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This new policy put into practice on 13tfe May was adopted
after it was abundantly clear that Teelinf amonfUBt neighbouring’
tribes had reached a dangerous level and {hat, unless military
action within the limits of active op osition was immediately
successful, it was orobable that participating action would be
apparent in adjoining districts.
(B.A.F* I.R.)
2C. The Government have nsineci nothing by this respite as
the rebels are demanding more than the GoveHiraert are prepared
to ?Tive ? ri hence no settle tent has nec;n arrived at. In fact
during the last ten days of &ay after the expiration of the truce,
the rebels resumed their snipin^ activities and the only success
that the Government can claim is chat tie railway is stil Open.
It has been virtually established that the armed forces
of the Government are not competent to mtet op osition on a
generous scale. It is at present riifiioult, therefore, to foresee
now, with both sides holding out for their own terms an early
solution is to be reached, but it stems improbable that the issue
will be decided by military action.
(R.A.l. 1. .)
21. Reaction* to Palestine lieturbanees. As ia t :e custom
whenever disturbances occur in neighbouring Arab countries there
has been & sustained press campaign in Iraq attacking the British
policy in Palestine and urging sympathetic action, poilowing
precedent, collections have been msde for tl eir afflicted brethren
across the desert, but it is not known how great a percentage,
if any, of the subscriptions have reached their decunfetions.
(R .A .h » 1« v «)
8?. Proposals have been mace, chiefly at tre instigation
of thoso profs.svional arttstorr w^o are s feature of Iraq’s capital,
to hold &ass demonstrations in support of the Arab cause in
Palestine, but up to t>e present, the Govtromeat has maintained a
strictly correct attitude in reRDecting the difficulfciss of its
ally eno las e-ta orictllv refused to allow &ay public demonstrstions
(c.A.i. I.H.)
23. Sauerally speaking there is no national feeling in this
country and efforts to excite universal participation in any cause
other than a domestic one are normally neither comprehensive or
lasting.
At present, interest is centred on the Piddle Euphrates
situation end the cabinet changes which i&ay reauit from it, and
it is not thought that any serious disturbance will be staged on
the excuse of events iq Pyles tine, ihe fact, however, should not
be overlooked that, if the present restraint is removed, anti-
British demonstrations in Baghdad might follow.
(R.A.l • I.P.)
34. -'.raae itb ; Jay^n. In an attempt to adjust the adverse
trade balance with Japan, a new Oustoms Act has ^em passed by
the Government. This provides that while the Act is in force
certain specified goods, if obtained from Japnn, will only be
passed by' the Customs authorities provided a certain percentage
{from 15% tc 25 ) of Iraii products have been exported to Japan.
(R.A.i*. I.R.)