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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎238r] (474/501)

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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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(2).
are now
It is understood that the Air Ministry (who
resooneible for the defence of Iraq) consider that this
position would be untenable on strategic grounds, and that
if Mosul oasses to the Turks it will be irnoos^ible to
hold Baghdad*
This paper, nowever, is primarily concerned with the
political aspect of the question. On this point Sir Percy
-ox, the High Tonmissioner for Iraq, has spoken very
strongly in a recent telegram (of 27th October). "From
the political point of view* he said M the contingency
"of our spontaneously restoring ^osul to the Turks has
"always been regarded by me as an unthinkable act of bad
"faith and it would be so regarded by Feisal and the
"people of Iraq, especially now that the Treaty of Alliance
"has been signed".
It is not easy to dispute Sir P. Cox’s view* The
Mosul
whole 01 the/ Vilayet "lies within the area on which in
the course of the rather inconclusive correspondence with
King Hessein in 1915, we undertook "to recognise and sup
port the independance of the Arabs'. It has been
administered as part of Ira$ since the end of the war
On Feisal’s election to the Iraq throne we allowed him to
visit Mosul as King ana tc receive the allegiance of the
inhabitants. His reception there was enthusiastic.
vVithin the last few weeks we have concluded a treaty
with the Iraq state, which, if it made no specific
mention of Mosul, was clearly understood by both con
tracting parties to apply to the whole area at present ad
ministered from Baghdad, io lop off a largs portion of his
kingdom would be a fatal blow to Feisal ! s prestige. It is
e blow from which we could hardly expect him to recover*
It must always be remembered that, though Feisal has cone
much to make good at Baghdad, he is not a native of the
country, haw ruled over it for less than a

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