مجموعة ١٧ / ١٠ (٤) "شؤون داخلية: الوضع السياسي؛ العلاقات مع الحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎٩‎٠] (١٠٣١/١٧٩)

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
HIS Majesty’s Ambassador at Bagdad presents his compliments to His
Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour -
to transmit to him herewith a codv of an exchange of notes between His Majesty s
IN accordance with the provisions of article 1 of the Treaty of Alliance
concluded between Iraq and Great Britain in June 1930, I have the honour to
inform your Fxcellency that the Iraqi Government have under consideration a
resolution declaring a state of war between Iraq and all the Axis States and a
formal adherence by the Iraqi Government to the Declaration of the I nited
Nations made at Washington on the 2nd January, 1942.
2. Before taking this step, however, the Iraqi Government would be glad if
your Excellency would confirm that adherence to the above-mentioned declaration
will not involve Iraq in any wider obligations than those which she has already
assumed under article 4 of the 1 reaty of Alliance of 1930.
I take this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurance of my
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your note of to-day s date
concerning the resolution which the Iraqi Government have under consideration
for a declaration of a state of war between Iraq and all the Axis Powers and the
formal adherence by the Iraqi Government to the Declaration of the United
Nations made at Washington on the 2nd January, 1942, and in reply thereto to
inform your Excellency that His Majesty’s Government have ascertained that the
United States Government would regard the furnishing by Iraq to the I nited
Nations of all facilities and assistance in their power, including the use of aero
dromes, ports, rivers, railways and means of comnfunication in Iraq, as con
stituting material assistance and contributions against the common enemies and
consequently as qualifying Iraq for adherence to the Declaration of the United
Nations. On these grounds I am therefore authorised by His Majesty’s Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to confirm the view of the Iraqi Government
that Iraq, after having declared a state of war against the Axis Powers, would
not by her accession to the declaration incur any wider obligations than those
w hich she has already assumed under the Anglo-lraqi Treaty of Alliance.
IRAQ.
CONFIDENTIAL.
With th« Comjillroapt! ,
of tho f
Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs
W i** V February 16, 1943.
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Sir K. Cornwallis to Mr. Eden. — {Retei'vM February 16.)
Political Department, Western Section,
Bagdad, January 13, 1943.
(T ranslation.)
Your Excellency the Ambassador,
highest consideration and esteem.
O
ABDUL ILL AH HAFIDH.
Enclosure 2.
Sir K. Cornwallis to Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Your Excellency,
Bagdad, January 13, 1943.
I avail, &c.
KINAHAN CORNWALLIS.