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Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [90r] (179/1031)
The record is made up of 1 file (515 folios). It was created in 10 Apr 1941-19 Mar 1947. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT
HIS Majesty’s Ambassador at Bagdad presents his compliments to His
Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour -
to transmit to him herewith a codv of an exchange of notes between His Majesty s
IN accordance with the provisions of article 1 of the Treaty of Alliance
concluded between Iraq and Great Britain in June 1930, I have the honour to
inform your Fxcellency that the Iraqi Government have under consideration a
resolution declaring a state of war between Iraq and all the Axis States and a
formal adherence by the Iraqi Government to the Declaration of the I nited
Nations made at Washington on the 2nd January, 1942.
2. Before taking this step, however, the Iraqi Government would be glad if
your Excellency would confirm that adherence to the above-mentioned declaration
will not involve Iraq in any wider obligations than those which she has already
assumed under article 4 of the 1 reaty of Alliance of 1930.
I take this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurance of my
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge receipt of your note of to-day s date
concerning the resolution which the Iraqi Government have under consideration
for a declaration of a state of war between Iraq and all the Axis Powers and the
formal adherence by the Iraqi Government to the Declaration of the United
Nations made at Washington on the 2nd January, 1942, and in reply thereto to
inform your Excellency that His Majesty’s Government have ascertained that the
United States Government would regard the furnishing by Iraq to the I nited
Nations of all facilities and assistance in their power, including the use of aero
dromes, ports, rivers, railways and means of comnfunication in Iraq, as con
stituting material assistance and contributions against the common enemies and
consequently as qualifying Iraq for adherence to the Declaration of the United
Nations. On these grounds I am therefore authorised by His Majesty’s Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to confirm the view of the Iraqi Government
that Iraq, after having declared a state of war against the Axis Powers, would
not by her accession to the declaration incur any wider obligations than those
w hich she has already assumed under the Anglo-lraqi Treaty of Alliance.
IRAQ.
CONFIDENTIAL.
With th« Comjillroapt! ,
of tho f
Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs
W i** V February 16, 1943.
m 1343
Copy No. j 21
JE 944/103/93]
Sir K. Cornwallis to Mr. Eden. — {Retei'vM February 16.)
Political Department, Western Section,
Bagdad, January 13, 1943.
(T ranslation.)
Your Excellency the Ambassador,
highest consideration and esteem.
O
ABDUL ILL AH HAFIDH.
Enclosure 2.
Sir K. Cornwallis to Iraqi Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Your Excellency,
Bagdad, January 13, 1943.
I avail, &c.
KINAHAN CORNWALLIS.
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This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2862. It contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between HM Government ( HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. ) and the Government of Iraq, and documents the reaction of the India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. and Foreign Office to political developments within Iraq. The file opens with descriptions of the situation following the coup d'état of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, and documents the build-up to the Anglo-Iraqi War (2-31 May 1941), including the arrival of British and Indian troops in Basra (under rights granted in the Anglo-Iraq Treaty of 1930), arrangements to evacuate the Regent 'Abd al-Illah, British attempts to shore up support from the Turkish and Egyptian authorities, and Axis propaganda in Iraq. The papers then contain communications regarding the progress of the war, including reports on troop movements, the dispatch of war materials, the actions of Germany, Italy, France and Turkey, and Indian public opinion regarding the conflict. These papers consist of dispatches sent by the British Ambassador to Iraq (Sir Kinahan Cornwallis) to the Foreign Office, as well as numerous copy communications between the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Commander in Chief of the East Indies Section, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Kuwait, the Viceroy of India, and HM Ambassador to the United States.
From the end of the war the file consists primarily of dispatches from Cornwallis to the Foreign Office, reporting on the return of the Regent, the pogrom against the Jewish community, the breaking of diplomatic relations with Vichy France and Japan, the trial of the coup supporters, the Iraqi declaration of war against Germany, Italy and Japan, the possibility of Iraqi membership of the United Nations, and the release of political prisoners from the Ammara [̔Amāra] concentration camp. The regular dispatches also contain details of various cabinet crises, and details of the domestic economic and military situation. The file contains a small amount of material for the years 1944-1946, including annual reports submitted by Cornwallis and his successor, Sir Hugh Stonehewer-Bird.
The file includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references found in the file by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-4).
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- 1 file (515 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 515; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-514; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG'
- Pages
- 16r:16v, 87r:90r, 106r:106v, 120r:120v, 299r:299v, 373v:378v
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- Government of Iraq
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