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'Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil' [‎239r] (476/501)

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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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year and a half and has had a desperately short time
in which to foster and develop the vary fragile plant
of Iraq nationality. His subjects consist not only
of comparatively civilized towns-people, but of
turbulent tribesmen living on the confines of the
desert and unaccustomed to obey any central authority
or to respect any laws but their own., ’eisal has
prevailed so far because he has enjoyed our support.
If we withdraw our support or if we ^1 out him in the
face of the world by giving away ? osul, the whole
structure will inevitably collapse. Retirement from
Mosul would be universally regarded as a prelude to
retirement from Baghdad, The Iraqis would conclude
that the British connection was .about to disappear and
would hasten to make terras with the Turks while there
was yet ',ime.
Apart from these coasidaiutiona the severance of Mosul
would be a serious economic loss to the Iraq stats.
The vilayet contains some of the most fertileland and
practically the whole of the wheat growing area in the
country. It also contains oil bearing districts essential
to the general development of the Iraq oil fields, upon
which the future prosperity of the country so largely
depends, further the population of the vilayet contains
a large Christian element, numbering nearly sixty
thousand in all. These people, it may be taken for
granted, would not .fcy behind to be massacred by the
Turks, hut would follow the British lino of withdrawal
and add to our other difficului
large body of indigent refugees
ies the problem of a
include a
The Mosul Christians/
section

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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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