'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎135r] (274/748)

My dear J ope,
In tMs letter I wish to tell you sor e of ny senticents
on the present dangerous toti-Britich propaganda C&npaign that
is heinc carried on in ’Iraq by the Pan~&rablote.
k 2 you are aware tills Campaign is not new - it hae been
continuing and slowly gathering force for ©one years. Today the
propad'ancla lias reached that stage when,in the interests of the
Imp ire, the British Government oust put an end to it,at the same
time I oust add,I on of the considered opinion that till© prop
aganda could have been curbed and x 5 re vented from reacliing any
thing approaching its present degree of hate had our -abaesy
locon firm and strong with the ’Iraq Government from the very
beginning,when ’Iraq first achieved her Independence.
k prolonged conciliatory policy with Arabs has always
been ml ©understood by them* Basically they are never thee selves
conciliatory unless they want to \7in cone one or ©onething they
cannot obtain by any other moans Shone o conciliation by a ©troi
Nation towards a weah one is mi ©understood and mistrusted or
merely accepted as weakness by thei^. fy close study of the
Arab© over a long period in many of their countries h&o ieit
m© ©trongly impressed with thiB conviction regarding them*
In Palestine strong action in May l-’SC would have un
doubtedly ©tanned out the ©till unorganised disturbances. It
was only a too patient continuance of our conciliatory policy
towards the Arabs of that country tlmt gave that time and
heart to organise and pluck up courage t0 def '>’ the forcco :,i
lav; and order. ?hle conciliator/ policy of cure Is only a
post-uar lecaoytPerhepe Inherited *r«a las.rcnc# sue, iiee