KEMALIST AGREEMENT

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 49, 21 November 1921, Page 5

KEMALIST AGREEMENT

FRANCE’S REPLY TO BRITISH OBJECTIONS COUCHED IN FRIENDLY TERMS By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (Rec. November 20,-5.5 p.m.) i Paris, November 18. The reply to tire British objections to tho Frahco-Kemalist agreement is couched in the most friendly terms. It points out that the evacuation of Turkish territory is dependent on guarantees of Turkish minorities, which the Allies are unable to obtain. It expresses the belief that this would be better than tho complete deadlock hitnerto prevailing. France is willing that the Angora agreement should later be incorporated in a genera’ agreement with Turkey, which would be part of a general settlement of the Near Eastern question.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ACTION AGAINST MESOPOTAMIA DECIDED ON BY NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT. (Bee. November 20, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 18. The Constantinople correspondent of the “Daily Express" reports that according to reliable iniorination from Angola the Nationalist Government, believing that the British intend to support the Greeks in the forthcoming discussions on the Eastern question, has decided to take energetic action against Mesopotamia with a view to obliging the British to retain considerable forces there. --Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.