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 1822 Rcbedulen. CO~VENTION-AM~RICAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ. JAN. 9, 1930. SCHEDULE II. TBBATY OF .ALLIANCE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRAQ OF THE 10TH DAY OF 0CTOBER. 11122; PROTOCOL OF THE 30TH DAY OF APRIL. 1923; AND SUB- SIDIARY AGREEMENTS (BRITISH OFFICIALS, MILITARY, JUDICIAL AND FINAN- CIAL) OF THE 26'iH DAY OF MARCH. 1924. No.1. Treaty bettOeen HiB Brita1llllic Majesty and HiB Majesty the King of Iraq. His Britannic Majesty of the one part, and His Majesty the King of Iraq of the other part; WHEREAS His Britannic Majesty has recognised Feisal Ibn Hussein as constitutional King of Iraq;_and W HEBEA8 His Majesty the King of Iraq considers that it is to the interests of Iraq and will conduce to its rapid advancement that he should conclude a treaty with His Britannic Majesty on the basis of alliance; and WHEREAS His Britannic Majesty is satisfied that the relations between himself and His Majesty the King of Iraq can now be better defined by such a treaty of alliance than by any other means: For this purpose the High Contracting Parties have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:- His Majesty the BIng of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland apd of the British DOIninions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India: Sir Percy Zachariah Cox, G.C .M .G., G.C.I.E., K.C .S.I., High COIDIDlssioner and Consul-General of His Britannic Majesty in Iraq; - His Majesty the King of Iraq: His Highness Sir Saiyid 'Abd-ur-Rahman, G.B.E., Prime Min- ister and Naqib-al-Ashraf, Bagdad; Who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due order, have agreed as follows:- ARTICLE 1. At the request of His Majesty the King of Iraq, His Britannic Majesty undertakes, SUbjEct to the provisions of this treaty, to pro- vide the State of Iraq with such advice and assistance as may be required during the period of the J>resent treaty, without prejudice to her national sovereignty. HIS Britannic Majesty shall be represented in Iraq by a HIgh Commissioner and Consul-General assisted by the necessary staff. .