aty ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁It ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁" close ▁al liance ," ▁for ▁" full ▁and ▁fran k ▁consult ations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁in ▁all ▁matters ▁of ▁foreign ▁policy ," ▁and ▁for ▁mut ual ▁assistance ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁war . ▁Ira q ▁granted ▁the ▁British ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁air ▁bases ▁near ▁Bas ra ▁and ▁at ▁Al ▁Hab ban iy ah ▁and ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁move ▁troops ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁treat y , ▁of ▁twenty - five ▁years ' ▁duration , ▁was ▁to ▁come ▁into ▁force ▁upon ▁Ira q ' s ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations . ▁This ▁occurred ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁Hash em ite ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ira q ▁was ▁granted ▁independence ▁under ▁King ▁F ais al ▁I . ▁However ▁the ▁British ▁retained ▁military ▁bases ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Ira q ▁was ▁granted ▁official ▁independence ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁an ▁agreement ▁signed ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁where by ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁would ▁end ▁its ▁effective ▁mand ate ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁would ▁allow ▁British ▁advis ers ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁government ▁affairs , ▁allow ▁British ▁military ▁bases ▁to ▁remain , ▁and ▁a ▁requirement ▁that ▁Ira q ▁assist ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁w art ime . ▁Str ong ▁political ▁t ensions ▁existed ▁between ▁Ira