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'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer' [37r] (74/79)
The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1949-2 Feb 1950. 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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CONFIDENTIAL.
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} 2 6 JUL 19^5
BRITISH tq
20th July,
Dear Secretariat,
We enclose a copy of a Note Verbale from
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, invoking out
help in finding them somebody who could teadh
the Iraqi police how to use tear -gas. You will
notice that no terms of service ate mentioned,
but we have discussed the proposal'with the
Director-General of Police who says that he has
in mind not a normal contract but a-visit long
enough only to train a cadre of Iraqi officers
Who would then be able to instruct others* The
Director-General is anxious to know as soon as
possible about how much the expert*s services
would cost, and laid particular stress on the
necessity for his bringing all the stores and
equipment with him; there are none here.
2* The ideal man for the job would be an
Englishman who had seen service in India or some
other country in which tear gas is used in
climatic conditions similar to those prevailing
here. If such a man cannot be found, the next
choice would be an Englishman who knew about tear
gas in general; and failing that, the Iraqis would
accept a Pakistani Moslem police officer with the
necessary specialist knowledge.
3. The Iraqis request is probably the response
to advice on the usefulness of tear gas which we
gave them after the disturbances here last January.
We should be grateful, therefore, if you would
treat the matter as urgent.
We are sending copies of this letter to the
United Kingdom High Commissioners at Karachi and
New Delhi, who will no doubt inform you if they
know of any possible candidates for the job.
Yours ever,
CHANCERY.
Middle East Secretariat,
Foreign Office,
LONDON, S.W.l.
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This file contains correspondence between the British Embassy in Baghdad and UK High Commissioner in Karachi regarding the secondment of a tear-gas specialist to the Iraqi police force. The papers discuss the inability of the Iraqi police to use newly obtained stocks of American tear gas without proper instruction from trained officers. The need for tear gas had been made apparent to law enforcement agencies in Iraq after protests and disturbances against the continuing British military and political presence in the country during January of 1948.
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- 1 file (36 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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.
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- 'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer'
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- front, front-i, 1ar, 2r:3r, 4v, 4r, 5v, 5r, 6v, 6r, 7v, 7r, 8v, 8r, 9v, 9r, 10v, 10r, 11v, 11r, 12v, 12r, 13v, 13r, 14v, 14r, 15v, 15r, 16v, 16r, 17v, 17r, 18v, 18r, 19v, 19r, 20v, 20r, 21v, 21r, 22v, 22r, 23v, 23r, 24v, 24r, 25v, 25r, 26v, 26r, 27v, 27r, 28v, 28r, 29v, 29r, 30v, 30r, 31v, 31r, 32v, 32r, 33v, 33r, 34v, 34r, 35v, 35r, 36v, 36r, 37v, 37r, 38v, 38r, 39v, back-i, back
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