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Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [151r] (301/1031)
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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(E 6850/204/93)
(ThiSf,telegram is of particular secrecy and should be retained
-jr by the authorised recipient and not passed on)
I am much disturbed by your account of the Prime
Minister’s attit de. If unnecessary suffering and discontent
are to be avoided the Iraqi Government must take vigorous
action to deal with the various argent economic problems awaiting
a solution. I had hoped that new spirit of confidence
arising from our victories in North Africa would not encourage
a man of Nuri’s experience to act as if the war was as good
as over but, on the contrary, that opportunity would be seized by
him for tackling these problems seriously. .You may let him
know that His Majesty’s Government look to him in this matter
and may like to draw his attention personally to what
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
said on this subject on v/inding up the debate on the Address
on the 12th November (text telegraphed to Minister of State).
Even from his own point of view N(uri) should realise that these
economic prob^U^ms will not vanish the moment the war is over and
that his ambitions will require that there should not be
economic and financial chaos in his own country.
2. I am also strongly opposed to any slackening in the
measures taken against hostile elements in Iraq. The release
of even a few of the internees will inevitably encourage the
friends of the rest to put increasing pressure on the Iraqi
Government to release them too, and these people can be counted
upon to make trouble for the Iraqi Government and ourselves
at the first favourable opportunity.
3. I am moreover doubtful of t:. wisdom of associating
British officials too closely with responsibility for refusing
the release of any internees unless greater attention than in
the past is paid to their viev/s as to who should be interned.
If as I understand some of the worst offenders have been saved
from internment by friends in high places Adviser in the Ministry
of the lnte*ior etc. might surely be placed in very difficult
position when considering appeals from less dangerous among the
internees. I should be glad of your views on this.
(Copies sent to Mr. Armstrong.)
(CYPHNR)
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No.1065 .
22nd November, 1942
FROM FQKEIGN OFFICE TO BAGDAD
D. 3.10 p.m. 22nd November^ 1942
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Repeated to Minister of State Cairo No. 2887*
Government of India.
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Your tele gram No.1l66 (of November 19th
situation in Iraq.)
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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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