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Coll 17/10(1) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [142v] (289/982)
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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Enclosure.
List of some Laws passed by the
Name of Law.
The Legal Interest Law
Iraqi Parliament and their Purport
Purpose.
The Labour Law...
The Antiquities Law .
Law restricting trades and crafts to
Iraqis
The Five-Year Capital Works Law .
The Three-Year Capital Works Law ..
Law for the administration of the
estates of deceased persons and the
properties of minors, absentees and
persons of unsound mind
Law amending the Municipal Adminis
tration Law of 1931
The Natural Produce Exchange Law ...
Law prohibiting the use of foreign
titles 8
Jails Administration Law
Law amending the Martial Law \ct
of 1935
The Unhealthy Areas Law
The Diplomatic Missions Law...
To limit to 7 per cent, the maximum
rate of legal interest on loans.
To establish general control over $
labour conditions in Iraq. Drafted
largely in accordance with principled
recommended by the International
Labour Offce.
Law for the Ratification of the Extra
dition Treaty concluded between
Iraq and the United States of
America (signed at Bagdad, January
1935).
Law amending the National Defence
Law of 1934
To lay down revised conditions for
archaeological expeditions in Iraq, for
the control of ancient sites and for
trade in antiquities.
To provide for the creation of a
gendarmerie in which conscripts can be
required to serve, and which will take
over much of the semi-military work
now done by the police.
To exclude foreigners from a large
number of trades and crafts. Only to
be brought into force gradually by
means of regulations issued by the
Ministry of the Interior.
To provide for the expenditure of
£4,120,000 on irrigation works, roads,
bridges and public buildings over a
period of five years.
To provide for the expenditure of
£761,180 on minor capital works over
a period of three years.
To reorganise and improve the
arrangements previously in force for
this purpose.
To reform municipal administration
and to give greater powers to the
Central Government over municipal
councils.
To create a central exchange for
transactions in grain and other natural
produce.
To abolish the titles of
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, Beg
and Effendi.
To reform and improve the adminis
tration of the jails and to bring up to
date the legislation on this subject.
To provide that no sentence of death
by a court martial shall be carried out
without confirmation by the King.
To empower local authorities to
compel persons responsible to clean up
areas declared to be a menace to public
health.
T? define the duties and responsi
bilities of Iraqi diplomatic missions
abroad.
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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).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (487 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume.
- Physical characteristics
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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