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'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.' [144r] (287/312)
The record is made up of 1 volume (154 folios). It was created in 20 Feb 1939-29 Feb 1948. It was written in English, Arabic and French. 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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TCR/HME.
No. 1314
32/176746
0 l+(
CAIRO.
16th December, 1946.
Sir,
In its issue of October 26th last the weekly-
review "Akhbar El-Yom" published an article regarding
an Arab Youth movement called '’Al-Ansar" which it
stated existed clandestinely in all Arab countries
and was directed by a secret organization called
"Council of Companions" in which all Arab countries
were represented. The report mentioned that "Al-Ansar"
was keeping a close v/atch on the Arab League which it
regarded as a British instrument and would eliminate
every Arab leader whom it regarded as a danger to the
cause of Arab unity. It would be prepared to supplant
the Arab League itself if it considered that the*latter
was failing in its mission of unifying the Arab world.
2. The
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
of the article stated that he had
obtained his information about this organization from
Istanbul, Aleppo and the Lebanon. "Al-Ansar" is
stated to be desirous of organizing Arab youth clubs
or hostels to facilitate the exchange of visits between
the nationals of one Arab country and another and to
grant special facilities for students in this connection.
3. I enclose a copy of a letter dated 4th December
from Defence Security Officer, Egypt, in paragraph 3 of
which the programme of "Ai-Ansa.r" is summarized under
eight headings. The Defence Security Officer reports
that according to one source the leader of this
movement is the ex-Mufti and that in Egypt the chief
is either Mohammed Salah-el-Din Bey, who, as Nahas
Pasha’s righlt-hand man in 1942, took a prominent part
in the initial discussions which eventually led to the
formation of the Arab League. Colonel Jenkins also
mentions that Saleh Harb
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the anti-British
President of the Young Men's Moslem Association in Egypt,
is stated by another source to be the chief of the
Egyptian Branch of "Al-Ansar".
i
1
. 4 . I would invite attention to paragraph 7 of
/olonel Jenicins’ letter in which it is stated that this
lovement is specifically anti-British and is said to
lave the backing of both Russia and France. Azzam
>ashe has told Brigadier Clayton that the Arab League
ire watching this movement.
5. I also enclose an extract from the "Egyptian
iazette" of 1st December containing a Reuter report on
m Arab organization which is stated to be developing a
Dara-military formation among its adherents and which
nay conceivably be identical with "Al-Ansar •
6 . I am sending copies of this despatch with enclosures
k o nis Maiestv’s Representatives in Bagdad, ueirut,
ferusalenfjedda, Amman and the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
, Persian
half.
I have the honour to be,
With the highest respect,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
Sd. Ronald Campbell.
The Right Honourable
Ernest Bevin, r.P.,
Foreign Office,
London, S.W.l.
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The volume contains correspondence in the form of telegrams, and confidential papers sent between British officials in the Gulf regarding Iraqi propaganda against Kuwait. Communications were made with former Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. al-Said and the Ruler of Kuwait, in this regard. The correspondence also contains reports about members of Al-Naqib family from Basra who were appointed as envoys from Baghdad with instructions to offer official advice to the Ruler of Kuwait. A particular name that appears in the volume is Sayid Hamid Bey Al-Naqib, Basra Deputy to the Ruler of Kuwait.
The correspondence also discusses the following: the refusal by Ibn Saud of any form of unity between Iraq and Kuwait, the issue of encouraging Persian immigration to Kuwait, and the petitions raised by members of the Legislative Council in Kuwait, to 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, to assist in releasing political prisoners in Kuwait.
The correspondence also contains letters and newspaper extracts regarding Khalid Sulaiman al-‘Adsani, Secretary of the dissolved Legislative Council in Kuwait, and about the Arab Youth movement called al-Ansar, which calls for Arab unity. Most of the correspondence in the volume (ff 2-136) is dated 1939.
The main correspondence is between the British Embassy, Baghdad, the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , Kuwait, the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. , Bushire, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, London, and the British Embassy, Jeddah.
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- 1 volume (154 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 156; 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 present in parallel between ff 3-154; these numbers are also written in pencil, but, where circled, are crossed through.
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