مجموعة ١٠/١٧(١) "شؤون داخلية: الوضع السياسي؛ العلاقات مع الحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٩] (٩٨٢/٤٢٢)

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EASTERN (Iraq).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 4476/278/93]
July 22, 1935.
Section 4.
Sir A.Clark Kerr to Sir Samuel Hoare.—(Received July 22.)
{No. 395.)
WITH reference to my despatch No. 341 of the 19tfj^lStL honour
to transmit to you herewith a translation of the programme of Yasin P a Tw=
Cabinet, as published in the Iraq Times of the 5th July. Sh
i 2 ‘ K rSt lten \ ls especially interesting in view of the propaganda which
has recently been conducted m several newspapers in favour of the setting U p
of some form of dictatorship^ The second item possibly indicates an intention
to restrict the franchise and thereby to make free elections more practicable than
they are under the present electoral law. The remaining items comprise an
ambitious and comprehensive plan of economic and social legislation which it is
most unlikely that the Government will be able to carry out in full The
intention, however, seems to be sound and, as many of the proposed reforms have
already been studied by previous Cabinets, there is a fair prospect that, if Yasin
Pasha’s Government can remain in office for two or three years, much useful
work will be done.
3. I am sending a copy of this despatch to His Majestv’s Minister at
Tehran.
I have, &c.
ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR.
Enclosure.
Extract from the Iraq Times of July 5, 1935.
Iraq Cabinet’s Policy.
THE Iraq Cabinet’s statement of policy, which has been eagerly awaited
by the public, was issued yesterday evening. The programme announced will
provide the basis on which the forthcoming elections will be fought.
The statement is prefaced by a short resume of the situation at the time the
Cabinet took office, which accounted for the delay in the announcement of its
programme. The difficulties then encountered having been satisfactorily disposed
of, the Government is now in a position to make its declaration of policy.
The aims of the Government are :—
1. The maintenance of the Constitution and the defence of the present form
of government against any forces which may tend to change this system.
2. To amend the Electoral Law in order to make the Majlis more represen
tative of the various classes of the people. . „
3. To foster a spirit of brotherhood among the people and combat with all
the forces at the Government’s command subversive feeling or movements li ^e y
to stir up dissension. ,
4. To safeguard public morality and eliminate any factors having a
detrimental influence thereon ; to encourage sports and sports ms i u ions, an
to support them both morally and financially. . ^ r • i
5. To amend the articles of the Officials Disciplinary Law m a manne
will enable the Government to dispense with the services of mcompe e ,
6. To develop the feeling of responsibility among officials and make he
heads of Departments directly responsible to their respec ive
fulfilment of the regulations.
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