Is Mosul to Be Controlled by Britain or Turkey?—League of Nations Deciding Geneva, Sept. 3.
M. Briand (France), presiding over the Council of the League of Nations to-day, declared the Mosul frontier incident closed after hearing explanations from both sides.
Mr. Amery (Britain) then made a long statement on the subject of Iraq, saying that Britain would' continue her ce-operation with the Iraq Government, though without fixing a limit to the mandate after expiration of the existing treaty. He emphasized Britain's wish that Iraq should enter the League of Nations and said that Britain would accept the suggestion of the Commission of Investigation for the appointment of an observer from the League of Nations to Iraq to watch the interests of the minorities on condition that Turkey accepted the appointment of an observer for the minorities la Turkey. As regards the frontier line Britain desired boundary which would be praeticabl the interests of friendly relation: Yetween Iraq and Turkey which Britain was very anxious to see maintained.
Mr. Amery reiterated that] Britain would accept the decision of the Council regards the boundary, whatever it should be.
Later.
At the sitting of the Council of the League of "Nations this afternoon Rushdi Pasha (Turkey) elaborated at length the Turkish case, He emphasized the significe ance of the alleged manifestations of the population of Mosul in favour of restoration of Turkish sovereignty.
Rushdi Pasha interpreted the re-ort of the Boundary Commission as Indicating that Turkish sovereignty was necessary for Mosul. adjourned until morrow morni—Reuter, London, Sept. 3. nial Office has issued a to the effect that the nounced on behalf of the jovernment at the special meeting of the Council of the League of Nations to-day,—namely, continued ce-operation of His Majesty's Government with the Iraq Government after expiry of the present treaty, will not involve additional Imperial expenditure beyond what ras prev' contemplated. Indeed His Majesty's Government has every reason to hope that such expenditare will continue to show a steady downward trend.—Reater,
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