“Thirdly, with regard to Turkey it would constitute a direct and deep infringement on her rights of sovereignty, preservation, and security, which infringements are not necessary to safeguard the freedom of passage of the Straits.
“Fourthly, from an international point of view the intended régime would create a kind of international moral person by the side of the States, which would not represent the League of Nations.
“Fifthly, the new international condition of Turkey would in some respects be inferior to that of the new States consisting of territories detached from Turkey, for these new States would be placed under the mandate of a Power appointed by the League of Nations mainly in accordance with the wishes of the populations concerned, and bound to give a periodical account to the League of Nations of the exercise of its mandate.
“Sixthly, far from ensuring the internationalisation of the Straits, which was aimed at by the Powers, the régime instituted by the draft of the treaty would favour their nationalisation by another State.
“The internationalisation of the Straits could only be realised by means of an international organisation—viz., a judicial organisation representing all the Powers.”
Therefore, the Government allows the free passage of the Straits, but asks that they should be controlled only by the League of Nations, and that the Straits zones mentioned in the scheme of internationalisation “should be reduced territorially to what is necessary to guarantee the free passage of the Straits.” Turkey declares herself ready to accept “this scheme, if restricted to the Straits zone, whose frontiers were fixed as follows”:
“(a) In Europe the Sharkeui-Karachali line, thus including all the Gallipoli Peninsula.
“(b) In Asia a line passing through Kara-Bigha (on the Sea of Marmora), Bigha, Ezine, and Behramkeui.”
She thus agrees to “all restrictions to her sovereignty over the Straits that are necessary to control the navigation and ensure their opening to all flags on a footing of complete equality between the States.”
Further,