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copies of nil the documents constituting the record of the cases, including the decisions
and orders made, and to accept and give effect to the recommendations made after such
examination of the cases.
Article 419.
With a view to minimising the losses arising from the sinking of ships and cargoes
in the course of the war, and to facilitating the recovery of ships and cargoes which can
he salved and the adjustment of the private claims arising with regard thereto, the
Turkish Government undertakes to supply all the information in its power which may be
of assistance to the Governments of the Allied Powers or to their nationals with regard
to vessels sunk or damaged by the Turkish naval forces during the period of hostilities.
Article 420.
Within six months from the coming into force of the present 1 reaty the * 1 urkish
Government must restore to the Governments of the Allied Powers the trophies, aichives,
historical souvenirs or works of art taken from the said Powers or their nationals,
including companies and associations of every description controlled by such nationals,
since October 29, 1914.
The delivery of the articles will be effected in such places and conditions as may be
laid down by the Governments to which they are to be restored.
Article 421.
The Turkish Government will, within twelve months from the coming into force of
the present Treaty, abrogate the existing law of antiquities and take the necessary steps
to enact a new law of antiquities which will be based on the rules contained in the Annex
hereto, and must be submitted to the Financial Commission for approval before being
submitted to the Turkish Parliament. The Turkish Government undertakes to ensure
the execution of this law on a basis of perfect equality between all nations.
ANNEX.
1.
“ Antiquity” means any construction or any product of human activity earlier than
the year 1700.
2- .
The law for the protection of antiquities shall proceed by encouragement rather than
by threat.
Any person w^ho, having discovered an antiquity without being furnished with the
authorisation referred to in paragraph 5, reports the same to an official of the competent
Turkish Department, shall be rewarded according to the value of the discovery.
3.
No antiquity may be disposed of except to the competent Turkish Department
unless this Department renounces the acquisition of any such antiquity.
No antiquity may leave the country without an export licence from the said
Department. ^
4.
Any person who maliciously or negligently destroys or damages an antiquity shall be
liable to a penalty to be fixed. ^
5.
No clearing of ground or digging with
permitted, under penalty of fine, except to
Turkish Department.
the object of finding antiquities shall be
persons authorised by the competent
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Equitable terms shall be fixed for expropriation
which might be of historical or archieological interest!
temporary or permanent, of lands