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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎27r] (33/112)

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 129.
Jews of other than I urkish nationality who are habitually resident, on the coming
into force of the present Treaty, within the boundaries of Palestine, as determined in
accordance with Article 95, will ipso facto become citizens of Palestine to the exclusion
of any other nationality.
Article 130.
For the purposes of the provisions of this Section, the status of a married woman
w ill be governed by that of her husband, and the status of children under eighteen years
of age by that of their parents. ' : • . .
Article 131.
The provisions of this Section will apply to the city of Smyrna and the territory
defined in Article 6(> as from the establishment of the final status of the territory in
accordance with Article 83.
SECTION XIII.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Article 132.
Outside her frontiers as fixed by the present Treaty Turkey hereby renounces in
favour of the Principal Allied Powers all rights and title which she could claim on any
ground over or concerning any territories outside Europe which are not otherwise disposed
of by the present Treaty.
Turkey undertakes to recognise and conform to the measures which may be taken
now or in the future by the Principal Allied Powers, in agreement where necessary with
third Powers, in order to carry the above stipulation into effect.
Article 133.
Turkey undertakes to recognise the full force of the Treaties of Peace and Additional
Conventions concluded by the Allied Powers with the Powers who fought on the side of
Turkey, and to recognise whatever dispositions have been or may be made concerning the
territories of the former German Empire, of Austria, of Hungary and of Bulgaria, and to
recognise the new States within their frontiers as there laid down.
Article 134.
Turkey hereby recognises and accepts the frontiers of Germany, Austria, Bulgaria,
Greece, Hungary, Poland, Roumania, the Serb-Croat-Slovene Shite and the Czecho
slovak State as these frontiers may be determined by the Treaties referred to in Article
133 or by any supplementary conventions.
Article 135.
Turkey undertakes to recognise the full force of all treaties or agreements which
may be entered into by the Allied Powers with States now existing or coming into ex
istence in future in the whole or part of the former Empire of Russia as it existed on
August 1, 1914, and to recognise the frontiers of any such States as determined therein.
Turkey acknowledges and agrees to respect as permanent and inalienable the inde
pendence of the said States.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 259, Part VIII (Financial Clauses), and
Article 277, Part IX (Economic Clauses), of the present Treaty, Turkey accepts definitely
the abrogation of the Brest-Litovsk Treaties and of all treaties, conventions and agree
ments entered into by her with the Maximalist Government in Russia.

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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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