taken in thk onneclion 7