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Daily Public Ledger
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
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First meeting of peace negotiations in Constantinople between ambassadors of powers and Turkish Foreign Minister Tewfik Pasha, focusing on frontier rectification, capitulations, and indemnity. In Athens, armistice signed in Epirus and Thessaly with pending sea details; Greeks may yield to Turkish demands and offer fleet instead of indemnity.
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First Meeting of the Ambassadors and Turkey's Representative.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 4.—The first sitting of the peace negotiations was held Thursday afternoon at the Topane palace between the ambassadors of the powers and Tewfik Pasha, Turkish minister for foreign affairs.
No secretary was present, the only record that will be kept of the proceedings was such as each ambassador will make for himself.
It is understood that the result of three hours of deliberation was that Count Nelidoff, the Russian ambassador, will prepare a memorandum as to the rectification of the frontier; that Cambon, the French ambassador, a memorandum as to the capitulations in the case of Greek subjects in Turkey, and Sir Philip Currie, the British ambassador, a memorandum as to indemnity.
The conference then adjourned to meet again on Saturday next to consider these memorandums.
ATHENS, June 4.—Although the armistice has been signed in Epirus and Thessaly, a special clause stipulates that a meeting of the Greek and Turkish delegates shall be had Thursday to settle the details of the armistice on the sea. If there should be a failure to agree in this matter, the whole convention will be void.
The Turkish delegates demand that all vessels under the Turkish or any neutral flags, shall be freely admitted to Greek ports, thus practically raising the blockade, and that on the coast of Macedonia and Epirus the Greek fleet shall be withdrawn beyond the range of the guns, on Turkey's undertaking that neither troops nor contraband of war will be landed.
The Greek government objects to being deprived of the right of search, but in deference to the advice of the powers, however, the cabinet will probably yield.
The armistice is to continue until the conclusion of the peace negotiations. In the event that these prove abortive, either party must give 24 hours notice of an intention to resume hostilities.
There is a rumor that the government is inclined to offer the fleet instead of an indemnity, on the ground that it would be impossible for Greece to wage another war for at least ten years and that then the vessels would be obsolete.
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Constantinople
Event Date
June 4
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peace conference adjourned to saturday after assigning memorandums on frontier, capitulations, and indemnity. armistice signed on land; sea details under negotiation with risk of voiding if no agreement. greeks likely to yield on blockade and search rights; rumor of offering fleet instead of indemnity.
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First sitting of peace negotiations held Thursday afternoon at Topane palace in Constantinople between powers' ambassadors and Tewfik Pasha. No official secretary; each ambassador records own notes. After three hours, Nelidoff to prepare frontier memorandum, Cambon on Greek capitulations in Turkey, Currie on indemnity. Adjourned to Saturday. In Athens, armistice signed in Epirus and Thessaly, but sea armistice details to be settled Thursday by delegates; failure voids whole. Turks demand free port access, fleet withdrawal from Macedonian/Epirote coasts in exchange for no landings. Greeks object to losing search rights but may yield per powers' advice. Armistice lasts until peace conclusion or 24-hour notice to resume war. Rumor: Greece may offer fleet over indemnity due to future obsolescence.