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Coll 17/10(1) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [215r] (434/982)
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 PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT
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EASTERN (Iraq).
CONFIDENTIAL.
[E 4609/278/93
July 29, 1935.
Section 2 .
Sir A. Clark Kerr to Sir Samuel Hoare.—(Received July 29.)
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(No. 406.)
Sir, ^' Bagdad, July 17, 1935.
IN my despatches Nos. 358 of the 24th June and 390 of the 5th July, I had
the honour to bring to your notice a number of measures elaborated by the Iraqi
Government in order to improve the organisation of certain departments,
including the Ministry of the Interior. New instructions have now been issued
governing the work of the administrative inspectorate. These provide for the
division of the provinces into five groups, each group being placed under a board
of inspection consisting of two administrative and one finance inspector.
2. The five provincial groups will be—
(1) The liwas of Mosul and Arbil.
(2) The liwas of Kirkuk, Sulaimani and Diyala.
(3) The liwas of Bagdad, Kut and Dulaim.
(4) The liwas of Karbala, Hillah and the Southern Desert area.
(5) The liwas of Basra, Amarah and the Muntafiq.
The instructions give full powers to the inspectors to enquire into and report
on every branch of administrative work, including that of the municipalities.
3. There is at the moment only one British administrative inspector. His
headquarters have hitherto been in Kirkuk and his responsibilities have been
limited to the two liwas of Sulaimani and Kirkuk. I gather that on his return
from leave he will be retained on the inspectorate board of the second group of
liwas. Later on, it is intended to appoint another British administrative inspector
to group (1). One of the officers now working in the Land Settlement Department
(all of whom have had previous experience of provincial administration) will
probably be chosen for this post. „ , , . , ^ £
4. The Administrative Inspectorate Law of 1933 fixed the headquarters of
all administrative inspectors in Bagdad, but it has been found that this has not
given satisfactory results. Inspectors have seldom visited their liwas and their
inspections have produced colourless reports, showing no real understanding
of the local situation. This defect has been realised by the Government and
under the new scheme it is hoped to bring about a c osei an P i
supervision of the provincial administration. I he Governmen ^ hoards
the law of 1933 by establishing the headquarters of the five inspectorate boa
at Mosul, Kirkuk, Bagdad, Diwaniyah and Basra.
1 ^ ARCHIBALD CLARK KERR.
[456 fi—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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