The Archive · 1939

Sanjak Goes to Turkey

Ankara, June 23.

Providing a final solution for the problem of the Sanjak of Alexandretta (Hatay Republic), France and Turkey signed an agreement here at 110 p.m. today.

Foreign Minister Sukru Sarajoglu and the French Ambassador, M. Rene Massigli appended their signatures on behalf of their respective Governments.

By the terms of the accord, the Sanjak is handed over to Turkey &fter being part of Syria for seventeen years. French troops will therefore be withdrawn from the Sanjak before July 22.—Havas.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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