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 1860 CONVENTION-AMERICA.L~ RIGHTS IN IRAQ. JAN. 9, 1930. ExelwJpsofDOtelt- The American Amba88ador (Dawe8) to the Britiah Secretary Oontd. 01 State lor Foreign Affair8 (Henderson) No. 372. EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AHElUCA LoNDON, January 9, 1930. Sm: On the signature this day of the Convention between the Presi- dent of the United States of America of the one part, and His Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the King of Iraq of the other part, I have the honor to take note of your declaration that His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland agree to furnish the United States Govern- ment with a duplicate of the Annual Report to be made in ac- cordance with the terms of the Decision of the Council of the League of Na.tions on the 27th day of September, 1924- I have the honor to be, With the highest consideration, Sir, Your most obedient. humble servant, THE RIGHT HON~ ARTHUR lliNDERSON, P.C., etc., etc., etc., The Foreign Office. CHARLES G. DAWES. The Miniater 01 Iraq at London (Joflar m A8keri) to the America" Amba88ador (Dawes) IRAQ LEGATION 61, QUEEN'S GATE GARDENS, S. W . 7. January, 9th., 1930. YOUR EXCELLENCY, I have the honour to bring to your notice a point conn",cted with Article 2 of the Protoco' attached to the Tripartite Convention between the United States of America, The United Kingdom and Iraq. Article 2 of the Protocol provides that the Government of Iraq shall· not interfere in matters concerning the curriculum, such as the time-tables, discipline and purely internal administration in schools established or maintained by nationals of the United States of America in Iraq. The Iraq Government interpret this Article as not preventing the enforcement on the said schools of Article 28 of the Public Instruction 14aw of 1929 the translation of which runs:- It is obligatory to teach the Arabic language and the history and geography of Iraq and the history of the Arabs in accordance with the programme of the Ministry of Education in all non-technical private schools both primary and secondary. The hours devoted to the Arabic langtlage must be not less than five hours a week in pri- mary classes and three hours a week in secondary classes.