'File 2/9 Anti-British propaganda' [‎136r] (276/748)

and Hiss Bell,and hae alr^c afforded the Arabs the
initiative T?liieli # buinc fnndanentally opportunistic f they
have invariably tahcm. By follcminc this policy rm have
brought upon ourselves our pro cent 1 on en table situation
in Palestine and in Arabia generally. If we. are to con
tinue our obviously negative policy in tills country we
nay not only agravate the situation in Palestine out
also endanger our prestige and position in other Arab
countries as Troll ae ’Iraq•
In short,the tine has cone tiiun we oust stop,once
and for all,the f Iraqis charging the atmosphere and
blackening mile© of pa'or with filthy slanders against
the British 19 • 'hiess we take prompt action In thi©
direction our present grand prestige aioong the Bocloa
nations trill sadly su.'f^r.
TT is Hajesty f s Oovemoent considered it worth while
curbing Italy 1 s rather feeble effort at dicse-lnating
Anti-Britieh propaganda to the Xslaoic Ho rid. Italy,a©
a Christian country,madc little impression on the ibslcm
with her propaganda;it was ImrcHy heeded,even by the un
educated. the motives of Italy were clearly perceived.
In spite of Mossulini declaring hinself ’’Protector of
X si an” (Btoi al Islam) the : bolariB treated all his utter
ance© a© being purely dictatorial ©ubtifuhesu
Propaganda fror.i ’Iraq is different. ’Iraq to a os-
Iso country and the propaganda 1© made for tlie iloslcmc
by the Ho si am©. The majority of moalaa© boliovo it and
that wo do no thing to stoifi it only furtlior uorulis*^ ilA
their minds its truth and irrefutability. The Arabic
printed word is generally believed by the Arabs,especislly
is this so when it originate© from a ^oelan source•