الملف ٣٠١\١٩٢١ "بلاد الرافدين: تقارير استخباراتية" [و‎‎٩] (٥٨٦/٢٨)

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In the case of the Albn +1
nse military force, if was a r^ case of emerle^ 110 remed y to
the outbreak was nipped in the bud £ enc y> there was no delay and
Baghdad.
consternation amonf SminfstratiTe 6 offiSa*! 8 ^ ^ d 1 ist r Ct ias ca >tsed some
Qaimmaqam is very ins“tent that it w?ll 1 ’ ,f’ artl ?« la , ri y at Kut where the
more than is expedient/The onesilrLf T 5 1S -i 1 °¥ over «>« tribes
On the one hand one^of the T^am-es ^ eaSy sol ^ione
only by the leaders of the disturbances but Xn K^+f 11 ^ 6 ^! 10 la , st y ear > not
position, was that arbitrary authoritv i Lf ] by t \ ie Naqi . h and men of his
A P.O.’s and that matters? dealt wfth W pl , aCed ^ * he haads
referred to law courts. It is certain tb J \ m sllould ri ghtly be
qualified than British in this resnect 1 ( 1 at , offi f al s ™ild not be better
were accustomed to insist on m?eh Vho Tlle « ther ^d the British A.P.Os.
brought forward by the Qaimmamm nt argument which is now
ments. 5 Oaimmaqam of But, himself one of the new appoint-
fXirTctioL™ 1160 ^ addit ““ ai fcoraMands
rut r-fiyah has been
natiye 6 'press* for wh i eI ', Il8s been vigorously attacked by the
situation^ the ithffSTLw «“
pumping station are still rather short. ^ P ^uarteis distant from the
to the f P ore ie t C L f ?bffi tt f ff * f^? nd . tho ™“«¥a-« trough Baghdad i s again
provide*To;. ® thr °^ h the am S le maln «*««* being more than it can
Bulaim.
.. i ?i > ' i a ^ ^ iar( ti has asked ‘AH Sulaiman for land on the new canal
and the latter has agreed This will mean the settling of another landless
and therefore restless section of the Dulaim. lanmess
fi7 The Levies are showing a marked improvement in drill and the
guard of honour which turned out for the Amir Faisal was verv creditable.
I he police are as smart as ever and have carried out several good pieces of
work m the last fortnight. ^ 1
Ba‘qubah.
38.
The new Qaimmaqam at Shahraban appears competent He has
at, once asked that the mayor, a really bad man appointed through the
influence of Saiyid I alib, should be dismissed.
39. The tribal situation has given some anxiety; partly owing to the
evil influence of Shaikh Habib Khaizran (see No. 18 para. 30) and partly
to the intrigues of Saiyid Muhammad Sadr. The Saiyid sent a number of
letteis to tribesmen telling them to come and see him and suggesting that
the time was suitable for a second rising. The arrest of Habib steadied the
situation and an attempt is being made to establish his rival, ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdul
Latif, firmly as shaikh of the ‘Azzah. A force of 30 police has been sent
to help him.
40. A fresh outbreak between the Sa‘adah and the Albu Jawari is
reported from Man dali but the police force is not sufficient to deal with two
areas at one time. An additional 85 men have been sanctioned as frontier
police and a further addition of 100 for ordinary purposes awaits the sanction
of Finance.
Kirkuk.
41. Highway robberies, murder and brigandage on the main routes
are on the increase; the ‘Ubaid tribes are as usual specially active and have
carried out operations as far afield as the Mosul and Arhil districts, m
addition to their favourite hunting ground, Dali ‘Abbas. On July 25, the
Assistant Divisional Adviser, Kirkuk, with 20 mounted police and 3 troop
of Levies appeared unexpectedly at Shubaichah, the headquarters of Shaikh
Husain al ‘Ali, paramount chief of the tribe. Husain’s argument was
that tbe Government, unable to keep peace in the Jabal Hamrin, had better
entrust him with the task of clearing out bad characters there and of
recovering loot. He ridiculed the idea of an Arab Government under Faisal
or any other Arab, and added that the Turks had known the hang of things;
when the tribes misbehaved they sent a sufficient force and imprisoned the
leaders. The A.D.A. acted on this precept; with the help of the Levies a
considerable amount of looted cattle was recovered and Husain agreed to go