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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎126r] (249/501)

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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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5.
"The character of the mandate must differ
according to the stage of the development of the people,
the geographical situation of the territory, its*economic
conditions and other similar circumstances.
"Certain communities formerly belonging to the
Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their
existence as independent nations can be provisionally
recognised subject to the rendering of administrative .
advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as
they are able to stand alone. The wishes of these
communities must be a principal consideration in the
selection of the Mandatory."
In pursuance of this Article in the Treaty of
Versailles, mandates over Syria, I&lestine and Iraq, were
conferred upon Prance and Great Britain respectively at
San Remo in April 1920 by the four Principal Allied Powers,
Italy making a reservation as to her being satisfied in
the economic settlement with Turkey.
The frontiers both in Syria and Iraq were laid down
‘in some detail in the Treaty of Sevres, in the case of Iraq
the general reference to the Northern frontier of the vilayet’
of Mosul being regarded as a detailed description as the
vilayet frontier is laid down in the Turkish archives.
The frontier of Syria was subsequently modified by
the Angora Agreement of October 20, 1921, without the consent
of His Majesty's Government, and in the correspondence as
explained above the French Government reserved their right
to justify the change in the frontier when the general Bsace
Conference took place and did not refuse to see that frontier
adjusted in the general settlement. mandates for
Syria and Palestine were defined by the Council of the
League of Nations on July 22nd. The preamble to the Syrian
ns
mandate

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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
Author
East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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