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Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [129r] (257/1031)
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 telegram is of particular secrecy and should be
retained by...tha authorised recipient an onj.
312
[This document must be paraphrased if communicated
to any person outride rc^emment service].
Government of India No. 7
Jeclda No. 2 '
Tehran No. X
Angora Saving
Jerusalem Saving
Beirut Saving
Important ^
I*, My telegram No. 18.
Although Iraq’s belligerency is unlikely of itself to bring
us any particular military or other advantage, the event is
bound to have considerable significance and may well exert wide
and lasting influence far beyond the confines of this country.
For the first time in history an independent Moslem state
entirely on its own free initiative has declared war as Ally
of Great Britain thereby setting example to the whole Moslem
and Arab world by coming down unequivocally on our side. This
fact, it seems to me, will be of the greatest importance and
I therefore venture to submit that when the moment arrives
every effort should be made to extend warm and friendly welcome
to this latest recruit to the United Nations.
2. I naturally do not suggest that the occasion should be
marked by any political assurances or undertakings on the part
of His Majesty^s Government, since we have already made it clear
we have no quarrel with the cause of Arab unity. Between the
United Kingdom and Iraq there is 'at present no direct bone of
contention while so far as the natural anxieties of these people
over the future of Palestine and Syria are concerned silence
must be our only policy. What I would venture to advise,
however, is that in the first place Mr. Churchill should address
personal message to Nuri emphasising the historical importance
LCypherJ
WAR CABINET DISTRIBUTION
FROM IRAQ
FROM BAGDAD TO FOREIGN OFFICE
v
Sir K. Cornwallis
No, 23
/th January, 1913.
D. 10.05 p.m. 7th January, 1913
R. 11.30 a.m. 8th January, 1913
Repeated to Minister of State’s Office No. 8
of/
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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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- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:86v, 90v:105v, 107r:119v, 121r:298v, 300r:304v, 307r:373r, 379r:401v, 405r:515v, back
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