Coll 17/6 'Iraq and Persia: judicial cooperation agreement'

Content

Copy correspondence between the Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs ('Abdulla Beg Al Damluji, then Ja'far Al 'Askari), the High Commissioner for Iraq (Sir Francis Humphrys), and the Government of Persia [Iran], regarding discussions over a proposed Judicial Co-operation Agreement. The correspondence was forwarded to the 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. Political Department by the Colonial Office, for information.

A draft of the Judicial Co-operation Agreement can be found at folios 29-35.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 1).

Extent and format

1 file (36 folios)

Arrangement

The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 36; 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.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

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.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/2850

Former external reference(s)

Coll 17/6

History of this record

Date(s)

16 Sep 1931-27 Oct 1932 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

TreatiesLegal procedure

People & organisations

Foreign MinisterGovernment of Iran, Pahlavi dynastyHigh Commissioner, Iraq

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