Coll 17/23(S) 'Iraq. Attachment of Iraqis to British Consulates abroad for training in consular work.'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Coll 17/23(S) 'Iraq. Attachment of Iraqis to British Consulates abroad for training in consular work.'
- Date:
- 1927/1930
- Description:
- Abstract: The file contains papers mostly relating to the following: the proposal by the Prime Minister of Iraq that Iraqi officials should be employed in British Consulates, for the purpose of training them in consular work until Iraqi Consulates could be established in neighbouring countries to Iraq, and in countries with which Iraq had important commercial relations; and the proposal of the Iraqi Prime Minister that pending Persian [Iranian] recognition of Iraq, an Iraqi representative should be attached to HM Legation, Tehran, to assist Robert Henry Clive, British Minister at Tehran, in the consideration of questions affecting Iraqi interests.The file also includes papers relating to the following: the decision of the Government of Iraq to approach the Persian Government directly regarding their decision to appoint Kamil Beg Al Gilani as Consul at Kermanshah, and Ahmed Zaki Beg Al Khaiyat as Vice Consul at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]; and the desire of the Iraqi Government to appoint Dr Abdullah Beg Al Damluji as Consul-General at Cairo, and Dr Ahmed Beg Gadri as Honorary Vice Consul at Alexandria.The papers mostly consist of the following: correspondence between the India Office and the Colonial Office; India Office Political Department minute papers; India Office internal notes; correspondence between the India Office Political Department and the Foreign Secretary to the Government of India; copy correspondence between the Colonial Office and the Foreign Office; copy correspondence between the Colonial Office and the High Commissioner for Iraq; and copy Foreign Office correspondence with British consular officials at Bushire, Tehran, Beyrout [Beirut], Damascus, and Jedda [Jeddah].The file includes a divider, which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 125; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Foreign relations
Embassies and consulates
British Legation, Tehran - Geographic region:
- Persia
- Rights:
- المُلكية العامة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ac_ar
81055/vdc_100000000602.0x0001ac_en
IOR/L/PS/12/2885
IOR/L/PS/12/2885