الملف ٣٠١\١٩٢١ "بلاد الرافدين: تقارير استخباراتية" [و‎‎١‎٧] (٥٨٦/٤٤)

Al 'Iraq No. 369, August 10.
Education in ‘Iraq.
1. Writer says primary schools are few. The neonle will • . .
Soverment if they do not spread education. The Auqaf should assist He agal " St ‘ he
ment w.U realize the desire of the nation. Girls’ schools are much wanted n6W g ° Vem '
wenuo DlXrrrnowpoS ' Irai > and
an official meeting and was much applauded P by the Kamalists. Q Wlth 116 Kamallsts ' He tended
Ar Iraq No. 370, August 11.
The budget of Auqaf.
... ^ iave f orm ed a judgment without knowing the facts This is harmful -anri * u
things should not be published without the facts being ascertained. ' ‘ * d h
2. The budget of Auqaf is independent and is not part of general budget.
We have received the following from the Secretary of the Council •
. So ” e o£ t , he K P 2 Pe [ s st *‘ e th . at the Ministry of Finance intended to include the budget of Auoaf
m the general budget This is quite groundless. The Ministry of Finance merely pronosed to
publish the budget of Auqaf as a supplement to the general budget as was done formerly Simul-
taneous publication is not annexation. The Council of Ministers appointed a committee to reoort
on the question After proper investigation the committee reported that formerly the Auqaf
reso?ved WaS publshed as a sll PP leme nt to the general budget. After discussion the Council
W The Auqaf budget is independent and is not part of the general treasury as regards
receipts and expenditure. *
(6) It will be published as a supplement of the general budget.
d l Th l ! se ‘ wo resolutious were opposed by His Excellency the Minister of Auqaf, ’Abdul Rahman
Pasha Haidan and Daud Effendi Yusufam, who thought the decision should be left to the
Congress.
(c) The Council unanimously decided that the Auqaf budget should be audited bv the
General Accountant’s Office.
(Signed) Secretary to Council.
3. Among the Reuter news he gives the Greek victory and the crisis in the Kamalist cabinet.
Al ’Iraq No. 371, August 12.
1. Maulud Pasha, the great General, reached Tikrit on Wednesday and was given a great
reception by the Mudir, the ’Ulama and Ashraf. All followed him into the town and he was
preceded by a detachment of horse. When he reached his house many sheep were slain. After
spending five days at Tikrit he left for Mosul.
2. Letter from Director of Posts and Telegraphs defending the Department. He regrets
any deficiencies but attributes them to the fact that the Department is forced to employ untrained
men.
Al ‘ Iraq No. 372, August 13.
In Kirkuk.
1. A trustworthy correspondent in Kirkuk informs us that the inhabitants there refused to
swear allegiance to the Amir as king. They did not show any signs which might indicate their
desires and all that can be gathered is that some of them demand Kurdish independence though
they do not agree wholly with Sulaimaniyah.
Spectators will be amazed at this their situation. We do not know what way they wish to go.
What do you want Oh’ sons of Kirkuk,?
The sun of amnesty rises in Syria.
2. The Syrian papers of the last mail conveyed to us the good tidings of coming amnesty.
Such action, however, only occurred after 1 Iraq had taken the lead and an amnesty was issued by
the British Government. Thus we hope that our independent ‘ Iraq will be a living example to all
other ‘ Arab countries in regards national constitution and progress.
A Laughing criticism.
Letter by one of the boys of the Ja’fariyah School criticising a letter published yesterday by
the Lisan al Arab in which the writer complained that no one knows how the funds subscribed
were spent. It is the work of the Committee to check all accounts submitted by the treasurer.