HC Deb 19 July 1923 vol 166 c2487
50. Lieut.- Commander KENWORTHY

asked the Prime Minister whether he can make any further statement on the progress of peace negotiations at Lausanne; when it is proposed to commence and complete the evacuation if Allied forces from Ottoman territory; and when the new Treaty will be laid before Parliament?

The PRIME MINISTER

If a Treaty is signed on the lines on which general agreement is reported as assured, it will be arranged that evacuation begins on the ratification of the Treaty by the Angora Government, and will be completed within six weeks from that date. Until the Treaty has actually been signed I can make no statement in reply to the last part of the question.