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Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [120r] (239/1031)
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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[Cypher] WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION
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FROM BAGDAD TO ANGOR/l
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Sir H. Cornwallis*
No* 12*
13th January, 1943.
D, 86 40. p.m* 13th January, 1943.
R. 4.45 a.ra* 14th January, 1943.
Repeated to Foreign Office No. 40
Minister of State's Office Cairo
Saving to Government of Indi a etc
MOST IMMEDIATE *
My immediately pre cedi ng telegram.
Following is text of communication to be made by Iraqi
Minister to Axis representatives,
[Begins]
The Government of Germany having*interfered in every way
and in the most open manner in the internal affairs of
Iraq and having instigated and promoted open rebellion
against the constitutional Government of Iraq ? has continued
openly and without cessation her acts of hostility towards
Iraq by publication through her broadcasting stations of
false and lying news, of vile slanders against the Royal
family and of direct incitements to disaffection and
dissension.
In. consequence of these facts the Iraqi Goyernment
declares that Iraq considers herself as being in a state oi
war with Germany as from midnight on the night of January
16th/January 17th.
And whereas the Government of Italy in partnership with
the Government of Germany has been guilty of the same acts
of interference in Iraq’s internal affairs and of severe
provocation towards Iraq right up to the present time, the
•Government of Iraq declares that Iraq considers herseli
as being in a state of war with Italy as from midnight on
the night of January 16th/January 17tha
And whereas the Government of Japan flagrantly violated
the rules of neutrality by assisting the^Governments ci
Germany and Italy in their interference in the internal f
affairs of Iraq and has since openly joined them in their
acts of aggression against Iraq, the Government ol Iraq
declares Iraq to be m a state of war with Japan as f^^m
midnight on the night of January 16th/January 17th. [findsj
[Copies sent to Mr*. Armstrong and Colonel French].
0. T* P.
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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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- Title
- Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG'
- Pages
- 16r:16v, 87r:90r, 106r:106v, 120r:120v, 299r:299v, 373v:378v
- Author
- Government of Iraq
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