File 200/1928 Pt 5 'Persia: Anglo-Persian Relations, Treaty Negotiations' [‎50r] (104/1132)

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II y aura paix perpetuelle et amitie sincere entre les hautes parties contractantes
pf entre leurs successeurs respeetifs, U1 . , •
Chacune des hautes parties contractantes, d'accord avec les obligations lu
incombant par suite du Pacte de la S^iete des Nations et du Traite mu ^
Dour la Renonciation de la Guerre, signe a Paris le 27 aout 1928, s engage a respecter
finter f e territoriale et I’independance politique de 1 autre haute partie con- .
tractor I y compris des territoires pour la defense desquels celle-ci est responsable,
ct de tout autre Chef d’Etat dont les relations conventionnelles avec cette haute
partie contractante a la date de la signature du present traite ne permettent pas
la cession d’un tel territoire a une autre Puissance quelconque.
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6. As regards Article 1. I explained that as a concession to the views he had V
expressed to me last winter, His Majesty’s Government had been prepared to include
a non-aggression clause. At the same time the clause had been amplified in a
reciprocal sense so as to cover the various sheikhdoms and rulers on the south side
of the Gulf, together with the Kingdom of Iraq. He made no comment except to ask
whether this included Bahrein. I said, yes, but we would come to the article on
Bahrein later.
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6. En plus, j’ai a pner votre iiiXcellence de vouloir bien me dire a quelles parties
de I’Empire de Sa Majeste britannique ce traite s’appliquerait et quelle serait la
modalite de Tadhesion des Dominions a ce traite.
7. figalement dans 1’article l er du trade il s’agit des territoires pour la defense
desquels Sa Majeste britannique est responsable et des chefs d’Etat dont les relations
conventionnelles a la date de la signature du present traite ne permettent pas la cession
d’un tel territoire a une autre Puissance quelconque. Or, pourriez-vous me dire quels
sont ces territoires et quels sont ces chefs d’Etat? N’est-il pas preferable de biffer
dans cet article a partir de “pour la defense . . . . ” jusqu’a la fin de 1’article et
remplacer cette partie par : “ y compris les territoires sous administration, protection
ou mandat de celle-ci.”
8. Au commencement du paragraphe 2 de I’article l er , ou il s’agit des obligations
de la haute partie contractante en vertu du Pacte de la Societe des Nations, il est
evident que cette obligation ne pent rester en force taut que les parties sont respective-
ment membres de la Societe des Nations.
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8 . In the sixth paragraph His Highness enquires what is the position of e
Dominions in regard to this treaty. I told him yesterday that the treaty, in
accordance with the preamble, was to be made on behalf of His Majesty’s Govern
ment in Great Britain and the Government of India, but that I presumed that the
first sentence of article 1 of the treaty, in which it is stated that there shall be
perpetual peace and sincere friendship between the high contracting parties and
their successors, would, so far as we were concerned, include all British subjects
whether they lived in England, India or any of the British Dominions. He said
that, if that was correct, he saw no particular necessity, so far as Persia was
concerned, for the adherence of the individual Dominions.
9. You will observe that His Highness suggests an alternative to the second
paragraph of article 1. I shall be glad to learn whether you consider that this
proposal is considered sufficiently comprehensive. It is certainly both shorter and
simpler than the wording of the draft.
10. I told His Highness that it seemed to me that the point raised in
paragraph 8 of his letter was unnecessary, and that even should either of the high
contracting parties cease to be a member of the League of Nations the engagement
would remain in force. If this were vnur view, he replied, he was quite satisfied.