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Coll 17/16(3) 'The Assyrian Question' [218r] (446/1206)
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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OEJHIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
EASTERN (Iraq).
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June 6, 1934.
CONFIDENTIAL.
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Section 2.
[E 3738/1/93]
No. 1.
United Kingdom Delegate to Foreign Office.
—(Received June 6.)
(No. 72.)
THE United Kingdom delegate to the League of Nations presents his
compliments, and has the honour to transmit copies of a record of the twenty-
ninth meeting of the Council Committee, on the 31st May, 1934, respecting the
Assyrian question, of which a copy has been sent to His Majesty’s Ambassador
at Bagdad.
United Kingdom Delegation,
Geneva, June 4, 1934.
Enclosure in No. 1.
Assyrian Question.
Record of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Council Committee, held on
May 31, 1934, at 9 p.m.
THE meeting had before it a draft telegram (Annex A) to the Spanish
Ambassador at Rio de Janeiro, which had been prepared by the United Kingdom
representative and M. Arocha.
The President said that he was ready to send this telegram, subject to two
observations : Firstly, if, when the final moment arrived for putting the question
on the agenda of the Council during its present session, no reply had come from
the Spanish Ambassador, he reserved the right to raise the question again of
referring the matter to the Council. Secondly, if a reply were received which
was indefinite, he also maintained his wish to refer to the Council, unless, of
course, the reply showed that real hope of carrying through the Brazilian scheme
still existed, in spite of present expectations.
The Italian, Mexican and French Representatives agreed to the text with the
same reservations.
The Danish Representative agreed to the text and to a fresh meeting to
consider reference to the Council in the cases contemplated by the president.
The President then suggested that a draft of a report to the Council should
be drawn up, and that it should be worded in such a way as to try to meet the
difficulties of those members of the committee who did not at present ^
a report to the Council. He thought that it should be very concise, and should
simply report to the Council that the Brazilian scheme had failed, and that,
though the prospects of settlement elsewhere had not been exhausted, no suitable
alternative was at present feasible.
The Danish Representative asked whether it was not proposed to put
anything in the report about the situation of the Assyrians in Iraq.
The President replied that on this point he had not yet made up his mind.
The Danish Representative said that, if the situation of the Assyrians were
0 be mentioned, the committee ought to consider first, with the Iraqi repre
sentative, the situation created by the decision of the Brazilian Cons i uen
Assembly.
oo ■Furthermore, there were points in the latest situation reports (C. Min. A.® 8 -
and 38) submitted by the Iraqi Government which required comment. Ine
s a ^ e health in the refugee camp at Mosul was alarming.
[131 f—2]
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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).
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- 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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- Coll 17/16(3) 'The Assyrian Question'
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