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 1852 CONVENTION-AMERICAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ. JAN. 9, 1930. Schedule n-COntd. Britannic Majesty's Guvernment to be selected by the High Com- missioner shall serve in any Assessment Board constituted under such laws. As regards privately-owned land of which ownership is acquired under this sub-clause bI His Britannic Majesty's Govern- ment for milit~ purposes, the Iraq Government shall have the right, at the termInation of the treaty, to purchase by agreement or arbitration the land and the buildings thereon. As regards pri- vately-owned land of which the leasehold is obtained under this sub-clause by His Britannic Majesty's Government for military pur- poses, the period of the lease shall be for the period of the treaty, but shall be extended after the termination of the treaty at the request of His Britannic Majesty's Government for such time as may be reasonably necessary to enable His Britannic Majesty's Govern- ment to dispose of the buildings thereon. 4. The Iraq Government shall place no obstacle in the way of His Britannic Majesty's Government purchasing by agreement privately-owned land or buildings. 5. His Britannic Majesty's Government shall have full power to sell land acquired by them prior to the conclusion of this agree- ment. and to be acquired under paragraphs 3 and 4 of this article, together with the buildings thereon, and to a{>propriate for their own use the proceeds of such sale, if at any time such land is no longer required by His Britannic Majesty's Government. His Britannic Majesty's Government shall have fUll power to dispose of land, together with the buildin~ thereon, transferred to them under paragraph 2 of this article, subJect to payment to the Gov~rnment of Iraq of the sale or rental value of the site, such value to be deter- mined, where possible, by reference to the market value of similar land ill the neighbourhood or by agreement between the two Governments. AlrnCLE 12. The Iraq Government undertake that, notwithstanding the ter- mination of the treaty of alliance, the financial obligations accepted by them in articles 5-11 of this agreement shall continue in force until repayment of all sums due by them to His Britannic Majesty's Government under this lIgl'('.ement has been completed, and shall be faithfully fulfilled. They further agree that until the comple- tion of such repayment no prior charge on the general revenues of Iraq shall be created in order to secure a loan or for any similar purpose without the prior consent of His Britannic Majesty's Gov- ernment. Such consent shall not be withheld if HiS Britannic Majesty's Government are satisfied that the object for which such prior charge is to be created is one which will tend to secure the sound financial development of Ir~, and will not impair the ca- pacity of the Ir~ Government to discharge their liabilities to His Britannic Majesty s Government. ARTICLE 13. The ordinary expenses of civil government and administration and the salaries and expenses of the High Commissioner and his staft' will be borne entirely by the Government of Iraq. His Britannic Majesty's Government will invite Parliament to make a contribution amounting to half of the expenditure approved by the Secretary of State upon salaries and other expenses of the High CommISSioner and liis staft'. The Government of It:IAl will provide guarters for the accommodation of members of the sta« of the HIgh Commissioner, subject to the payment of reasonable rent by the officers concerned.