Show f FRANCE ANC PLAS i IMPORTANT I I r NERK gWO WORK 1 I I I II I Guidance G. G UI d ane of 0 f Armenia A Syria S I and Lebanon Is Un Un- By Associated Press PARIS Jan 1 France France plans to assume as assume as- as sume the guidance of ot the destinies of Armenia Syria and ancl Lebanon In the new order of ot world affairs growing I with out of ot the war in conformity treaties signed with Great Britain and Russia in ill 1915 if it the coming peace conference does not rule otherwise aCcording according according ac aC- ac- ac I cording to authoritative Information I furnished the Associated Press 1 Palestine accor according ing to the plan under under un un- un- un I der del consideration would with its i complexity of nationalities and re religions religions re- re reI I be placed under international I protection England would be responsible I sible for the Arabian peninsula with I the exception of the kingdom of Hed- Hed I jas which would be free I France It is emphatically stated I I eschews the term protectorate in InI connection with her proposed supervision supervision sion slon of these countries and it is probable proba proba- ble that some ome such relations with themas them thet themas as exists between England and her dominions would be established under I Ithe I the plan These facts were given as an exI ex- ex I I of a declaration of ot Stephen I II Pichon foreign minister in the chamber cham cham- chamber I cham-I ber of ot deputies on Sunday Referring I to the manner In which France would deal with Asia Minor and nationalities formerly ruled by Turkey Turl M M. Pichon said We e have nothing but friendly feelIng feeling feel- feel I Ing ins for the Turks s. |