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should be prepared to accord an American Ambassador Baghdad the
precedence inherent in normal diplomatic practices. In case Iraq
should care to have such exchange effected in near future Wadsworth
could begin his mission as Ambassador rather than Minister. For
your information and discreet use he will probably leave Beirut for
Baghdad in January.
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  [In a memorandum of telephone conversation, October 25, an officer
of the Department indicated that a spokesman for the British Em-
bassy had informed him that the Iraqi Prime Minister had requested
the views of the British Ambassador on the American proposal and
had been informed that the Ambassador "welcomed the step as a logi-
cal sequence to the voluntary abrogation of precedence which has in
the past been accorded to the British Ambassador" (123 Wadsworth,
George).
  The Iraqi Foreign Minister handed a note to Mr. Moose on Oc-
tober 26 welcoming the elevation of the American Legation to the
status of an Embassy and the appointment of Mr. Wadsworth as
Ambassador; in a note of November 14, the Foreign Minister advised
that his Government was prepared to grant the American Ambassador
at Baghdad the precedence accepted in normal diplomatic usage
(124.90G/1O-2846, 11-1546). The White House announced Mr.
Wadsworth's appointment on November 23. The Iraqi Foreign Min-
ister received Mr. Moose as Charge d'Affaires ad interim of Embassy
on December 28 and agreed that the United States Mission should
have Embassy rank effective the same day (123 Moose, James S.).]



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