711.672/170
The Turkish Plenipotentiary (Ismet) to the American Plenipotentiary (Grew)20
Excellency: I have had the honor of receiving the letter which Your Excellency was so kind as to address to me under even date relative to the question of claims.
The Turkish Delegation has several times had occasion to make plain the point of view of its Government on the subject of the reciprocal claims of the nationals of the two countries.
This question having been found incapable of solution, in spite of the efforts exerted on both sides during the course of the negotiations of the treaty signed today at Lausanne, I agree with Your Excellency to reserve all discussion for a subsequent date, as soon as possible after 20 days. I desire to take this opportunity to point out that the Government of the Great National Assembly of Turkey [Page 1144] similarly reserves its entire liberty of action with regard to the question of submitting the treaties above mentioned to the Great National Assembly for ratification before the completion of an agreement on the subject of claims.
Accept [etc.]
- Transmitted with despatch no. 57–A, Aug. 7, from the Special Mission at Lausanne.↩