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Coll 6/43 'Pan Arab Congress 1933. Attitude of H.M.G. to a Pan Arab Movement' [80r] (160/1144)
The record is made up of 1 file (570 folios). It was created in 21 Dec 1932-5 Mar 1948. 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 duties of the Council will also include those of determining the means
of collaborating with international organisations which may be created in tne
future to maintain order and peace, and of organising economic and socia
relations. _ . ,
Article 4.—For each of the questions enumerated in Article 2, a special
commission will be formed on which tihe member States of the League will be
represented. These commissions will be entrusted with the task of laying down
the basis and extent of collaboration and of putting them into the form of dratt
agreements to be examined by the Council before being submitted to the btates
concerned. .
The commissions may include representatives of other Arab countries. 1 he
Council will define the circumstances in which such representatives can be
admitted and the bases of their representation.
A rticle 5.—It is not permissible to resort to force in order to settle disputes
between two or more States of the League. In case of a dispute which does not
affect the independence, sovereignty, or territorial integrity of the State and if
tihe litigant parties apply to the Council for the settlement of the dispute, the
decisions of the Council shall be considered as effective and binding.
In such a case the States involved in the dispute will take no part in the
deliberations and decisions of the Council.
The Council will also mediate in any dispute which it is feared might lead
to war between one of the States of the League and any other State of the League
or third State in order to effect a conciliation.
Decisions on arbitration and in cases of mediation will be taken by a majority
vote.
Article 6.—In case of an aggression by a State against a member State of
the League or in case of threat of such an aggression, the State attacked or
threatened with attack may apply for an immediate meeting of the Council.
The Council will decide on the necessary measures to prevent the aggression.
Its decision will be unanimous. In case of aggression by a member State of the
League the vote of that State will not be taken into account when reckoning
unanimity. Should the aggression take place in a manner which renders the
Government of the State against which the aggression is committed unable to com
municate with the Council, the representative of the said State may apply for a
meeting for the purpose set out in the preceding paragraph. Should the repre
sentatives also be unable to communicate with the Council, then any member
State may apply for its convocation.
Article 7.—Decisions taken unanimously by the Council are binding on all
member States of the League while decisions taken by a majority are only binding
on those that accept them.
In both cases the decisions of the Council will be executed by each State
in accordance with its organic regime.
Article 8.—Each member State will respect the regimes established in the
other States of the League and will consider those regimes as a right of each
State. It undertakes to abstain from any action tending to change that regime.
Article 9.—The Arab States of the League wdio may wish to establish between
them closer and stronger ties than those laid down in this Covenant may conclude
between themselves such agreements as they may desire to realise these objectives.
Treaties and agreements already concluded or which may be concluded in
future by a Government or Governments of the League with any other Govern
ment whatsoever do not (and will not) bind and do not (and will not) commit
the other members.
Article 10.—The permanent seat of the League of Arab States will be in
Cairo, but the Council may meet at any other place as may be appointed.
Article 11.—The Council of the League will meet in ordinary session twice
a year during the months of March and October. It will meet in extraordinary
session whenever the necessity arises at the request of two States of the League.
Article 12.—The League will have a permanent Secretariat-General com
prising a Secretary-General and Assistant Secretaries and an adequate number
of officials. The Secretary-General will be appointed by the Council of the League
by a two-thirds majority of the States of the League. The Secretary-General
will appoint, with the approval of the Council, the Assistant Secretaries and
senior officials of the League.
The Council of the League will lay down internal regulations covering the
duties of the Secretariat-General and staff matters.
The Secretary-General will hold the rank of Ambassador and the Assistant
Secretaries the rank of Ministers Plenipotentiary.
[65—83] • b 2
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This file concerns the British Government's response to the Pan-Arab movement during the 1930s and 1940s. Much of the correspondence refers to the prospect of an Arab federation, although the use of the word 'federation' is noted in some of the correspondence as being a mistranslation of the original Arabic expression, which would be more accurately represented by the words 'unification' or 'unity'.
Significant subjects of discussion include:
- Arab party politics in Palestine.
- Iraqi-Egyptian relations.
- Italian propaganda in the Middle East.
- The future of Palestine.
- Britain's post-war policy in the Middle East.
- Whether the Arab states should be induced to make a wartime declaration in favour of the democracies (i.e. the Allies).
- The formation of the Arab League (also referred to as the Arab Federation in the correspondence).
- Details of the Pact (also referred to as Covenant) of the Arab League, signed in Cairo on 22 March 1945.
- Whether representatives of the Arab League should be present at the Palestine Conference in London, in 1947, in addition to representatives of Arab states.
Notable correspondents include the following: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the High Commissioner for Iraq; His Majesty's Ambassador in Baghdad; the High Commissioner for Egypt; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo; the High Commissioner for Palestine; His Majesty's Minister at Jedda; the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; the Minister of State in the Middle East; officials of the Foreign Office, the Colonial Office, 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. , the Commonwealth Relations Office, and the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. 's External Affairs Department; Noury Said [Nūrī al-Sa‘īd], Prime Minister of Iraq; George Antonius, Lebanese-Egyptian author and diplomat.
Also included with the correspondence are the following:
- Extracts from Palestine police summaries dating from 1933 to 1936, produced by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Jerusalem.
- A printed copy of a paper on Arab federation by the Foreign Research and Press Service, dated 20 June 1941.
- Copies of documents produced by the War Cabinet's Standing Official Sub-Committee for Questions Concerning the Middle East (also referred to as the Middle East (Official) Committee), including minutes of meetings (1941-1942) and a copy of a report on Arab Federation, dated January 1942.
- A copy (in French) of the Protocol of the Preparatory Committee for the Arab Congress, dated 7 October 1944.
- Copies of the Pact/Covenant of the recently formed Arab League (consisting of a printed copy in French, distributed by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an English translation of the full Arabic text, which includes a passage that was omitted from the French version).
The French material consists of the aforementioned Protocol and Arab League Pact, plus one item of correspondence and a copy of a newspaper extract.
The file includes two dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-3).
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- 1 file (570 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 for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 571; 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. Two previous foliation sequences, which are also circled, have been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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