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Coll 17/2 'Arabia (Yemen). Relations between Iraq & Yemen. Treaty of Friendship.' [‎26r] (51/267)

The record is made up of 1 file (133 folios). It was created in 22 Jan 1931-4 Aug 1939. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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any dispute that may arise "between them by means of friendly
negotiations and, in the event of the settlement of any such
dispute by the said method proving difficult, to resort to
the method of arbitration provided for in Article 8 of the
Taif Treaty concluded between the Kingdom of Yemen and the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 6th Safar, 1353.
Article 3 .
Should a disrmte between any of the High Contracting
Parties and another State produce a situation involving a
threat of war, in that case the High Contracting Parties
shall jointly endeavour to settle such dispute by peaceful
means and friendly negotiations.
Article 4 .
In the event of an act of aggression being committed
against any of the High Contracting Parties by another State
notwithstanding efforts exerted in accordance with the
provisions of Article 3, and similarly in the event of the
occurrence of a sudden act of aggression which does not leave
time for the application of the provisions of Article 3 in
question, it shall be incumbent upon the High Contracting
Parties to consult together regarding the measures which
snail be taken with the object of concerting their efforts
in a useful manner to repel the said aggression. The
following shall be deemed acts of aggression:-
(1) The declaration of war.
(2) The seizure, by the armed forces of another State,
of "territory 1 ' (the word "territory" is missed in the
Arabic text - Translator] belonging to any of the allied
States, even without a declaration of war.
(3) An attack on the territory, vessels or aircraft of

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Papers regarding relations between Iraq and Yemen, from the Iraqi Mission to Yemen in 1931, the subsequent Treaty of Friendship agreed between the two countries, and the eventual accession of Yemen to the Iraqi-Saudi Treaty of Arab Brotherhood and Alliance. The file includes the following treaties and related documents:

  • English translation of the Treaty of Friendship between the Kingdoms of Iraq and Yemen, signed in Sana'a on 11 May 1931, ff 116-117.
  • English translation of a report on the work of the Iraqi Mission to the Yemen, written by General Taha Hashimi (Chief of the Iraq General Staff), ff 98-112.
  • Booklet providing texts of the Treaty of Friendship between the Kingdoms of Iraq and Yemen, and of the Ratifications exchanged at Baghdad on 26 April 1932, printed by the Iraqi Government Press in English and Arabic, ff 78-81.
  • English translation of an article appearing in Umm al-Qura No. 679, 7 Shawwal 1356 [10 December 1937], on the 'Ratification of the Saudi-Iraqi-Yemeni Treaty of Arab Alliance', ff 17-18.
  • English translation of the 'Arbitration Covenant between the Saudi Arab Kingdom and the Kingdom of Yemen', ff 13-15.
  • English translation of the 'Instrument of Accession of the Kingdom of the Yemen to the Treaty of Arab Brotherhood and Alliance between Iraq and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia', ff 7-12.
  • Note submitted by the British Legation at Jedda, comparing the Yemeni accession agreement to the Saudi-Iraq treaty, ff 34-38.

The file also includes correspondence between the HM Embassy at Baghdad, HM Legation at Jedda, the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Political Department, and the Foreign Office, regarding: a proposal to establish an Iraqi Legation to the Yemen; tensions between the King of Yemen and Ibn Sa'ūd; Iraqi concerns over Soviet and Italian influence in Yemen; and the provision of training in Iraq for Yemeni army cadets and trainee teachers.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (133 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 133; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-132; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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