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The Treaty of Saadabad (or the Saadabad Pact) was a non-aggression pact signed by Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan on July 8, 1937, and lasted for five years. [1] The treaty was signed in Tehran's Saadabad Palace and was part of an initiative for greater Middle Eastern-oriental relations spearheaded by King Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan.
The Sa'dabad Complex (Persian: مجموعه سعدآباد, romanized: Majmuʻe-ye Saʻd-âbâd) is a 80 hectare complex built by the Qajar and Pahlavi monarchs, located in Shemiran, Greater Tehran, Iran.
The Shatt al-Arab was considered an important channel for both states' oil exports, and in 1937, Iran and the newly independent Iraq signed a treaty to settle the dispute. That year, Iran and Iraq joined the Treaty of Saadabad, reestablishing good relations for decades. [3]
The Treaty of Saadabad was signed between Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Turkey on 8 July 1937 in the Saadabad Palace of Iran. More than a defence pact, it was a nonaggression and amity pact. More than a defence pact, it was a nonaggression and amity pact.
Although, The Treaty of Bilateral Commerce and Friendship was signed between the Turkish and Iraqi governments in 1932, it was not approved by Britain, which shows the continuation of British control over Iraqi foreign policy after the mandate. In 1937, a non-aggression Treaty was signed with Iraq, called the Saadabad Pact." [1]
Treaty of Saadabad: Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan: 14 September 1937 Nyon Arrangement: United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Egypt, France, Greece, Romania, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia 18 June 1941 German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship: Germany: 26 February 1955 Baghdad Pact (later CENTO) United Kingdom, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan: 11 February 1959 19 February 1959
8 July - Treaty of Saadabad is signed between Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey. [1]The prime minister, Sardar Mohammad Hashim Khan, the uncle of the king, having gone to Berlin to undergo an operation, takes the opportunity before returning home to visit London, spending a week there as the guest of the government, and confirming Afghanistan's friendly relations with Britain.
The government declares its neutrality, but is reported to have ordered a general mobilization and to be exercising special vigilance on the Soviet frontier. In its attitude generally, Afghanistan is keeping touch with the other signatories of the Treaty of Saadabad, (Turkey, Iraq, and Iran).