ملف ١٩٢٦/٨٧ الجزء ٣ "الجزيرة العربية: ابن سعود: مفاوضات المعاهدة" [و‎‎٢‎١‎٦] (٨٩٥/٤٢٤)

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»'AivAKiHA»>* ixiiXJiiAii fron the iiigh CoixiiaBioxier for Iraq
the becretary of btate for the Colonies.
Bated 12th April.
(Received Colonial Office 4.1& p.a. 12th April 192’/.)
Important. Ho.167.
i'rime Minister has nos sent me the following
official statement on the matters referred to in ray
telegram of 5th April Ho.156. Regina. The Iraq Government
consider that to include Iraq within the expression
"territories under the protection of His Britannic i.ejesty's
Government" *hich is used in the draft of the proposed
treaty with Ibn Baud would be inconsistent with the text and
‘-ie spirit of the instruments which govern the relation 4 ,
between hie Britannic majesty's Government and Iraq and
they regret that they cannot agree that Iraq should be
included in that expression. They consider, however, that
His Britannic Majesty’s Government are pledged by Article 5
of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty to afford, until the Iraq
Government have appointed their own consuls, coneular
protection to Iraqis in territories of Ibn Baud, and the)
do not understand why it should be necessary to regulate
by treaty an arrangement which is normally and universally
recognised. Protection is already given to Iraqis by
British consuls in many foreign countries without special
treaties, and it is cof-taonly the practice for a Btate
which has no representative in another Btate to rely upon
a third Btate which maintains representatives there for the
protection of its nationals there. The Iraq Government
will not hesitate to accept any similar arrangement for the
protection of Hejdie and Hej&zia which may be entered into
by Hie Majesty's Government and Ibn Baud. iwals.