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 CONVENTION-AMERICAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ. JAN. 9, 1980. ~ent subsidiary to article 7 of the treaty of alliance concluded between Their Majesties aforesaid on the 10th dal'~of October, 1922, corresponding to the 19th day of Sa'far, 1841, Hijrah, subJect to ratification. THE AGREEMENT. WHDllAS a treaty of alliance between IEs Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the King of ~ was signed at Bagdad on the 10th day of OctOber, 1922, co1'l'!JSPOnding with the 19th day of Sa'far 1841, Hijrah, and a protocol to the same treat a1
 * signed at Bagdad on

the 30th day of April, 1923, correspon' with the 14th day of Barnazm, 1841, HiJrah; and WJD!RllAS by article 7 of the said treaty His Britannic Majesty undertakes to_ provide such support and assistance to the aimed forces of His Maj~ the King of Iraq as may from time to time be agreed by the High Contracting Parties; and WlIEllEAS by th.e same article it is provided that a separate agree- ment regu1a.~ the exumt and conditions of such support and assistance shallDe concluded between the High Contracting Parties and communicated to the Council of the League of Nations; and WHEREAS by article 18 of the same treaty it is provided that not~ shall ;l?revent the Hi~h Contracting Parties from reviewing from tune to time thE> provislons of the separate agreement referred to above with a vi~w to any revision which ma, seem desirable in the circumstances then existing, any modificatIOns which may be agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties being communicated to the Council of the League of Nations: Now THEREFORE it is agreed as follows:- AlrrICLE 1. The two Governments hereby recognise the principle that the Government of Ir~ shall at the earliest possible date, provided it shall not be later than four years from the date of the conclusion of this agreement, accept full responsibility both for the maintenance of internal order and for the defence of Iraq from external aggres- sion. With this end in view, it is agreed that the material support and assistance now being rendered by His Britannic Majesty's Government to the Government of Iraq shall be progressively re- duced with all possible expedition. AlrrICLE 2. Such support and assistance as may for a time be provided by the Government of His Britannic Majesty shall take the form of th.e presence in Iraq either of an Impe~ial garrison or of local forces maintained by His Britannic Majesty's Government and of the granting of facilities in the following matters, the cost of which will be met by the Iraq Government:- 1. Military and aeronautical instruction of Iraq officers in the United Kingdom so far as this may be possible. 2. The 'provision in sufficient quanties of arms, ammunition, eqwpment and aeroplanes of the latest available pattern for the Ir~ army. 3. The provision of British officials whenever they may be required by the Iraq Government within the period of the Treaty. 1839