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Coll 17/10(1) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [62r] (128/982)
The record is made up of 1 volume (487 folios). It was created in 4 Nov 1932-14 Jan 1937. 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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THIS DOCUMENT IS THE
EASTERN (Iraq).
CONFIDENTIAL.
D^DfPTV OP HIS BRITANNIC MAJBSTY S GOVfiRNMEIJT
1 j " j ;
iepteiiiE^r^^l, 193|.
Section 2.
Copy No.
[E 6085/1419/93]
Mr. Bateman to Mr. Eden.—{Received September 28.)
(No. 462.) Bagdad, September 17, 1936.
ir ’ WITH reference to paragraph 7 of my despatch Nojt41of the 27th August
'last I have the honour to inform you that on the 7th September die x ^ t
Minister returned from a second tour of inspection m the southern nwas of Iraq.
2 This Tourney was timed to coincide with the suspension on the
31st August of the punitive operations undertaken against the Eibal concent a
tions iTthe Khedr area. Though there was a certain amount of sniping up to
the last moment between Rumaitha and Wawiyah, necessitating the strengthening
oTthe dMensTe arrangements on the railway, air action had been successful m
Educing the majority of the headmen concerned to come m and discuss their
grievances^ M i n i ster ’ s fi na l objective tvas Basra, whither he travelled oy
car via Kut the Hai and the Muntafiq tribal country; returning by the Tigns
route via Qu’rna and Amara. At each important centre kwTthhhf'eSlfshedAs
nathering-s and seized every opportunity to renew contact with the leaning snei .
and notables The tour gave great satisfaction in the provinces visited, no on }
because it afforded proof that the Government had not forgotten their existence
but also because Yasin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
showed an active and sympathetic interest m thei
welfare by giving orders for urgent municipal improvements to ^ in hand
without d’elav As a direct result of his visit, new and much-needed hospitals will
now be constructed in Nasiriyah, Gharraf and Shatra. The press is loud in its
nraise of the Prime Minister’s energy, self-sacrifice and determination and does
not fail to pay its tribute to his capacity for rapid and decisive action, w ic
diffpppntmtcs him from most of his countrymen. , ,
d 4 Purine the course of a speech at Basra, where he opened the new Govern-
men/offices lAxpressed the hope that he would be spared for another ten years
To devote hhself to Se welfare of Iraq. This passage caused a mild sensation in
Raedad where the spectre of Yasin as dictator again reared its head and gave
his S opponents an excuse for contending that he was us yP m L t gg ^ that P from
u-uJot qnlaiman was heard to make a caustic comment to the ettect tnat, trom
now on, he presumed that the VteeTe moi M This'sortM’
Minister was concerned from Vive 1^^ . J ^ me Minister quite cold .
^n M^abten^ the Court were particularly careful to keep the King well before
?be , iblic eve His Maiesty’s iiame now appears at the head of a charitable
Nothing of the sort had ^k/t ikehlnceThrEoyadptestig 6 by
showing tha/ The 8 King kas playing his part in supporting the action of his
Minister^or ^^eign^Afiaite^at^Jerusalem.^^ ^ p& in t h e edebration of
5. Ine x qpntember The press devoted its entire space
the King s accession day the 8 pte ^ ^ military parade this year,
to eulogistic articles on His Maje y, r ip r ^ ar t lir p from custom but I imagine
Various reasons have been given for th I p>nvni stock wiselv decided not to
ft,, the Goveriiment while the RoyaUtocfc^wisely ^
arising out of the disturbances m the Smjar area , - .
[806 ee— 2 ]
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The volume contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between HM Government ( HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. ) and Iraq following independence, and private arrangements for the supply of information to HM Ambassador in Baghdad from British advisers to the Iraqi Government. The records also document 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, and their concerns over the possible impact on British and Indian commercial interests in Iraq.
The following events are documented in the file:
- 1932. Opening of the Iraqi parliament, formation (and change) of cabinets, arrangements for conservancy of the Shatt al-Arab.
- 1933. The death of King Faisal [Fayṣal bin 'Alī al-Hāshimī], the accession and policy of King Ghazi [Ghāzī bin Fayṣal al-Hāshimī], cabinet crises, and protests against the continued relationship between HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. and the Government of Iraq.
- 1934. Political appointments and commercial development.
- 1935. Opposition group activities in Iraq, tribal revolts in the Middle Euphrates area, cabinet crises, Yezidi disturbances in Mosul, and discussion of the Assyrian question.
- 1936. The controversy surrounding the marriage of Princess Asa [Azza] to a Christian porter in Athens, and the proposals of the Iraqi cabinet that she be murdered, or the marriage annulled; suppression of tribal activity in the Rumaitha district; the coup d'état, and instigation of a new cabinet under Hikmat Suleiman.
The bulk of the volume consists of correspondence between the Foreign Secretary and HM Minister in Baghdad. A number of communications and official statements from the Government and King of Iraq are also present. The volume also contains the following items of particular interest:
- Record of a conversation between Sir Francis Humphrys and Yasin Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. Al Hashimi, ff 426-427.
- English translation of a letter of condolence from Amir Abdullah I bin al-Hussein, King of Jordan, to King Ghazi, ff 403-406.
- Notes on the economic benefits accruing to Britain in Iraq, ff 357-359, 367-369.
- Memorandum regarding the commercial interests of the British India in Iraq, with a list of commercial enterprises, ff 346-351.
- Letter from Humphrys to King Ghazi regarding the continuation of private arrangements to ensure the transfer of information between the Government of Iraq and HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. , f 312; with corresponding letter from King Ghazi to Humphrys, f 298.
- Communication sent by Archibald Clark Kerr to the Foreign Secretary (Viscount Eden), on the coup and its aftermath, ff 26-30.
The volume includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references contained in the volume by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 4-5).
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- 1 volume (487 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
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Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 489; 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 4-486; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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