مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٣‎٣‎٢] (١٢٠٣/٦٦٣)

made about some clauses. Objections were che^
raised to the provisions that maintained Britis
%fly raised
sh officials
in the key positions for the next twenty y^ars; certain
members assuring the House that the Iraqis were no whit
behind their British allies in technical and administrative
ability. (R.A.F. Int.Report)
18. Iraq - Iran Frontier Negotiations . No progress
has been made towards a settlement of these protracted
negotiations, and a temporary suspension of the conversations
has been agreed to, but it was emphasised in official circles
that mutual good-will remained strong. In the meanwhile,
the new Iranian Minister for Foreign Affairs who, as Minister
in Baghdad, was the chief Iranian delegate in the
negotiations, has settled into office in Teheran and is
continuing the discussions thrbugh diplomatic channels.
19. Unrest on the Middle Euphrates . It at first
appeared probaile that peace would reign amongst the Shia
tribes during the summer, as there was every prospect of a
burrmer harvest. However, owing to the failur® of the
government to handle the tribes as tactfully as the
situation demanded, trouble broke out towards the end of
April. The main causes of the revolt are as follows
(a) The flooding of the crops due to the refusal of the
governn^it to allow the Euphrates to be breached
below ^madi, thus allowing the flood waters to
escape into the desert.
(b) The attempt to enforce conscription on the tribes.
(c) The attempt to force the local tribesmen to wear
the Sidara and European coat and trousers instead
of their time honoured costume.
(d) The Government orders curtailing the Muharrara
PI. This revolt has caught the Iraq Government at a
very awkward moment as they are still in the transition stage
from a volunteer to a conscript army, and it cannot be said
that conscription is a popular measure. (R.A.F. Int.Report)
P?• Reactions to Palestine Disturbances . Sympathy
for the Arab cause has been expressed only in the press and
no active demonstrations or Jew baiting have taken place.
One or two articles have appeared in the local newspapers
criticising the British administration and lack of
impartiality in the dispute, but, for the most part, recent
events in Palestine have been used as an additional argument
for pressing on towards the goal of unity amongst all the
Arabic speaking nations, which ambition is receiving ever
v increasing attention in pronouncements by politicians and
\ in the press. (R.A.F.Int.Report)
Highness Mohammad Reza Chahpour returned to Teheran from
-A Switzerland, where he has been at school for the past five
^ years. Since then there have been several receptions and
\all the foreign diplomats have been presented. (Le Journal)
24. Suppression of Muharram Mourning. At Bushire .
The police, evidently acting under orders from Teheran took
measures to prevent breast beating and the holding of the
Passion Plays in commemoration of the martyrdom of Husain
(R.A.F. INT.Report)
celebrations
(R.A.F. Int.Raport)
IRAN .
25. Return of Shah f s Son . On 12th May His Imperial
at