The Archive · 1939

Turkey's Pledges

The other treaty, to be signed in the Turkish capital, will pledge Turkey to respect French moral and material interests within the Sanjak and to protect all minorities there.

Turkey will also give up all territorial claims on Syria and refrain from propaganda in that country.

In the delimitation of new Turko-Syrian borders, the Djebel Akra Heights will remain within Syria.

The area to be ceded to Turkey; the Sanjak, was part of the State of Alep of the Federation of Syria from June 22, 1922, to January 1, 1925.

The last' batch of the German Jewish refugees aboard the Hamburg-Amerika liner St, Louis, numbering 287, today arrived at Southampton, whence they travelled to London.

Many of them found residences in private homes ju various parts of the country, others going to the refugee camp at Richborough, Kent.

Out of the total of 907 emigres aboard the St. Louis, who had been refused permission to land in Cuba, Belgium has taken 273, Holland 194, France 153, and Britain the remainder.—Reuter.

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