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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎232r] (462/501)

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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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-raately be made the ocoaeion of warlike operations, whose limits
no man can foresee - warlike ope rat ion r which may bring in their
train tragedies of unknown magnitude.
In these circumstances, Lord Curzon suggested at Lausanne
that the League of Nations should be asked to arbitrate • per-
-haps that is not technically correct - but the League should
be asked to use their good offices to deteruane what the proper
frontier is of the mandated territory for which the League is
directly or indirectly responsible; and in that proposal Lord
Curzon had the ardent support of the representative of France,
of the representative of Italy 9 and of tne representative of
Japan* All of them thought, and all of them publicly deelmr-
-ed, that they thought the proposal made by the British For-
-eign Secretary was eminently reasonable, eminently moderate,
admirably dalcul&ted to serve the interests of peace and good-
-will among nations.
Unfortunately it was not at the time accepted by ths
Turkish representatives. There is still a hope - and I ven-
-ture to cherish the hope - that still it may be accepted, And
that a scheme which in itself is obviously fair - or at all
events seems to me to be obviously fair - is one which will
meet not merely with trie approval of France, Italy, Ja^an and
Great Britain, but of Turkey itself. But I am afraid we have
to contemplate an alternative possibility; lam afraid we
cannot disguise from ourselves that when this proposal formally
and finally comes before the Conference at Lausannce the Turkish
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representatives will not find it in accordance with their in-
-structions to accent the proposal, however reasonable, however
moderate, it may appear to be to other people, -hat then is
to take place? We have to contemplate failure* How are
we to parry the dangers which failure might conceivably bring

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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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'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
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