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File 301/1921 'MESOPOTAMIA: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS' [108v] (227/586)
The record is made up of 1 volume (289 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1920-31 Oct 1921. 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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(1) Individuals who at the time when they took part in the rising were paid servant* *
the Administration of the Occupied Territories, whose cases will be dealt with individnlli 0t
their merits. , “‘“v °»
(2) The individuals who are listed below who are believed to be responsible for tlip
mitment or abetment of certain heinous crimes and are at the present time fu^itiw f 0m '
.justice: 3 e Ir0111
(a) Shaikh Dhari; his sons Khamis and Sulaiman; Sarb and Salubi sons of Mi it
Daham, son of Farhan, all of the Zoba‘ tribe, and all charged with the muraWll
abetment of the murder of the late Colonel Leachman.
(b) Jamil Bey and Hamid Effendi Dibuni, charged with being the immediate instigator.
of the late Ca P tai “ B «ribw, Lieut. Stuart and other British oS
at Tall Afar.
(c) Ja ^ t al . i | VI ^ a ^ 1 1 h y of the Mahdiyah tribe, charged with the murder of the late
(d) Muhammad alMulla Mahmud of Bahahsah, charged with the murder of the late
Lieut. Bradfield; Hasan al Abd and Jasim al 'Awad, of the Bani Tamim tribe
charged with the murder of Mr. Buchanan. be ’
M ^British Prisoners <A,aiwi al Jasim ’ Ibn all efaarged with the murder of
(/) B "s J “Ti s p“j bn Dha ‘ ainah ’ aii oi «* jawabir ««th
( ' fj) ^ ^Ji bn Slfr ‘Ajairib of the Jawabir tribe, charged with instigating the
murder of Lieut. Hedgar and 5 British gunners on the “ Greenfly
regards individuals not concerned in the rising of 1920 but intomofl
tli T? -1 hr™ e()ni}eetl0n PQlilical offences committed prior to the said rising His Exeelleruw
(Signed) P. Z. COX,
Uiffk Commissioner for Mesopotamia.
On the same date the following communique was issued:
ProcUmati^of let the Pnblic know " ith referen “ “> U
Elective Assembly, Z aTl W * S “ a<,e to the calli “K » f * Genera
early date the law, when it has received tbf u ff 7 a J e l near completion, and that at ai
published. The registration of ^ CoilneiI Asters, will be
holding of elections with as little delay as possible. ^ m ham} at 0nCe 80 aS t0 P ermit of the
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS.
commissioner explained that the figures of U 7 -7 7 Was read to the Council. T
the revenues of the ‘Iraq, owing to the se^ Wwf? n ® for 1921 - 22 ^emonstraieu
stoppage of trade with Persia, could not sunnort ^ ^ mig the scenting disorders and
tary National Army and the maTn^ the cost of creating a vol
ment have therefore been pleased to come to the awlT he r v ^ Majesty^ Gove
jevy organization. By this arrangement all fmiVk/ e ? ^ ra d Government by financ:
t uring the present year will be transferred to tbo P r( ?^ M ^ e ^ tW the maintenance of the Le\
tate the work of that Ministry it has been fww. of Still further to fae
shall be recruited from those elements of thelnlV 1 * r' 1 " est of the Minister, that the Lev
recruits for the Army (*.«., the tribal elemente? ?Wt ^ m . T which is n« intended to enl
r£rrrr'**^ SsSs —
4. At the meeting 7 m* “ 3“ aPP i r0ral ° f the
• U '^ tbea PP°intment of Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
^SaGd^^ r^T'^Q ^ orina ^ t > 11 of recruiting eo
the Munster of Defence (see No. 12, paras. 6 and 7\ f '?‘ S ‘ Wer f swb nn'tted to the Council
- ,, < ^ r,C - 1 P^^Ued out, not without reason that v' soa iewhat heated discussion ensm
u • 7 j should be submitted before P ro ^f aiQ!11B c for voluntary servi
at it/ ( <l + ( ^hiister of Defence agreed to lav rvr- 7 r -°^ r c ertt ^mg organization could
ts next meeting. The appointment of Nuri p^oU^ V181011a ! regulations before the Conn
a more suitable candidate might he found. * * Was Seised and it was suggested th
The Naqib stated in the course of ■
nrnn 111 ^ j ^ at | l ° na | Army without duly considered 1 rpo- 1 ^ Was ailxbms avoid the danger
