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The record is made up of 251 folios (1 file). It was created in 15 Nov 1922-3 Nov 1923. It was written in English. 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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[This Document is the Prop erty of His Britannic Majesty s Gov ernment.]
No. 1.—SECRETARY OF STATE.
TURKEY,
CONFIDENTIAL
[January 8.]
Section 5.
[E 372/35/44] No. 1.
Sir R. Graham to the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston.—(Received January 8.)
(NV5.) Rome y January 5, 1923.
^ ALTHOUGH as reported in the press summary sent in my despatch No. 1181 of
the 29th December the Italian press, in dealing with the Lausanne Conference, was
remarkably^ow ir^taking up the subject of Mosul, the tssue has durmg the past few
dayS There is ^distinct tendency to attribute the crisis at (1 La ^ S ?^ t0 t ^Q making
insistence on Mosul, and to slur over the divergence on the Capitulations, thus ma g
^^Wnh^rexcIptfoC^rteaofo^tCdiBCussioahas been remarkably reasonable.
It wiH be remembered that the theme of British oil-fields is one which m the past, has
p b r r a" rr
C&mdhtr; wa?th d e ed sole S fvmlaCpCtLSo th^conUnences
Allies wts beine influenced by British oil interests was particularly resented it was
therefore, to be^xpected that a strong demand would be expressed to break the Al le
frOUt The t majo P ntyo a f t th“es which have appeared have, on the contrary sought to
r.la,; fhp miction of Mosul if not in a friendly at least m an impartial light. I he
Km rJn’WHOth December) observes: “The subject is eminently political, the
importance of the economic and financial interests in play, the agreements entered mto
W P tbe Sreat trusts would not by themselves sufficiently explain the violence of he
dispute” England has to defend at Mosul, not only or chiefly her oil ,utel c*‘*j but Tbi
he invokes the Mesopotamian ireaty of the 10th t ctobei, i . p Everv ereat
an outcry about hypocrisy against what is a PC^cUv logic I y» ha d h y T f lrk
thiT^ 1 Stampa” (3rd January) writes : “It is not pnmardy f< f /‘'t^/Veisal She
i^S^ W^rbound to preserve is the
safety of howeveI , uotes that “ Turkish circles at Lausanne look
which the covenant of the League expressly to1 b ‘* 8 ’ a s independent States,
the League to recognise its protectorates, as in ‘^Aants the Vilayet of
monopoly with which she strangles and threatens us. , , ,< n p Ce ssarilv
monopoly _ •• Nuovo Paese” resign themselves to the necessarily
pessimism, however, prevails, particularly since the breakdown of the Pans Conference,
as to the chances of a peaceful issue at Lausanne. x liave> &c _
B. GRAHAM.
[220 h—5]

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Letters and papers on the frontier between Iraq (also written as Irak in the file) and Turkey, with particular reference to Mosul and questions concerning oil. The file consists mainly of correspondence between Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Curzon, and officials in the Foreign Office, Air Ministry, Colonial Office and Ismet Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Mustafa İsmet İnönü]. The contents of the file are as follows:

Following documents are undated:

  • Lord Balfour to League of Nations. Speech: The frontier between Turkish territory and the territory of Iraq
  • The President of the League of Nations. Reply: after Speech by Balfour
  • Typewritten report: The question of Mosul
  • Typewritten report: The Question of Mosul

The file also includes handwritten notes by Curzon on the Mosul vilayet and groups residing there.

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251 folios (1 file)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear 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 inside back cover with 251; 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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Mss Eur F112/294
Title
'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil'
Pages
1r:28v, 28ar:28av, 29r:72v, 91r:167v, 170r:218r, 218r:251v
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