MUDANIA CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 October 1922, Page 2

MUDANIA CONFERENCE.

REACHES AN AGREEMENT. [Extraordinary.] (Received tliis day at 10 n.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 4. An agreement lias been reached at the Muds ilia Conference. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. deceived this dav at 11.30 a.m.) LONDON. Oct 4. •fficial circles the still without news from Mudanin. They point out the exclusion of Allied journalists was the decision of the military authorities, who insisted on treating the conference as purely military. It is understood the political department disapproved of the exclusion in view of the importance of the political consequences. The question of bringing about the withdrawal of Kemalists from Chanak neighbourhood lias now become of minor importance compared with the problem of banding over Eastern Thrace to the Turks, in accordance with the Allies note. The new Greek Ministry is showing an increasingly strong tendency to held Thrace at all eosts. It is believed two new classes of Greek troops have been called to the colours. Inter-Allied Missions "have now arrived in Thrace. It is hoped they will have a valuable moral effect, in avoiding serious incidents. The evacuation of Smyrna refugees lias been completed. They number 203.000 of whom 100.000 were evacuated through British and American efforts. ;