Coll 17/10(1) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [‎428v] (861/982)

(2) To see into the uplifting of the nation and the improvement of its moral
and social conditions by
(n\ TWsiim the “exceptional laws” with a view to affording a greater
j oDDortunity for the exercise of constitutional liberties and facilitating
the carrying out of national and educational work by parties and
Protecting the people against social diseases, waste and exti avagance, ^
K and the exercise of a strict control on matters affecting public morals.
(VI Giving first place to expert knowledge and qualifications in the distri-
bution of State appointments/ and proceeding on the basis of the
exercise of full powers and responsibility by Iraqi officials m
accordance with the requirements of recent developments.
(d) Endeavouring to mitigate the effects of the economic crisis, by the
W " improvement of products, and the reduction of the cost of production
b y the reduction of certain taxes and dues; attempting the reduction
of the cost of transport and handling of goods and the affording of
exportation facilities; and expediting the establishment of an
agricultural bank for the extension of assistance to cultivators by the
advancing of money to them and by providing them Avith implements
* and machinery on suitable terms. Establishing State lotteries in
Iraq for the benefit of educational and health undertakings. (The
' Arabic wording of this clause suggests that foreign lotteries will be
banned in Iraq.)
(e) Enacting a law for the administration of villages and settlements, having
for principal aims the encouragement of Avork, the extension of
preliminary aid, and the planning of residential quarters on
sound sanitary principles. Amending the Tribal Regulations, and
^ - * * Obligations Law.
expediting the enactment of the Cultivators
The Cabinet will also lend attention to the folloAving matters :
(a) The making of a general census of the population, and the establishing
of the necessary temporary and permanent organisations for the
purpose, and the completion of legislation relating to labour and
Avorkmen.
(b) The improvement of health conditions in the country by increasing the
number of dispensaries and medical officers in the provinces, and the
gradual draining of swamps surrounding cities, tOAvns and villages;
the effective combating of epidemic diseases, and the establishment
of sanatoriums in suitable localities.
(c) Expediting the execution of development projects, and the exploitation
of natural resources; the encouragement of local industries and their
products; the protection of the country’s wealth; the making
of economies in public expenditure; the strengthening of the
establishment of the Finance Inspectorate; and expedition of the
land settlement operations.
(d) The strengthening of confidence and trust in the judicature by expanding
the establishments of public prosecution and judicial inspection,
reorganising judicial investigation on bases calculated better to ensure
the enforcement of laws, reorganising the affairs of legal practice and
those of the service of judicial statistics and the departments of
execution; and the improvement of laws by making them fit for the
needs of the country and recent developments. The reduction of
court and tapu fees.
(e) The strengthening of the army by the introduction of the system of
“national service” [A conscription] and the expansion of the
industrial establishments of the army ” [? military workshops and
factories].
(/) Raising the standard of education in secondary and high schools;
extending primary instruction; seeing into the improving of technical
schools and the increase of scientific and technical efficiency by an
increase of the members of student missions; the opening of village
schools and the [ ? re-] opening of the Schools of Engineering and
Agriculture; the combating of illiteracy; and the strengthening of
the boy-scout organisations by the expansion of its establishments.