Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930

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The Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 was an agreement that redefined Britain’s political and military relationship with Iraq, paving the way for Iraq’s formal independence while preserving significant British influence, especially in defense and foreign affairs.

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instanceOf bilateral treaty
international agreement
alsoKnownAs Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
surface form: 1930 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty

Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
cameIntoForce 1932
cameIntoForceAfter Iraq’s admission to the League of Nations
formal termination of the British mandate in Iraq
containsProvision provisions on British military bases in Iraq
provisions on mutual defense
provisions on the stationing and transit of British forces
provisions on the use of Iraqi territory for British communications
country1 United Kingdom
country2 Kingdom of Iraq
criticizedFor limiting Iraq’s full sovereignty in defense and foreign affairs
dateSigned 1930-06-30
effect allowed Britain to maintain air bases in Iraq
ended the formal British mandate framework in Iraq
granted Britain military facilities in Iraq
obliged Iraq to assist Britain in time of war
obliged Iraq to coordinate foreign policy with Britain in certain matters
preserved significant British influence in Iraqi defense and foreign policy
influencedEvent Iraqi coup d'état of 1941
surface form: 1941 Iraqi coup d’état
language Arabic
English
linkedToEvent Iraqi independence in 1932
Iraq’s admission to the League of Nations
locationSigned Baghdad
opposedBy Iraqi nationalists
perceivedAs instrument of continued British influence in Iraq
politicalContext British imperial policy in the Middle East
interwar period
rise of Iraqi nationalism
purpose to prepare the way for Iraq’s formal independence
to redefine the political relationship between Britain and Iraq
to regulate military cooperation between Britain and Iraq
relatedTo British Iraq Mandate
surface form: British Mandate for Mesopotamia

Iraqi independence
League of Nations
replaced Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922
signatory Kingdom of Iraq
United Kingdom
signedBy Francis Humphrys
Nuri al-Said
subjectMatter defense
foreign relations
military bases
sovereignty
timePeriodCovered 25 years
yearSigned 1930

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Treaties of the United Kingdom hasPart Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
Kingdom of Iraq treaty Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
Abd al-Karim Qasim conflict Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty dispute
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930 alsoKnownAs Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
subject surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930 alsoKnownAs Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
subject surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
this entity surface form: 1930 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty
Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 relatedTo Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922 predecessorOf Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
this entity surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930