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Coll 17/20(2) 'Iraq. Anglo-Iraq treaty of 1948.' [‎22r] (43/56)

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The record is made up of 1 file (28 folios). It was created in 7 Feb 1948-19 Mar 1948. 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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A close alliance shall continue between the High Contracting Parties in
consecration of their friendship, their cordial understanding and their good
relations.
Hach of the High Contracting Parties undertakes not to adopt in foreign
countries an attitude which is inconsistent with the alliance or might create
difficulties for the other party thereto.
Article 2
^Should any dispute between either High Contracting Party and a third
}>^Jy produce a situation which involves the risk of a rupture with that
State, the High Contracting Parties will concert together with a view to the
settlement of the said dispute by peaceful means in accordance with the
provisions of the Charter of the United Nations and of any other inter
national obligations which may he applicable to the case.
Article 3
Should either High Contracting Party, notwithstanding the provisions of
Article 2 of the present Treaty, become engaged in war, the other High
Contracting Party will, subject always to the provisions of Article 4 of the
present Treaty, immediately come to his aid as a measure of collective
defence.
In the event of an imminent menace of hostilities the High Contracting
Parties will immediately concert together the necessary measures of defence.
Article 4
Nothing in the present Treaty is intended to or shall in any way
prejudice the rights and obligations which devolve, or may devolve, upon
either of the High Contracting Parties under the Charter of the United
Nations or under any other existing international agreements, conventions
or treaties.
Article 5
The present Treaty, of which the Annexure is an integral part, shall
replace the Treaty of Alliance signed at Bagdad on the third day of June,
one thousand nine hundred and thirty( 2 ) of the Christian Era, corresponding
to the fourth day of Safar, one thousand three hundred and forty-nine Hajrah,
together with the Annexure, all letters and notes interpreting or otherwise
exchanged in 1930 or 1931 in connexion therewith, and the Railway Agree
ment signed at Bagdad on 31st March, 1936,(■' , ) which shall cease to have effect
upon the entry into force of the present Treaty. The above is without
prejudice to any financial obligations which have already accrued under the
Treaty of 1930, any such letters or notes and the Railway Agreement of 1936.
Article 6
Should any difference arise relative to the application or interpretation of
this Treaty, and should the High Contracting Parties fail to settle such
difference by direct negotiation, the difference shall be referred to the Inter
national Court of Justice unless the parties agree to another mode of
settlement
(2) “ Treaty Series No. 15 (1931),” Cmd. 3797.
( 3 ) “ Treaty Series No. 28 (1935),” Cmd. 5282.

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The file mainly contains papers relating to the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty [the Treaty of Alliance between the United Kingdom and Iraq] of 1948, which were mostly sent to the Commonwealth Relations Office by the Foreign Office. These papers include: a copy of a speech by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs at the signature of the Treaty on 15 January 1948; the text of a speech on ‘The Foreign Policy of Iraq’, delivered by Mohammed Fadhil al Jamali, then Foreign Minister of Iraq, on 16 January 1948; a copy of the Treaty; and Foreign Office correspondence with the Prime Minister of Iraq Saleh Jabr, and others.

These papers also include a telegram from the Commonwealth Relations Office to the Governments of India and Pakistan, regarding the rejection of the Treaty by the Government of Iraq.

The file also includes two items of correspondence between the Commonwealth Relations Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations of the Government of Pakistan, regarding copies of the Financial Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Government of Iraq, Supplementary to the Agreement of 13 August 1947, and copies of the latter Agreement of 1947.

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1 file (28 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in chronological order from the rear to the front of the file. Serial numbers (red for received correspondence; blue for issued correspondence) refer to entries in the notes at the rear 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 28; these numbers are written in pencil 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 2-27; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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