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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎192r] (381/501)

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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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character of the negotiations which preceded the war*
Had no war supervened, and had Mesopotamia remained till
now under Turkish rule, the exploitation of these oil
deposits would long since have hegun* It can hardly be
contended that His Majesty*s Government should now question
the validity of an undertaking granted by the Turkish
Government in return for consideration received* w
This correspondence with the United States
Government concluded with a note from Mr. Harvey of
Movember 17th, 1921, not yet published, in which the
United States Government continued to contest the
validity of the Company's claim, asserted that it was in
any case monopolistic in character, which was inconsistent
with the proper method of "dealing with the resources of
mandated territories, placed under conditions of trusteeship"
and asked that "the claim of the Company,if it continues
to be asserted, should be determined by a suitable arbitra
tion. "
About the same time in separate correspondence
relating to the terms of the draft mandates, the United
States Government asked that a suitable clause should be
inserted in the draft mandate for Iraq excluding the grant
of monopolies*
The whole position was considered by His Majesty's
Government. Before the war, according to the Grand
Vizier's own letter of June 28th, 1914, the rights in
these oilfields were in the hands of the Ministry of Finance*
Therefore if the Turkish Petroleum Company's claim were
considered invalid by the Ira^ Government, the pre-war
rights of the Turkish Government in the oilfields would
pass to the Iraq Government who would be free to develop them
• • •
themselves

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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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