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From "Foreword," Kurdistan: Divided Nation of the Middle East by S S. Gavan. London: Lawrence & Wishart, 1958.
1958
. . . A Treaty made more than a quarter of a century ago assured the Kurdish people the right of unity and independence; this Treaty was obtained by sustained efforts and heavy sacrifices. Even though this Treaty has never been executed, its moral force has been strengthened by new factors. We have only to think of the principle of auto-disposition adopted by the United Nations, the right of self-government, the moral principle concerning human rights and the dignity which develops therefrom.
In spite of these conditions Kurdistan remains a country divided and subdued. This situation is all the more tragic because of the fact that it is due to the three States of the Middle East. Is it not paradoxical that Turkey, Iran and Iraq, declaring...