§ 3. Mr. ORMSBY-GOREasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any information regarding the proposal of the Turkish Government to abolish the Caliphate; and whether there is anything in the Treaty of Lausanne which implies recognition of the existing Turkish Caliphate by Powers other than Turkey?
§ Mr. PONSONBYAccounts in the Press confirm the information already in the possession of His Majesty's Government, but there has been no time for a detailed report to be received on the very rapid sequence of events that have culminated in the abolition of the Caliphate and the expulsion from Turkey of the Caliph in pursuance of a legislative enactment by the Turkish Assembly at Angora. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREWhere is the Caliph of Islam going to, now that he has been turned out of Turkey?
§ Mr. PONSONBYWe have had no information on the subject.
§ 4. Lieut.-Colonel HOWARD-BURYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the House any information with regard to a political Treaty between Germany and Turkey; and whether he will see that Article 56 of the Treaty of Lausanne is strictly adhered to?
§ Mr. PONSONBYAccording to a report from His Majesty's representative at Constantinople negotiations are proceeding between the Turkish and German Governments for the conclusion of a 1353 treaty which is to serve as a basis for the re-establishment of normal relations between the two Powers. There is no reason to believe that this treaty will conflict with the provisions of any of the Articles of the Treaty of Lausanne.