Mosul Question, Lausanne 1922-1923 and after - Papers, despatches, speeches - Hotel de la Mer at Lausanne - Correspondence about oil
Scope & Content:
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 Of...
Map showing northern Iraq with lines indicating Turkish-Iraq frontier and Persian-Iraq frontier. Also shown is the approximate British front line on the armistice of 30 October 1918.
Map of area surrounding Tabriz with lines given to reflect the 4th proposal on the Turkish-Iraqi border. A key is given: Red line in crayon – Sevres Treaty Boundary; blue line in crayon – fourth proposal; Green line in crayon – Turco-Persian frontier 1914. Also given is line of incorrect Mosul vi...
Correspondence about Mosul and still more about oil (mainly with Walter Long) 1922-23.
Scope & Content:
The file consists of correspondence between Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs George Curzon and other personalities concerning the substance of negotiations and treaties relating to the Mosul vilayet and related issues of oil resources. There are a total of sixteen letters between Curzon an...