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File Political (External) Department. Collection. 3/68: 'Afghanistan. Relations with Iraq. Treaty of Friendship' [23r] (45/84)
The record is made up of 1 file (41 folios). It was created in 30 Sep 1932-28 Feb 1936. 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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The file relates to the Iraqi-Afghan Treaty of Friendship, including: the draft proposal; signing in December 1932; ratification by both countries in Tehran, September 1934; and an additional proposed protocol in 1936 for close consultation and co-operation between the two countries in all matters concerning their common interests and for such co-operation to be exercised within the spirit of the League of Nations Covenant and to not override the obligations undertaken in other treaties already concluded by them.
Included in the file are: draft typescripts (f 41 and f 27) and the final text (f 23) of the 1932 Treaty, in French; and a draft typescript of the protocol of 1936 (f 11).
The file also contains a copy of a letter to the British Foreign Minister from the British Ambassador at Bagdad [Baghdad], dated 3 January 1936, detailing the visit to Iraq by Sardar Leader of a tribe or a polity; also refers to a military rank or title given to a commander of an army or division. Faiz Muhammad Khan [Sirdār Fayz̤ Muḥammad Khān], Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the latter’s discussions with Iraqi Foreign Minister Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Nūrī al-Sa’īd] during which he urges the strengthening of Afghan-Iraqi relations and a common policy in relation to the Persian [Iranian] Government.
The primary correspondents are the British Embassy, Bagdad, and the Foreign Office.
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- 1 file (41 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate 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 last folio with 42; 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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- IOR/L/PS/12/1634
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- File Political (External) Department. Collection. 3/68: 'Afghanistan. Relations with Iraq. Treaty of Friendship'
- Pages
- 27r, 23r
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