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Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [488r] (975/1031)
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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!?i7 ' n. , M y te le 2 raD1 No * 802 [°f April 11th: communication
to iurkish Government regarding situation in Iraq.]
, rn. lv ,n You should now, if you see no strong objection, tell
Turkish authorities m strictest confidence that we have
. ec }, e<: . 0 troops to Iraq and that they will be arriving
in the immediate future. Turkish authorities will appreciate
the importance oi Iraq for their and our military purposes
in case of need* y/e have reached the conclusion that it
is necessary, in view of serious danger of Iraq passing under
the influence of the Axis, to take steps to establish our
position there.^ These steps will however be most unwelcome
to present Iraqi regime and may have serious reoercussions*
therefore that Turkish Government will take immediately
the following steps: J
(a) Make serious representations to Iraqi Government
regarding vital necessity for Turkey of keeping open
communications through Iraq, to these might be added as
egression of grave concern at the possibility of German or
Italian influence being able to establish itself in Iraq
to an extent which might threaten Turkish interests. Turkish
Government might then indicate that they might be obliged to
take serious steps if such a contingency were to arise.
. Arrange a military demonstration of some kind
within the next few days at some place within Turkish
territory not far from the Iraqi frontier, and arrange that
au i ijli0r ities should learn of these troop movements in
such a way that they would realise that action is intended
as a warning to themselves.
2. ^ You should again impress on the Turkish authorities the
real importance of not divulging to the Iraqi authorities any
, news of British intentions towards Iraq.
5. ^ Proposal ’under paragraph 1(b) above may be omitted if
you think it would produce undesirable reactions on the part
*. po of the Turkish authorities-.
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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'
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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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