§ Sir C. TOWNSHENDasked the Minister if, with reference to the conference in London last month, he can throw any light as to why, when the province of Smyrna was offered to Turkey in restoration, it was stipulated that a Greek garrison should remain in Smyrna?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe stipulation was made as part of a compromise between the conflicting Hellenic and Ottoman claims.