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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎119r] (235/501)

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The record is made up of 251 folios (1 file). It was created in 15 Nov 1922-3 Nov 1923. 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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LOHD GUH20II:
I attach a rather long statement of the history and
position with regard to the Mandates in Syria and Iraq
and the question of the frontiers/following the lines of
the discussion in your room fcfete morning/. I am preparing
separately a summary of the arguments in support of our
case for the retention of the Mosul Yilayet and Amadia in
Iraq. Major Young is coming over here early on Monday and
will stay Tuesday night if necessary.
At the risk of again appearing to create difficulties
I venture to draw attention to some possible disadvantages
of the proposal that the French should be invited to allow
the Syrian frontier to go to the league of nations as well
as the Northern frontier of Iraq. These disadvantages may
be summarised as follows:-
fl) The proposal in your Paris Memorandum Was j hat
the frontiers of Syria and Iraq should be maintained
except in so far as the Mandatory Powers may be disposed
to consider or to propose local rectification. The
French might therefore argue that because we preferred
to submit our frontier to aa»Mtrat ion rather than to
maintain it ythere was no reason why they should not
maintain their frontier or propose local rectification.
Of course, if they first withdrew their support to the
frontier, for which we are fighting, in Iraq, we should
have a good reason for not supporting their frontier as
laid down in the /mgora Agreement and thus perhaps in
driving them into arbitration by the League.
(2) If we are successful here in inducing the
French Delegation to allow their frontier to go to the
League, our action is certain to be grossly misrepresented

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Letters and papers on the frontier between Iraq (also written as Irak in the file) and Turkey, with particular reference to Mosul and questions concerning oil. The file consists mainly of correspondence between Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Curzon, and officials in the Foreign Office, Air Ministry, Colonial Office and Ismet Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Mustafa İsmet İnönü]. The contents of the file are as follows:

Following documents are undated:

  • Lord Balfour to League of Nations. Speech: The frontier between Turkish territory and the territory of Iraq
  • The President of the League of Nations. Reply: after Speech by Balfour
  • Typewritten report: The question of Mosul
  • Typewritten report: The Question of Mosul

The file also includes handwritten notes by Curzon on the Mosul vilayet and groups residing there.

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251 folios (1 file)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to 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 251; 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.

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Mss Eur F112/294
Title
'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil'
Pages
1r:28v, 28ar:28av, 29r:72v, 91r:167v, 170r:218r, 218r:251v
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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