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of French and English claims, both within the limits of the 

 Ottoman Empire and elsewhere. 



These claims, as far as they concern Turkey, may be 

 summarised as follows: The recognition of Constantinople as 

 a free port for the transit of merchandise not coming from 

 Russia nor going into Russia, and the free transit of merchant 

 ships through the Straits. 



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The recognition of certain rights of England and France in 

 Asiatic Turkey, which rights are reserved for more precise defini- 

 tion by means of a special agreement between France, England, 

 and Russia. 



The placing of the sacred Mussulman places and Arabia under 

 an independent Mussulman rule. 



The inclusion within the English sphere of influence of the 

 neutral zone of Persia (as established by the agreement between 

 England and Russia in 1907). 



Recognising these demands in general, subject to satisfaction 

 (?), the Russian Government nevertheless made several reserves. 



[There follow certain conditions regarding the future of the 



