M. Hankey'nin Türkiye ile Barış Antlaşmasının uygulanmasına ilişkin notları.

M. BERTHELOT said that the French Delegation agreed to the general principle proposed by the British Delegation, that a special Commission should sit at Constantinople, appointed by the British, French and Italian Governments, in order to draft a scheme of local autonomy for the predominantly Turkish areas. He understood that no decision reached by the said Commission would be valid unless there was complete unanimity among the members of the Commission. LORD CURZON said that the practice which had been adopted in the case of other Commissions was that, if the Committee were agreed, they could proceed without reference to their Governments. If, however, any point of disagreement arose, the matter should be referred to their respective Governments. M. BERTHELOT said that there was the question of the boundaries of Kurdistan. This was a minor point, but he wished to refer to the boundaries suggested by the British Delegation, which placed the frontier East of the Euphrates. He was inclined to think that this was going rather far. He was empowered to say, on behalf of the French Delegation, that they would accept the draft Articles, on the understanding that there was no question of restricting the economic rights of France as reserved to her by the Tripartite Agreement. After a brief discussion the Supreme Council agreed --- (a) To accept the draft Articles as to Kurdistan, submitted by the British Delegation, on the understanding that there was no question of restricting in any way the economic rights reserved to France under the Tripartite Agreement: (b) In the event of the members of the Kurdistan Commission not being unanimous on any question under their consideration, the said question should be referred by them to the Heads of their respective Governments. It was agreed that at the afternoon meeting the following subjects should be discussed:-- (a) Egypt, Cyprus and the Sudan, (b) Smyrna. (c) The Turkish Frontiers, (d) The Question of Mandates. (The Meeting then adjourned until 4 p.m. the next afternoon).