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Coll 17/16(3) 'The Assyrian Question' [178r] (366/1206)
The record is made up of 1 volume (598 folios). It was created in 20 Nov 1933-17 Jan 1935. 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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league of nations
Communicated to the
Members of the Committee
for the Settlement of
the Assyrians of Iraq.
C . ,/Min. Ass. /46.
Geneva, July 25 th, 1934.
•° 7 4 |
SETTLEMENT OF THE AS S¥N IA NS OF IRAQ,
Note by the Secretary-General
The Secretary-General has the honour
to communicate to the Members of the Com
mittee for the Settlement of the Assyrians
of Iraq a letter dated July 21st, 1934 from
the Permanent Delegate of Iraq, together
with an annex.
Translation
Sir,
Geneva, July 21st, 1934
With reference to my letter No. 430 of June 16th,
1934, (C./Min.Ass./43) , I have the honour to, submit below
my Governments observations with regard to the seven points
concerning the Assyrian question which are mentioned in
your letter of June 11th, 1934.*
1. The general situation of the Assyrians of Iraq
should cause no anxiety. My Government has already sub
mitted to the Secretary-General of the. League of Nations
full reports on this matter down to the. end of April
(C/Min.Ass./44) . There is no change in the situation.
The only difficulty is that as the question of emigra ion
is still outstanding some of the Assyrians remain unemployed.
2. As explained in Major Thomson’s reports and^in the
observations on the Mar Shimun’s petitions (C./Min.A^./ i
the death-rate in the Mosul camp, which the.Commi d
disturbing, was due to an epidemic of whooping-coug g-
by measles among the children. There are stl ^- 4 4 lv
deaths due to the carelessness of the mothers who -q
refuse to carry out the doctors’ instruction^.
3. All the villages to which the Assyrians agreed to
return have been completely repaired. g 6 g last
arising out of Report C for the month of Rebrua y ■
(C./Min.Ass./27) is due to a mistake m translation.^^
a matter of fact, the Arab report actuaily stat there
of the destroyed houses have now been reco ^ will
is nothing new to be mentioned on this ^NTliages com-
find appended a full list showing b< ? th JNThe f heir
pletely repaired and those not repair©
former inhabitants refuse to return to
*) See C./Min.Ass./43.
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This volume is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2873, and contains papers regarding the Assyrian Crisis in Iraq during 1933-1934. The papers concern the proposal to settle Assyrians on land owned by Paraná Plantations Limited in Brazil, and documents the negotiations between the League of Nations and the Government of Brazil, reports on the technical aspects by the Assyrian Resettlement Commission, and the breakdown of the scheme in the face of public and political opposition in Brazil. The file also documents the efforts to develop an alternative resettlement scheme, which proposed to settle the Assyrians in British Guiana, on land purchased from the Rupununi Company. In addition to these papers, the file also contains regular reports submitted by British and Iraqi officials to the League of Nations regarding the actions taken to ensure the safety of Assyrian communities still residing in Iraq.
The volume consists of the following materials:
- Correspondence between HM Ambassador at Baghdad (F Humphrys), HM Consul at Baghdad (Ogilvie-Forbes), HM Consul at Geneva (Sterndale Bennett), HM Minister at Rio de Janeiro (W Seeds), the Foreign Office, 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 Officer Administering the Government of British Guiana (C Douglas-Jones), the League of Nations Secretariat, and the Government of Iraq.
- Papers circulated by the League of Nations Council and Committee for the Resettlement of the Assyrians of Iraq, including minutes of the 11th to 36th Meetings of the Committee, copy resolutions, reports on the proposed resettlement areas, reports on the treatment of Assyrians in Iraq, and evidence submitted by the British, Iraqi, Spanish and Assyrian representatives.
- Papers of the Committee of Imperial Defence, Standing Official Sub-Committee on Questions Concerning the Middle East, regarding the Assyrian crisis.
A map of the proposed resettlement area in British Guiana is included at folio 114.
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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (598 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 594; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and ending flyleaves. A previous foliation sequence has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 17/16(3) 'The Assyrian Question'
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