Word: samsun
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...sacred principle of the " open door." To gain previous points from the Allies he had confirmed the monopolistic concessions granted before 1914 to the Vickers-Armstrong Syndicate for dock construction, to the French Compagnie Générale des Chemins de Fer for the railroad from Sivas to Samsun, and to the Turkish Petroleum Company, a British oil concession in the Mosul region based on a letter from a Grand Visier to a British Ambassador. Mr. Grew objected to the feature of these concessions which gave these Companies the preference in certain regions, provided their bids were as high...