17 OCTOBER 1925, Page 3

The case on behalf of the British Government and of

Iraq had been stated not only with cogency, but with "studied moderation " by Mr. Amery. All that Mr. Amery had done was to base his case upon the Report. There was nothing provocative in that. It was the Com- missioners who had recommended that Mosul should remain part of Iraq if Great Britain would be willing to continue as the Mandatory Power. The fact was that Iraq would be not defensible if Mosul were handed back to the Turks. Our obligation in the matter was an obligation of honour. We could not without dishonour abandon minorities, including the Christian Assyrians, whom we had rescued from the Turks and who would suffer from the Turkish fury if we abandoned them.

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