711.672/158: Telegram

The Special Mission at Lausanne to the Secretary of State

588. Department’s 279, August 5, 7 p.m. Treaties in French signed this afternoon at 4:30 with agreement for subsequent signature of [Page 1139] English and Turkish texts as of same place and date.14 Letters on schools and declarations concerning judicial and sanitary matters were formally communicated to us.15 My letter on claims and Ismet’s reply as given in my 585 August 5, 2 a.m. were amended by insertion of words “as soon as possible after 20 days” after word “discussion.” Brief resume given press. Treaty texts not published but Turks agree there is no objection to publication of them. Texts will be forwarded to the Department tomorrow;16 we shall not give them out here unless so instructed.

Grew
  1. The English texts are printed on pp. 1153 and 1167.
  2. Infra.
  3. Despatch of Aug. 7 not printed.