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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎187r] (371/501)

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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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LordCurzon*
I attach, a rather detailed minute as to the
oil in Iraq and the history and present position of
the claim of the Turkish Petroleum Company , (a
British concern).
It would perhaps be anough to say in your
speech on Monday, if Ismet Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. raises the question
of oil that the British Government are asking for the
retention of Mosul by the Iraq State on the merits
of the question as already developed by you: that
since the motives of the British Government have been
impugned inside and outside the Conference, you think
ly . . _
it well to state prexifcfcs/the position of Eis
Majesty*s Government with regard to the question of
oil: that this position, as already publicly stated
in your correspondence with the United States
Government is that His Majesty's Government «*© bound
to uphold the valid pre-war concession of the
Turkish Petroleum Company, a British limited liability
company. the oilfields in the Mosul and Bagdad
vilayets ; whether^^^f all ^inside or outside Turkey.
It id not known yet whether in fact there is oil
in any quantity there or whether the fields can be
profitably worked. In . ny case the Company, in
view of the widespread clamour directed against the
alleged monopolistic character of their concession
have already taken steps,and are continuing to take
steps, to associate with them f the|interests of
other countries, concerned with and experienced in
oil production. If the oilfields are ever developed
and...

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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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