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16. RUSSIA TURKEY.
APPENDIX V TO THE TREATY OF PEACE BETWEEN RUSSIA
^SJ) THE CENTRAL POWERS, SIGNED AT BREST-LITOVSK,
«i MAE.CB., 1918,^
[Text as transmitted to the Department of State by the American consul at Moscow.]
With regard to the economic relations between Turkey and Russia
the foJiowmg agreement is estabhshed
ARTICLE 1.
The contractmg parties pledge themselves to begin negotiations
with regard to the conclusion of a new commercial treaty as soon as
possible after general peace between Turkey on the one hand, and the
countries which are at present in a state of war with her on the other
hand, has been signed.
ARTICLE 2.
Until the appointed time, and in any case until 31 December, 1919,
each of the contracting parties gives to the citizens of the other party
the same rights with regard to trade and navigation as it gives to the
citizens of the most favored nation. These regulations extend more
especially
(a) To the import and export, the return of exports and the carriage
of nierchandise, to the customs duties and customs formalities, to
the interior taxes, to the taxes on consumption and similar taxes,
and to the prohibition of transportation;
(6) To the actions of the administration of government monopolies
or naonopolies under government control of one of the contracting
parties, with regard to the purchasers or the suppliers of the other
party as far as fixmg the prices and other business matters are
concerned.
ARTICLE 3.
During the entire period during which the principle of the most
favored nation is effective, n