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Coll 17/36 ‘Iraq. On of Estabt. of Diplomatic relations between Iraq + U.S.S.R.’ [‎24r] (48/57)

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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ENCLOSURE IN BAGDAD DESPATCH
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tLl-nt>te date* d 4th Dfecemhel' ,"""1 ^40, by
Sir Baail C. Tr ewton t H. t « Ambassador, Bagdad.
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I epoke to the Minister for foreign Affairs
this morning on the lines indicated in foreign
Office telegram No. 61I5,
23
I said that the Secretary of State ^*or Foreign
Affairs saw no advantage to Iraq in the establishment
of diplomatic relations with the Soviet TT n i on . •pne
two coimtries had no common interests and the Soviet
frontier was close enough to Iraq to make all Kinds
of penetration an unpleasant possibility. There
woul d moreover be risk of political Intrigues by
the Soviet Legation tending to disturb tranquillity
and stability in Iraq. A field for such activities
could readily be ^'ound among work people and among
minorities of ail kinds, particularly the Kurds
and Armenians.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs agreed and
told me that he had written on this subject to the
Prime Minister pointing out that a Soviet Legation
could nnly be accepted in Bagdad provided that it
was established beyond doubt that it would not give
offence to the ^urks or -ersians o r * lead to the
spread of Co muniat propaganda in Iraq.
I said that His Majesty*s Government considered
that the whole idea had very serious disadvantages
and I uased the minister for Foreign Affairs to give
me early information qif* there were^r.ny likelihood of
any further step. At tne same time I reminded him
of what he had at first told me to the effect that
there was no real need to reply to the informal
enquiry made by the Russian Ambassador at Angora.
Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. observed that nothing more was likely
to be done at any rate at present as Ministers were
absorbed in the internal political crisis.
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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.
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1 file (25 folios)
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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.’ [‎24r] (48/57), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2898, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100055623051.0x000031> [accessed 29 March 2024]

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