Tangier
MOROCCO. By a treaty made in 1912 between Great Britain, France, and Spain, Tangier and its district were constituted an international zone. Joint policing of the district by France and Spain was determined by the Conference of Algeciras, 1906. Much dissatisfaction has arisen from the unsettled status of the port and territory, Great Britain wi wishing its complete internationalization, while France has predominant economic interests, and Spain claims the district as a necessary part of the Spanish zone of Morocco. A new international conference on the subject has been in discussion since 1920.
Turkey to Bulgaria in the first Balkan War, 1912-13, and been afterward divided between these two countries. Greece acquired possession of the western or Bulgarian portion by the Treaty of Neuilly in 1919, when she also occupied Eastern Thrace. This was ceded to her by the Treaty of Sèvres, but the Turkish Nationalists did not recognize that treaty and demanded the immediate return of Eastern Thrace, while consenting to a plebiscite for the western portion. Following the victories of the Turkish Nationalists over the Greeks in 1922, Eastern Thrace was surrendered in accordance with their terms. Western Thrace was left to Greece and the Turkish demands in regard to a plebiscite were denied by the Powers at the Near Eastern Conference held at Lausanne.
An outlet for Bulgaria through Western Thrace was also provided for at that conference. The Greek population of Eastern Thrace was formerly considerable, but the number was reduced by hardship and migration after 1914 and was practically eliminated by the final migration of over 300,000 men, women, and children before the last return of the Turks. (October, 1922). The Turkish population of Western Thrace is variously estimated at from 100,000 to 300,000. An understanding reached at Lausanne was that these Turks should not be expelled if the Greek population of Constantinople was likewise permitted to remain in that city.