"المعاهدات والاتفاقيات بين الحكومة البريطانية وبعض الحكام العرب، واتفاقيات بين الحكام المذكورين وتأثيرها على الحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎٨] (٥٤/٢٠)

9
No. 3
TREATY BETWEEN HIS BRITAN
NIC MAJESTY AND HIS MAJESTY
THE KING OF 'IRAQ.
His Britannic Majesty of the one part :
and His Majesty the King of 'Iraq of the
other part;
Whereas His Britannic Majesty has
recognised Eeisal Ibn Hussein as consti
tutional King of 'Iraq : and
Whereas His Majesty the King of 'Iraq
considers that it is to the interests of 'Iiaq
and will conduce to its rapid advancement
that he should conclude a Treaty with
His Britannic Majesty on the basis of
alliance: and
Whereas His Britannic Majesty is
satisfied that the relations between him
self and His Majesty the King of 'Iraq
can now be better defined by such a
Treaty of Alliance than by any other
means:
Eor this purpose the High Contracting
Parties have fippointed as their Pleni
potentiaries .
His Majesty the King of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
and of the British Dominions beyond the
Seas, Emperor of India ;
Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, G.C.M.G.,
G.C.I.E., K,C.S.I., High Commissioner
aud Consul-General of His Britannic
Majesty in 'Iraq:
His Majesty the King of 'Iraq :
His Highness Sir Saiyid c Abd-ur-
Bahman, G.B.E., Prime Minister and
Naqib-al-Ashraf, Baghdad :
Who, having communicated their full
powers, found in good and due order,
have agreed as follows :—
Article 1. —At the request of His
Majesty the King of 'Iraq, His Britannic
Majesty undertakes subject to the pro
visions of this Treaty to provide the State
of 'Iraq with such advice and assistance
as may be required during the period of
the present Treaty, without prejudice to
her national sovereignty. His Britannic
Majesty shall be represented in 'Iraq by a
High Commissioner and Consul-General
assisted by the necessary staff.
Article II. —His Majesty the King of
'Iraq undertakes that for the period of the
present Treaty no gazetted official of
other than 'Iraq nationality shall be
appointed in 'Iraq without the concurrence
of His Britannic Majesty. A separate
agreement shall regulate the numbers and
conditions of employment of British
officials so appointed in the 'Iraq Govern
ment,