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Coll 17/36 ‘Iraq. On of Estabt. of Diplomatic relations between Iraq + U.S.S.R.’ [8r] (16/57)
The record is made up of 1 file (25 folios). It was created in 20 Jan 1941-19 Dec 1941. 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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L3L Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should he ^-(X .
kept under Lock and Key.] Will the Complim^n
SECRET Q 9 ' j w ; Under Seonetat'y oP Gtata
— 1 ^ DIB ^^IOm r Foreign Affairs
To SoWfi fc I , ""U , NION 0
[Cypher,]
No, 55 2.
3rd June, 1941,
(17 JUN1941
FR OM FQR EIG- N 01TICE T O MOSCOW .
D, 6 ,4-5 aein., 4th June, 1941.
Repeated to Angora No. 1259
Tehran No, 246.
Cairo No. 1843,
SECRET.
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At interview with Soviet Ambassador on June 2nd I told him
there were certain important recent developments in the inter
national situation which I wished to discuss on a confidential
basis with him and his Government. We had been surprised that
the Soviet Government should have chosen the moment of Rashid
Ali‘s revolt to appoint a Minister to Iracu The Ambassador
interjected that, as far as ho kneva the Soviet representative
had never taken up his post, I asKed whether it was the
Government^ intention that he should now do so to the newly
constituted Government, and M. Maisky clearly thought that this
was the procedure contemplated. I continued that this event
seemed to make it desirable that I should make plain the policy
of His Majesty’s Government in the Middle East. The action
taken in respect of Rashid Ali was only one example of our
determination to maintain our position throughout the Middle
East, including Iran (Persia) and Afghanistan. We had no
intention of allowing our interests m those countries to be
attacked or .undermined. We fully realised that the German
Government were intriguing in every possible way against our
interests in the Middle East and that they hopea, by these
intrigues, to bring British and Soviet interests into conflict.
There was, however, no reason, given good-will on both sides ?
why the German Government should be successful in thus stirring
up trouble between the British and Soviet Governments in the
Middle East, provided that there was no misunderstanding between
the two Governments as to their respective positions. The
Ambassador here indicated assent.
. 2 . I continued that we intended to maintain our rights
and interests as at present existing in all countries of the
Middle East, while disclaiming any intention to enlarge these
interests at the expense of any third Power. I assumed that
the Soviet Government were resolved to_ pirn sue _ a similar policy.
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I should like to be assured on this point. If both our
Governments based themselves on these same principles, it ought
to be. impossible for she German Government to succeed in making
mischief between us in the Middle East,
3. I then explained that from the information available
to us, it was clear that Germany was making considerable con 7
centrations, of land, mechanised and air forces, against^Soviet
Russia, I had no doubt that the Ambassador was bettor informed
than I could be on this subject, but I thought that I should tell
him nf wo were taking in the
Mid.ile East
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The file contains papers relating to the proposed establishment of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union (USSR) and Iraq.
The papers mainly consist of copies of telegrams between the Foreign Office and the following:
- Sir Basil Newton and Sir Kinahan Cornwallis, HM Ambassador to Iraq (successively).
- Sir (Richard) Stafford Cripps, HM Ambassador to the USSR.
- Sir Reader (William) Bullard, HM Minister to Iran.
- Extent and format
- 1 file (25 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in 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 28; 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. 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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- Coll 17/36 ‘Iraq. On of Estabt. of Diplomatic relations between Iraq + U.S.S.R.’
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:27v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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