Parliamentary Papers

The official records of the proceedings of the Conference being in French, all the minutes appearing in this book, together with the annexes thereto and the written communications from other than the British, United States and Japanese delegations, have been translated. This does not, however, apply to the speeches and statements of the British, United States and Japanese delegates, who spoke in English.

NOTE.

In addition to the meetings of the three main commissions, the minutes of which are given in this paper, the following sub-commissions were appointed by each commission. The number of times each met is shown by the figures in brackets:

FIRST COMMISSION.

1st Sub-Commission.-Demilitarisation of Frontiers of Eastern

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1st Sub-Commission.-Legal Status of Foreigners in Turkey
2nd Sub-Commission.-Economic Status of Foreigners in Turkey (14)
3rd Sub-Commission.-Nationalities, Antiquities and Return of

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1st Sub-Commission.-Financial Questions, Public Debt and Re

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(3)

2nd Sub-Commission.-Ports, Waterways and Railways
3rd Sub-Commission.-Tariffs, Navigation and Industrial Pro-

perty

4th Sub-Commission.-Property, Rights and Interests. Debts.
Concessions. Contracts...

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5th Sub-Commission.-Sanitary Matters

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART I.

Minutes of the Public and of the Plenary Sessions of the

Conference, and of the Meetings of the First Commission

on Territorial and Military Questions.

No.

SECTION 1.

PUBLIC AND PLENARY SESSIONS.

Page

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1. November 20, afternoon, opening and public session held at

the Casino of Montbenon

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2. November 21, morning, first plenary session. Procedure

ANNEX. Draft rules of procedure

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3. November 21, afternoon, second plenary session. Procedure.
General observations

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SECTION 2.

MEETINGS OF THE FIRST COMMISSION.

4. November 22, morning, 1st meeting. Frontiers of Thrace.

Statements of Turkish, Greek, Serb-Croat-Slovene and

Roumanian delegations

...

Frontiers of Thrace.

Statement by Lord

5. November 22, afternoon, 2nd meeting.

Statement of Bulgarian delegation.

Curzon on behalf of the Inviting Powers ...

ANNEX. Statistics regarding population of Western

Thrace, submitted by the Greek delegation

6. November 23, morning, 3rd meeting.

Statement of the Turkish case. Reply of the Greek dele-

gation. Sub-commission appointed to consider the questions

of (a) demilitarised zones on the frontiers of Eastern Thrace,

(b) railway communication with the Egean and provision of

a port for Bulgaria at Dedeagatch

ANNEX (A). Statistics regarding population of Western

Thrace, submitted by the Turkish delegation...

ANNEX (B). Note submitted by the Turkish delegation

on the distribution of landed property in Western

Thrace

7. November 24, afternoon, 4th meeting. Frontiers of Thrace.

Report of sub-commission. Further statements by Turkish,

Greek, Bulgarian and French delegations

...

ANNEX (A). Report of the sub-commission on the ques-
tion of the demilitarised zone in Thrace, and of an
economic outlet for Bulgaria on the Ægean Sea
ANNEX (B). Declaration of the Bulgarian delegation
November 25, morning, 5th meeting. Frontiers of Thrace.
Continuation of debate recorded in No. 7. Reply by Lord
Curzon on behalf of Inviting Powers. General statement by
chief United States delegate

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November 25, afternoon, 6th meeting. Egean islands. State-
ment of Turkish case. Reply by Lord Curzon on behalf of
Inviting Powers. Sub-commission appointed to consider
questions of sovereignty and demilitarisation

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101

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10. November 29, afternoon, 7th meeting. Egean islands. Report

of sub-commission read and discussed. Recommendations

respecting demilitarisation adopted, with a Turkish reser-

vation ...

ANNEX. Report of the sub-commission of experts on the

question of the demilitarisation of Lemnos, Mitylene,

Chios, Samos and Nikaria

...

11. December 1, afternoon, 8th meeting. Exchange of Greek and

Turkish populations. Statement by Dr. Nansen. General

discussion. Sub-commission appointed to consider the ques-

tion of exchange, including the return of prisoners of war

and civil hostages

December 4, morning, 9th meeting. Straits. Statements by

Turkish, Russian, Roumanian, Bulgarian and Greek dele-

gations

December 6, morning, 10th meeting. Straits. Reply of Lord

Curzon on behalf of Allied Powers. Allied proposals

presented. Statements by French, Italian, United States,

Serb-Croat-Slovene and Russian delegations

ANNEX (A). Draft rules for the passage of vessels through

the Straits communicated by the British, French and

Italian delegations

ANNEX (B). Draft agreement for the demilitarisation of

the zone of the Straits communicated by the British,

French and Italian delegations

14. December 8, morning, 11th meeting. Straits. Statement by
Turkish delegation. Further reply of Russian delegation
to Allied proposals. Acceptance of Allied proposals by
Bulgarian, Serb-Croat-Slovene and Greek delegations

15. December 8, afternoon, 12th meeting. Straits. Allied reply

to Turkish delegation. Questions of detail referred to naval

and military experts

16. December 12, afternoon, 13th meeting. Minorities. Statement

of Allied case by Lord Curzon, M. Barrère and Marquis

Garroni. Historical statement by Ismet Pasha. Statements

by Greek, United States and Serb-Croat-Slovene dele-

gations

ANNEX. Statement read by Ismet Pasha regarding the

minorities in Turkey

17. December 13, morning, 14th meeting. Minorities. Statement
by Turkish delegation. Reply by Lord Curzon

18.

19.

December 14, morning, 15th meeting. Minorities. Reply by

Ismet Pasha to Lord Curzon. Statements by Lord Curzon,

M. Barrère, Marquis Garroni, M. Veniselos and Sir H.

Rumbold. Sub-commission appointed

December 18, afternoon, 16th meeting. Straits. Examination

of Allied proposals, as revised in consequence of discussions

between Allied and Turkish experts. Russian counter-

proposal. Modifications in Allied draft proposed by Turkish

ANNEX (A). Third draft of Straits Convention ...

ANNEX (B). Third draft of convention for the demili-

tarisation of the zones of the Straits ...

...

ANNEX (C). Draft articles in regard to the International

Commission of the Straits

ANNEX (D). Draft articles respecting the guarantee of

the safety of the Straits

ANNEX (E). Draft proposed by the Russian delegation

for the rules for the passage of vessels through the

Straits

ANNEX (F). Modifications proposed by the Turkish
1 egation to draft contained in Annex (A)
ANNEX (G). Modifications proposed by the Turkish
delegation to draft contained in Annex (B)

...

20. December 19, noon, 17th meeting. Straits. Reply by Lord

Curzon to Russian and Turkish proposals. General

discussion

21. December 20, afternoon, 18th meeting. Straits. Statement
by Turkish delegation. Comments by Lord Curzon and
others...

22. January 9, 1923, afternoon, 19th meeting. Minorities. Report

of sub-commission. General discussion. Points respecting

amnesty and military service referred back to sub-com-

mission

ANNEX. Report of the sub-commission on minorities

23. January 10, morning, 20th meeting. Exchange of populations.

Report of sub-commission. General discussion. Demand

for removal of Patriarchate from Constantinople withdrawn

by Turkish delegation. Certain questions referred back to

sub-commission...

ANNEX. Report of sub-commission on the exchange of

populations and hostages

24. January 23, morning, 21st meeting. Mosul. Statements of
Turkish and British cases. Proposal made by Lord Curzon
for reference to League of Nations
APPENDIX. Correspondence between Lord Curzon and
Ismet Pasha regarding Mosul