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File 5876/1920 ‘Mesopotamia:- King for. Question of suitability of Feisul; French protest against Feisul; Feisul proclaimed “King of Iraq”; Treaty with Feisul’ [75v] (161/1003)
The record is made up of 1 volume (497 folios). It was created in 31 Jul 1920-1 Jan 1925. It was written in English and French. 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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SCHEDULE III.
Regulations relating to the Service of British Officials in
‘Iraq.
Period of Service.
l.__m Every Official whom it is desired to employ m the ‘Iraq
Government will be required to enter into an agreement to serve
the ‘Iraq Government for a definite period, to be specified m his
agreement, of five, ten or fifteen years.
(2) Such period of service will commence on the date on which
he embarks to take up his appointment, or in the case of an official
already serving in ‘Iraq, on a date to be fixed m his_ contract, and
shall not be considered to be interrupted by any local, sick or ordinary
leave granted in accordance with these regulations.
(3) Except in the case of officials who before the commencement
of such period of service have served not less than one year m the
‘Iraq Government and whose retention in the posts in which they are
specialised has been asked for by the ‘Iraq Government the first
year (or, in the case of officials referred to in Note (*) under Grade III
in Schedule II, the first two years) of such period of service shall be
probationary and the official’s contract may be terminated at the
end of the first or second year, as the case may be, by three months
notice in writing, and when such notice is given the High Commissioner
shall be given an opportunity to give his opinion regarding the official
concerned. On such termination of his contract, the official shall
be entitled to any leave or leave gratuity which he has earned and
a free passage to England for himself. He shall receive from the
Provident Fund only the amount of such contributions as he has
made thereto.
Salary.
2.—(i) The salary of an official, together with the increment to it,
will be that provided for his office in Schedule II, provided that:
(a) In the case of officials already serving under the ‘Iraq Govern
ment and (b) in the case of new appointments of officials with special
experience or qualifications, the initial salary of an official may be
fixed by his contract at a point in the grade of his office higher than
the initial salary of the grade.
Half Salary during voyage on Appointment.
(ii) On being appointed an official will be entitled to half salary
from the date of his embarkation to take up his new appointment to
the date of his arrival in ‘Iraq and to full salary from the date of
his arrival in ‘Iraq.
(in) For the purpose of this and *the succeeding regulations the
term “ salary ” means the salary attached to the office held by the
official and does not include a personal allowance or other payment
made to the official.
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The volume contains correspondence regarding the election of Sherif Feisal [Fayṣal al-Awwal bin al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī, also written as Faisal and other variations in the volume] as King of Iraq, and negotiations leading to the Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922. Specific topics discussed include:
- Considerations over supporting Feisal’s candidacy, particularly in the face of significant French opposition, and other possible options for the country’s future government
- Perceived public support for Feisal’s candidacy, and a referendum in which he received 96% of the vote
- Negotiations between Feisal and the High Commissioner, Mesopotamia [Iraq], over which powers he will hold and which will be retained by the British Government
- Feisal’s coronation as King on 23 August 1921
- Negotiations for the Treaty, and its signing on 10 October 1922
- Opposition to the Treaty, including a fatwa issued by Khalisi [Muḥammad bin Muḥammad Mahdī al-Khāliṣī] against participating in the subsequent elections
- An agreement to terminate the terms of the Treaty upon Iraq’s admission to the League of Nations, or within four years of ratification of the peace treaty with Turkey [Treaty of Lausanne]
- Election of the Iraqi Constituent Assembly
- A perceived likelihood that the Assembly will reject ratification of the Treaty, and British considerations of possible subsequent actions
- A vote by the Assembly in favour of ratifying the Treaty on 10 June 1924.
The primary correspondents are the High Commissioner and the Colonial Office. Other correspondents include: the Civil Commissioner, Mesopotamia (prior to the appointment of the High Commissioner); General Headquarters, Mesopotamia; the Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom; HM Ambassador to France; HM Ambassador to Italy; the Foreign Office; 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. ; the War Office; and HM King George V.
Draft copies of the Treaty are on folios 161-63, 187-89, 276-82 and 289-94, and the final text (under the title ‘Treaty with King Feisal’) is included on folios 69-71. Other agreements subsidiary to the Treaty are included on folios 72-91, and draft copies of the Financial Agreement and Military Agreement are on folios 150-52.
The volume includes three items in French, a letter from the French Ambassador (ff 478-81) and two articles from French newspaper L’Écho de Paris (ff 448 and 452).
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject and part numbers, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained in that part by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.
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- 1 volume (497 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of 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 492; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 176-186 and ff 204-209; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly, f 406a.
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- File 5876/1920 ‘Mesopotamia:- King for. Question of suitability of Feisul; French protest against Feisul; Feisul proclaimed “King of Iraq”; Treaty with Feisul’
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- 69r:91r, 150r:152v, 161r:163v, 187r:189v, 276r:282r, 289r:294r
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