Lausanne Conference.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1922, Page 3

Lausanne Conference.

UISTIIALIAN AND N. 7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. allied unity. (Received this d-v at g a.m.' LONDON,' Novemb r 14. The prospects of Allied unity are more hopeful, due to the receipt by Downing Street of a French note. A French semi-official message declares British and French general staffs have reached o complete agreement on the military terms of the new Turkish Treaty. Negotiations are progressing between London, Paris and Rome, to arrange a meeting of Allied Ministers preparatory to the Lmsinne Conference. COMTNG LAUSAWF CONFERENCE 1.-ONDON. Nw IV Official circles state the difficulties ergarding the preliminary Allied conference prior to Lausanne arc practically compassed. Lord Curs',on promised to confer with M. Point are at Paris on Saturday en route to Lausanne .provided there is reasonable ground for believing an Anglo-French agreement is attainable before meeting the Kemalists.

The latest Paris despatches show 41.; Poincare lias accepted ill the main the j British ideas for a united front to be' offered to the Turks. The Foreign j Office has kept Mussolini fully inform- ; c l of t 1", Anglo-French negotiations, i Mussolini has deputed the Marquis Torctta to confer with Lord Cur/.on in j London, before Lord Clinton's do- ; parture on Saturday. Torctta is ox- j pa; ted to-morrow. No untoward re- I parts lia vo bee n received from Con- j stantinople. j