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Coll 17/10(1) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [199v] (403/982)
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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it should be possible in present conditions to secure that some ot the proceeds are
spent on the purchase of material in the United Kingdom. I think, therefore, the
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Prime Minister should be encouraged to continue m the course on which he has
now apparently embarked. .
8 In the speech delivered by His Majesty King Uhazi at the opening of
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Parliament mention was made of the Government s intention to establish a
national bank. I gathered from a recent conversation with Yasin
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
that this
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scheme was at present only in the embryonic stage, but that the Government were
of opinion that the time bad come for Iraq to have a central bank of its own,
similar to those established in other countries since the war and continuously
advocated by the financial experts of the League of Nations. The bank would
take over the note issue, and this would, of course, mean that the present currency
board in London would eventually cease to exist. The Prime Minister expressed
the hope that, when the time came, the three British banks operating in Iraq
and some of the joint stock banks in London, would be found ready to collaborate
in furnishing the necessary capital. He assured me that it was not the intention
of the Iraqi Government to curtail in any way the activities of the British banks
in Iraq but rather to enlist their active co-operation in developing more rapidly
than at present the resources of the country.
9. In my despatch No. 447 E. of the 19th August last, I had the honour tc
inform you of an amendment recently introduced into the Customs Tariff Law
of 1933. This amendment is designed to enable the Government to take active
measures to redress the balance of trade with those countries, such as Japan,
where hitherto it has been on the wrong side. If and when the Government take
action under the new law, British firms should be ready to seize the opportunity
offered tc regain those markets in which they were formerly supreme, but into
which Japan has made inroads during the past few years.
10. The three developments mentioned above seem to offer an encouraging
prospect for increased British enterprise in Iraq, and I trust that British
interests will not be slow to avail themselves of the opportunities when they occur.
11. I am sending a copy of this despatch to the Department of Overseas
Trade.
I have, &c.
C. H. BATEMAN.
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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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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:10r, 12r:17r, 19r:27r, 29r:34v, 36r:82v, 84r:100v, 103r:147v, 149r:208v, 210r:225v, 227r:249v, 251r:274v, 276r:287v, 289r:297v, 299r:306v, 308r:317v, 319r:331v, 333r:363r, 365r:379v, 381r:381v, 383r:387v, 389r:402v, 407r:421v, 423r:427v, 430r:462v, 464r:470v, 472r:482v, 487r:488v, back-i
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