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'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.' [145r] (289/312)
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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COPY/HME.
TOP SECRF.T .
Ko.-.,DS(£) aOO/ 11 ?, DEFENCE SECURITY OFFICE
CAIRO. ’
4th December, 1946.
Dear Ravensd&le,
cailed ”A 1 Ansar" k !^the d DlIciple oJtSppo?te?,^^hich a bir ti0n
sen sev, up in the Arab world recently. Information rn%M
sssr s this
- • This movement comprises youth elements thrcuehmit tho
and D F*vri d ^ « the Letencn.^anl^rdan^
and E^ypt. Its aim would appear to be to keep a watchful
eye on the activities of the Arab League. Whenever A 1 Ansar
considers chat the League leaders have deviated from the "
path of true pan Arabism, they will arrange for their
Sentence will be passed by the council and one
of the^ supporters’ will carry it out. The League, A 1 Ansar,
maintains, needs watching as it is the tool of the British
3 ' Apart from its primary role of assassination, the
movement is based on a programme of eight points.
a. The formation of a united Arab States which will
recognise all Arabs as equal citizens. This will
enable them to be as powerful as their European
counter parts.
b. To build a strong Arab army, equipped with modern
weapons, as recent history has shown that that is
the most effective method of winning respect of
the Imperialist powers.
c. To introduce an Arab currency similar to sterling
which will ensure the economic independence of the
Arab States.
d. To win back Palestine as an Arab state.
e. To regard the Arab League as guilty of not having
found a solution to the Palestinian problem.
f. To organise Youth clubs in every Arab country and
combine them under one central control.
g. To issue special documents enabling Arabs to travel
freely within the Arab States.
4. The movement is organised on a secret cell basis, the
members of one group being unknov/n to members of another group
Moreover, the members of each cell will be aware of the
identity of one other member only, the cell leader.
5. According to one source, the leader of the movement is
the Mufti. Another indicates Emir Shaklb ARSLAN, a member of
the Druze family recently returned from Switzerland.
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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.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (154 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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- IOR/R/15/5/127
- Title
- 'File 2/1 II IRAQ PROPAGANDA. (Absorption of Kuwait by Iraq). Relations etc.'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:49v, 51r:52v, 54r:54v, 56r:67v, 69r:119v, 121r:130v, 134r:136v, 139r:139v, 141r:141v, 143r:146v, 149r:149v, 151r:155v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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