P ® a 5 U l a .( m( subsequent disorders such as lav at tt7 ‘ atK >ns, lest it should lead to politic
to be noted that the majority of the nmmbe^o? ctneil thf Arab %ria. It
are his apprehensions with regard
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This volume contains the Intelligence Reports of Sir Percy Cox, High Commissioner for Mesopotamia [also written as Iraq in this volume], based in Baghdad, covering the period 15 November 1920 to 15 September 1921. They largely relate to: the political situation in Mesopotamia and the surrounding region; the formation and proceedings of the provisional government; the events leading up to the creation of Mandatory Iraq [also known as the Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration] and the election and appointment of Faisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] as the first King of Iraq [Fayṣal I].
The Intelligence Reports are numbered and appear to have been issued at two-week intervals. This volume contains the reports numbered 1-3, 9-19 and 21. There is no explanation in the volume regarding the reason for the absent reports. The format of the reports is a mixture of printed and copy typescript. Each report is preceded by a covering circular issued by the office of the High Commissioner indicating the British Government departments and the officers and departments in the Middle East to which the report was copied.
Report Nos. 1-3 are preceded by an assessment of the political situation described in the Intelligence Report, written by Major R Marrs.
The reports generally comprise the following sections:
- A summary of the report (from report No. 14 onwards only)
- An account of the proceedings of the Council of Ministers
- Analysis of current public opinion and allegiances, (notably an analysis of public opinion on the Amir [Emir] Faisal and his arrival in Mesopotamia, including a reference to his 'personal magnetism', f 88), in report Nos 16-19
- Notes on provincial affairs
- Notes on the situation at the frontiers
- Extracts of 'Iraq Police Abstracts of Intelligence' (reports No. 9-14 only).
Other subjects notably covered in various reports include:
- Assyrian, Armenian and Urumiyan [Urmian] refugees (report Nos. 2 and 19)
- Perceived foreign influences in Iraq (report Nos. 2 and 3)
- The withdrawal of Saiyid [Sayyid] Talib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Sayyid Ṭālib bin Rajab al-Naqīb] from the Government and Baghdad (report No. 12)
- Kurdistan (report Nos. 12-14)
- Turkish and Kurdish Frontiers (report No. 12)
- Dair al Zor [Deir ez-Zor] (report Nos. 1 and 12)
- Notes on 'Internal Affairs' (Nos. 18 and 19)
- Analysis of the referendum result which confirmed the election of Faisal as Iraq's first monarch (report No. 19)
- The formation of King Faisal's first cabinet (report No. 21).
Appendices are included with some reports, usually comprising copies of the High Commissioner's proclamations or communications 'to the people of Iraq' or documents relevant to the particular report (notably 'Provisional scheme for the re-organisation of the law courts' and 'Report of the committee constituted for studying the irrigation problem in Mesopotamia' in report No. 9).
Each report is concluded with a Supplement or Press Bureau Report, comprising extensive summaries and extracts of newspaper articles published in the local and 'foreign' (local region mainly) press. Notable publications cited are: Al 'Iraq , Al Fallah Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. , Al Dijlah , and (Syrian publication) Lissan al 'Arab.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (front of the volume).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (289 folios)
- Arrangement
The reports are arranged mostly in numerical/chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. Report No. 18 is followed by Report No. 21 and then Report No. 19 which is the last report in the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 284; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and two ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 267a.
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