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'Treaty of Peace with Turkey. Signed at Sévres, August 10, 1920. [With Maps.]' [‎32r] (43/112)

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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then following that crest line,
then a straight line passing north of Emerli, and south of Derelar,
then curving north-north-eastwards and cutting the road from Rodosto to Malgara
o kilometres west of Ainarjik and then passing 6 kilometres southeast of Ortaja Keui,
then curving north-eastwards and cutting the road from Rodosto to Hairobolu
1^ kilometres northwest of Rodosto,
then to a point on the road from Muradli to Rodosto about 1 kilometre south of
Muradli,
a straight line ;
thence east-north-eastwards to Yeni Keui,
a straight line, modified however so as to pass at a minimum distance of 2 kilometres
north of the railway from Chorlu to Chatalja ;
thence north-north-eastwards to a point west of Istranja, situated on the frontier of
Turkey in Europe as defined in Article 27, I (2),
a straight line leaving the village of Yeni Keui within the zone ;
thence to the Black Sea,
the frontier of Turkey in Europe as defined in Article 27, I (2).
(2) In Asia:
from a point to be determined by the Principal Allied Powers between Cape Dahlina
and Kemer Iskele on the gulf of Adramid east-north-eastwards,
a line passing south of Kemer Iskele and Kemer together with the road joining these
places ;
then to a point immediately south of the point where the Decauville railway from
Osmanlar to Urchanlar crosses the Diermen Dere,
a straight line ;
thence north-eastwards to Manias Geul,
a line following the right bank of the Diermen Dere, and Kara Dere Suyu ;
thence eastwards, the southern shore of Manias Geul ;
then to the point where it is crossed by the railway from Panderma to Susighirli,
the course of the Kara Dere upstream ;
thence eastwards to a point on the Adranos Chai about 3 kilometres from its mouth
near Kara Oghlan,
a straight line ;
thence eastwards, the course of this river downstream ;
then the southern shore of Abulliont Geul ;
then to the point where the railway from Mudania to Brusa crosses the Ulfer Chai,
about 5 kilometres northwest of Brusa,
a straight line ;
thence north-eastwards to the confluence of the rivers about 6 kilometres north of Brusa,
the course of the Ulfer Chai downstream ;
thence eastwards to the southernmost point of Iznik Geul,
a straight line ;
thence to a point 2 kilometres north of Iznik,
the southern and eastern shores of this lake ;
thence north-eastwards to the westernmost point of Sbanaja Geul,
a line following the crest line Chirchir Chesme, Sira Dagh, Elmali Dagh, Kalpak
Dagh, Ayu Tepe, Hekim Tepe ;
thence northwards to a point on the road from Ismid to Armasha, 8 kilometres
southwest of Armasha,
a line following as far as possible the eastern boundary of the basin of the Chojali
Dere ;
thence to a point on the Black Sea, 2 kilometres east of the mouth of the Akabad R,
a straight line.
Article 180.
A Commission shall be constituted within fifteen days from the coming into force ol
the present Treaty to trace on the spot the boundaries of the zone referred to in Article
178, except in so far as these boundaries coincide with the frontier line described in
Article 27, I (2). This Commission shall be composed of three members nominated by
the military authorities of France, Great Britain and Italy respectively, with, for the
portion of the zone placed under Greek sovereignty, one member nomitiated by the Greek

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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)
Arrangement

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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