AMBASSADOR AT BAGHDAD
(British Official Wirelessl RUGBY, 12th November. The King lias apin'oved of the appointment of Mr A. J. Clerk Kerr, British Minister at Stockholm, to be. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Baghdad in succession to Sir Francis Humphreys who is relinquishing his appointment in the spring.
Sir Francis Humphreys G.C.V.0., G.C.M.G., has been High Commissioner for Iraq since October 1929. Jlc was formerly British Minister at Kabul. He served in the South African War, and entered the service of the Government of India in 1903, and held various offices as a Political Agent From 1922 +'• 1928 Sir Francis was British Minister at tlie Court of the King of Afghanistan. He accompanied the ex-King Amanullah to Europe in 1928, and in the revolution underwent great risks. Ho hocsiine Air Commodore in September 1930.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM19341114.2.61
Bibliographic details
Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 14 November 1934, Page 5
Word Count
134AMBASSADOR AT BAGHDAD Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 14 November 1934, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Nelson Evening Mail. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in