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Coll 17/5 'Iraq. Relations with Turkey' [‎7r] (13/24)

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The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 27 Sep 1930-24 Jun 1937. It was written in English. 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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and shou ld be
returned to the Foreign Office if not required for official use.]
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FROM TURKEY .
Telegram (ejn cl at v / from Sir G. Cler^ (Angora)
January 11th, 1931.
R, 9.30 a.m. January 16th, 1932.
No.l (Saving).
/. /.
Residence Convention and Treaties of Conmerce and
extradition between Turkey and Iraq were signed at Angora
yesterday. Press st.'tes that first two agreements are
based on most-favoured treatment and that ratifications
will be exchanged at Bagdad.
Texts will be forwarded as soon as pos ; iblec
Addressed to Foreign Office No.l (Saving) repeated
to Bagdad No.l (Saving).-

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The file contains the following reports submitted by HM Ambassador to Turkey, Sir George Russell Clerk:

  • Report on the visit of the Prime Minister of Iraq (General Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. ) to Turkey, to discuss frontier delimitation, the Mosul Oilfields, the Iraqi policy towards the Kurds, French attempts at interference in Anglo-Turkish relations, and the completion of the Turco-Iraqi commercial treaty.
  • Report on the visit of the High Commissioner for Iraq (Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Francis Humphrys) to Turkey, to discuss the Kurds, and the Permanent Frontier Commission.
  • Report on the treaty negotiations between Turkey and Iraq, including discussions of means to prevent robberies on the Turco-Iraqi border, and the reinterpretation of Article 14 of the Anglo-Turco-Iraqi Treaty of 1926 regarding Turkish Petroleum Company royalties.

The file also contains a telegram regarding a visit by the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs to Iraq to discuss the oil supply issue.

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 1).

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1 file (12 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 12; 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.

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