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The Secretary of State to the Special Mission at Lausanne
247. It may prove helpful in presenting to Ismet the question of his writing you a letter indicating the intentions of the Turkish authorities respecting minorities, to call his attention to the fifth article of the Turkish National Pact concerning guarantees for minorities. The sixth article of the Franco-Turkish Agreement signed at Angora October 20, 1921, refers to this provision.
Should you be unable to obtain a more detailed statement as suggested in our telegram 180 of June 11, paragraph 1, it is possible that Ismet would not find any difficulty in confirming the provisions of the National Pact to you by letter.