Word: mosul
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week the dispute between Turkey and Britain over the Mosul frontier (TIME, Sept. 28) drifted further and further from the immediate jurisdiction of the League of Nations...
General Business. 1) Mosul: the Turks, ever more than a match for European statesmen, muddled the whole matter (TIME, Sept. 14 and ante) by refusing to accept the League's adjudication of the Mosul border, and demanding that a plebiscite be taken, and the whole matter reopened. 2) China: Chao Hsin-Chu, Chinese Charge d'Affaires at London, begged the League to deliver his country from "the yoke of extra-territoriality." 3) Autria: a protest was entered against the Austrian budget, as set by the League, it being claimed that State employes would be paid less than starvation...
...Prospect. The Council on assembling was faced with the problem of deciding a whole series of controversies including 1) the postal juridiction and munitions de-disposition of Mosul; 2) Polish pots in Danzig; 3) disposition of the unused portion of the Austrian loan and Austrian finances in general; 4) opium control; 5) minorities in Rumania and elsewhere, 6) international relief; 7) slavery...
...Mosul. Straightway the Council plunged into the consideration of one of the most delicate questions before it-the disposition of Mosul. Britain and Turkey were the disputants. Although Turkey is not a member of the League she agreed with Britain to abide by the Council's decision whether Turkey it to own or Britain to have a mandate over Mosul...
...League conveying his nation's adherence to the recent Arms Control convention and strongly emphasizing that Liberia was a sovereign and independent republic. It was noted that Angora had designated Rushdi Bey, Turkish Foreign Minister to attend the Councils meeting and do battle for Turkeys side of the Mosul question. It was even noted that William Slocum ot Boston, resident in Geneva, had denied that he was on hand as a personal representative of U. S. Secretary of State Kellogg to attend the Council's meeting. But no particular thought or attention was given to preparing a special...