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Coll 17/20(2) 'Iraq. Anglo-Iraq treaty of 1948.' [‎23v] (46/56)

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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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(d) His Majesty the King of Iraq and His Britannic Majesty vyill each ^
meet the cost of supplies and services furnished to his own air forces “
visiting or present at the two bases.
(e) His Majesty the King of Iraq will pay the cost of maintenance of
all buildings and installations at the two air bases exclusively occupied
by or erected for the Iraqi forces. Each of the. High Contracting Parties
will pay the cost of new buildings provided for the sole use of his ow r n
forces.
(/) The allocation of existing installations and buildings at the air bases
will be decided by the Joint Defence Board. His Majesty the Kinj^of
Iraq may purchase the installations and buildings allotted to the
forces at a fair valuation. On the final evacuation of British forces, the
Iraqi Government shall either themselves take over such buildings and
permanent structures at the bases as have not previously been purchased
at a fair valuation having regard to the use to which they have been
put, or shall afford such facilities as may reasonably be necessary to enable
the Government of the United Kingdom to dispose thereof to the best
advantage.
(g) His Britannic Majesty shall not be liable for any Iraqi rates and
taxes in respect of the air bases or any buildings and installations therein
Article 3
In order that the air forces of the High Contracting Parties should attain
the necessary efficiency in co-operation with each other—
(i) His Britannic Majesty offers all appropriate facilities at Boyal Air
Force air fields in the United Kingdom and in any British colony or protec
torate administered by the United Kingdom as may be required by the
Royal Iraqi Air Force. In particular, Ptis Britannic Majesty offers to make
available to the personnel of the Royal Iraqi Air Force the facilities of the
armament training centres of the Royal Air Force in the Middle East.
(ii) His Britannic Majesty will make available operational units of his
forces to engage in joint training operations with the Iraqi Air Forces for a
sufficient period in each year.
(iii) His Majesty the King of Iraq will make available facilities at air
bases in Iraq necessary for the purposes of tin's joint training.
Article 4
(a) All Iraqi units at bases in Iraq or in the United Kingdom and any
British colony or protectorate administered by the United Kingdom whether
stationed or in transit, shall be under Iraqi command.
(/)) Similarly, all British units shall be under British command.
Article 5
In the common defence interests of the United Kingdom and Iraq a
permanent joint advisory body will be set up immediately on the entry into
force of this Treaty to co-ordinate defence matters between the Govern
ment of the United Kingdom and the Iraqi Government within the scope
of this Treaty.
This body, which will be known as the Anglo-lraqi Joint Defence Board,
will be composed of competent military representatives of the two Govern
ments in equal numbers, and its functions will include—
(a) The formulation of agreed plans in the strategic interests common
to both countries,
(b) Immediate consultation on the threat of war,

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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)
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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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