TURKEY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16722, 3 January 1920, Page 8

TURKEY.

THE ALLIES' POLICY. (Br Cabl«—Frr»» Awoci»b.->r. —Ooprriclit.l fRo liter's IViefrn^*-) (R*y>civod January 7.lf> p.m I/>NI*IX. January 1 \ rt final decision has yet been reached regarding 1 lio future of Turkey. Th\]lics' general principles h.ivo agreed oil provisionally, pending a fin;,! decision by the forthcoming Paris (Vn l'eivmv. Tho general idea at present favour* joint possession of the Dardanelles an. tho Bosphoms and Constantinople. Everything possible will Ik> done settling the new Turkish capital t.. avoid offending Moslem susoopliluliti, PLACATING Till" MOSLTCMS. (Australian and N.Z. CuM- Annriit\t. (Received .Linuary T.lj p.in * I.IIN1>I)N, JVeember M. It is authoritatively predicts! tha: the Aliios are determined to tvinove the Ottoman Government to Asiatic Turkey, thus freeing Kurope of the *v'.ltem's political powers. An Alied Commission is to administer Constantinople, where the Sultan nil: !■.> jvermitted t.o remain with full personal freedom in his capacity of supreme head of the Mussulman f;iith. NVhilo !i's functions are separated, every care v, ill t>e taken not to le.ssen the Sultan'-* dignity as religious authority. XFTW CAPITAL IX ASIA MINOR iKontor - * Telefrrnms. 1 PARIS, December .51 The Ivondon corrt , si>onden<. of the "Matin" understands that the question of principle has been settled regarding the future status of Constantinople and the straits leading into tlie Black Sea. The British Government's viewpoint, has been accepted, and it appears certain that the Ottoman seal of Government will be transferred either to Broussn, or Konia. in Asia .Minor, but the nature of the international regime i in Constantinople is still under discussion.