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Coll 17/15(2) 'Relations with Persia: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [5v] (21/1010)
The record is made up of 1 volume (502 folios). It was created in 21 Feb 1935-15 Jan 1936. It was written in English and French. 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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(D )—Treaty of Friendship.
27. Accordingly, on the 17th September, a draft treaty (Appendix L( )) \\as
handed to M. Kazemi. This draft was discussed with him on the 18th September
On the 20th September M. Kazemi presented a counter-draft (Appendix Mf 1 )).
Negotiations were conducted pwri passu with those for the treaty ot non-
aggression already described. It is, therefore, only necessaiy to comment on,
and record progress made with, each article. The state on the 2nd October will
appear from Appendix N. .
28. Article 1. An interesting paradox attracted attention, under the
Covenant it is now impossible for a State-member to undertake to maintain
“perpetual peace” with another State (as was provided in the Persian draft).
It may undertake to maintain “ sincere and perpetual friendship with its
neighbour, but must reserve a loophole to dissemble that friendship by kicking
him downstairs at the bidding of the League. The Iraqi draft was taken from
the existing treaty with Afghanistan. A text was agreed upon (see
Appendix N).
29. Article 2. The Persians demurred to a suggestion that the privileged
position of the British Ambassador should be recorded in an exchange of letters
(following the precedent of the Afghan and draft Italian treaties); they pointed
out that the rank of the Persian diplomatic representative was now that of
Minister Plenipotentiary, and that such an exchange of letters would more
appropriately take place if and when it was desired that this status should be
raised to that of Ambassador. It is hardly possible to contest the logic of this
. reply, and the exchange of letters was not pressed for.
30. The Persian draft had an article 3, not corresponding with any article
in the Iraqi draft, providing for reciprocal most-favoured-nation treatment for
travellers and residents. The Iraqi delegation agreed to include such an article,
subject to an addition providing for true reciprocity in the details of treatment
(Iraqi legislation being much more liberal than Persian). To this the Persians
would not agree. It was pointed out that the subject covered by the proposed
article could appropriately be left to a future residence treaty, and so not be
allowed to hold up the treaty of friendship. The omission was agreed to.
Aiticle 3. The Persian taboo of all mention of 1914 invnlv*ic< n rmmHpT‘
delimited for^hTfh^t^^. that th ? was being
eliminated from the text agreed
ibe the boundary from north to
i sian draft treaty communicated
( l ) Not printed.
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This volume is a continuation of Collection 17/5, and contains papers regarding negotiations between Persia [Iran] and Iraq at the League of Nations in 1935, mediated by Italian delegate Baron Pompeo Aloisi. The papers primarily consist of communications regarding the negotiations submitted to the Foreign Office by HM Ambassadors at Rome, Teheran and Baghdad, as well as comments by 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, the Admiralty, and representatives of the Governments of Persia, Iraq, and Italy.
The negotiations concerned the frontier line along the Shatt el-Arab, the possibility of granting a Persian anchorage at Abadan [Ābādān], the rights of Persian and British warships to traverse and refuel on the river, and the proposed establishment of a Conservancy Board. Following negotiations in Geneva, Rome and Tehran, the Persian and Iraqi Governments had practically agreed on three instruments: a pact of non-aggression, to be signed by Iraq, Persia and Turkey; a treaty for the peaceful settlement of international disputes between Persia and Iraq; and a treaty of friendship, which would settle the frontier question and establish the Conservancy Board.
In addition to the correspondence, the volume contains: documents circulated by the Council of the League of Nations; Reports on the Sessions of the Council submitted to the Foreign Office by C J Edmonds, Second Adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs; multiple drafts of the treaty of friendship and non-aggression treaties; and copies of notes exchanged by the Iraqi and Persian Ministers at the League of Nations. A number of these documents are written in French.
The volume includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folio 1).
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- 1 volume (502 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 498; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 1-498; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 17/15(2) 'Relations with Persia: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
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- 4r:7r, 18r:21v, 305r:307v, 443r:445r
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- Edmonds, Cecil John
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