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Coll 17/15(2) 'Relations with Persia: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab' [498v] (1005/1010)
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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Copy of a paraphrased telegram No. 421 dated IGth August, 1928,
from the High Commissioner, Baghdad, to the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, London.
Personal.
With regard to referring relations between Persia and Iracj to League of
Nations, would it not be wise to reconsider the question. 1 see no hope of
diminishing tension which produces incident after incident and has already led to
unofficial threat by Persian Government to our Minister to repudiate 1 Iraq frontier.
Unhappy situation is entirely due to Persia’s refusal to recognise Iraq despite
recognition by League of Nations and to her determination to make herself
unpleasant until she has forced ‘ Iraq to make concessions which she has no right
to demand namely admission to judicial privileges and important rectification of
frontier. If she had gone about it in different way she would have had much
better chance of obtaining satisfaction. Contrast behaviour of Turkey who with
every reason to he cold towards ‘ Iraq has by friendly recognition of mutual
interests entirely won hearts of ‘Iraqis and although Turkey like Persia greatly
dislikes exclusion of her nationals from judicial privileges she has discussed question
in courteous and sympathetic fashion and with full understanding of ‘Iraq’s
difficulties. I cannot believe that labour of reference to League of Nations would
be greater than that involved in acrimonious discussion of constantly increasing
number of incidents, repudiation of accusations by one side or other and attempts
to foresee and avoid still more serious incidents.
Reference is to your despatch dated 27th June, 1928, Confidential A.
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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)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- Title
- Coll 17/15(2) 'Relations with Persia: Persia-Iraq frontier; Persia's claim in the Shatt-el-Arab'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1r:1v, 3r:3v, 10r:17v, 24r:62v, 96r:105v, 107r:124v, 130r:200v, 204r:304v, 311r:327r, 331r:415v, 420r:442v, 447r:449v, 452r:452v, 454r:463r, 466r:469v, 471r:498v, iii-r:iv-v, back-i
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