467.11 W 89/52
The High Commissioner at Constantinople
(Bristol)
to the Secretary of
State
Constantinople, January 4,
1924.
[Received January 21.]
No. 1070
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for
the files of the Department the following documents:
- 1.
- Text of my note of December 24, 1923, to Dr. Adnan Bey,
Delegate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of
Turkey, communicating to him the approval by the Government of
the United States of the arrangement, set forth in the note, for
the examination of claims by a mixed committee to be established
six months after the exchange of the ratifications of the treaty
of general relations signed at Lausanne August 6, 1923.
- 2.
- Original note, date December 24, 1923, addressed to me by Dr.
Adnan Bey, communicating to me his Government’s approval of the
arrangement set forth in my note above mentioned, as well as in
his note.
- 3.
- Full powers, presented to me by Dr. Adnan Bey, authorizing him
to negotiate, conclude, and sign with the Delegate of the United
States, ad referendum, any agreement,
understanding, or arrangement regarding claims.45
In this connection I may state that I delivered to Dr. Adnan Bey, at his
request, the full powers issued to me by the President for the
negotiation, conclusion, and signature of a convention regarding claims.
I informed Dr. Adnan Bey that the delivery of the full powers did not
appear to me to be necessary in view of the form of the agreement which
we had effected, but as I perceived no substantial objection to acceding
to his request, I gave him my full powers in exchange for his.
I have [etc.]
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[Enclosure
1—Translation]
The High Commissioner at Constantinople
(Bristol) to the Delegate at
Constantinople of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(Adnan)
Constantinople, December 24, 1923.
Excellency: Pursuant to the discussions
which have been held at Constantinople since October 10, 1923, in
conformity with the letters exchanged at Lausanne August 6, 1923,
with a view to reserving for a subsequent discussion the question of
the reciprocal claims of the nationals of the United States and of
Turkey, I have the honor to inform you that I am authorized by my
Government to convey to Your Excellency the following:
My Government is in accord with the Government of the Turkish
Republic for the designation of two representatives as members of a
committee which will meet at Constantinople six months after the
exchange of the ratifications of the treaty signed at Lausanne
August 6, 1923, concerning the general relations between the United
States and Turkey. This committee will proceed, with a view to
determining the solutions which should be given them, to the
examination of the claims presented by either Government within a
period of six months from its constitution. The dossiers of the
claims must contain the documents establishing the nature, the
origin, and the justification of each claim.
Documents not accompanying the claims presented within the period of
six months provided for in the preceding paragraph and relating to
the said claims must be communicated to the committee at the latest
within a period of one year from its constitution.
I shall be grateful if Your Excellency will be so good as to convey
to me the confirmation of this arrangement.
Accept [etc.]
[Enclosure
2—Translation]
The Delegate at Constantinople of the Turkish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Adnan) to
the High Commissioner at Constantinople (Bristol)
Constantinople, December 24, 1923.
Excellency: I have had the honor to receive
the note which Your Excellency was good enough to send me December
24th, 1923, concerning the question of the reciprocal claims of the
nationals of Turkey and of the United States, a question which was
reserved for a subsequent discussion by virtue of the letters
exchanged at Lausanne August 6th, 1923.
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I am authorized by my Government to inform Your Excellency that it is
in accord with the Government of the United States for the
designation for its part of two representatives as members of a
committee which will meet at Constantinople six months after the
exchange of the ratifications of the treaty signed at Lausanne
August 6, 1923, concerning the general relations between Turkey and
the United States. This committee will proceed with a view to
determining the solutions which should be given them, to the
examination of the claims presented by either government within a
period of six months from its constitution. The dossiers of the
claims must contain the documents establishing the nature, the
origin, and the justification of each claim.
Documents not accompanying the claims presented within the period of
six months provided for in the preceding paragraph and relating to
the said claims must be communicated to the committee at the latest
within a period of one year from its constitution.
Accept [etc.]
