الملف ٣٠١\١٩٢١ "بلاد الرافدين: تقارير استخباراتية" [و‎‎٦‎٣] (٥٨٦/١٣٦)

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branches of our tree do not need to be assured of the benefit
I l , confidence which is now increasing, especially when we see our countrv
winch has been ruined by former tyrants. It would be a disgrace to "eave It S
m^his golden era, for we can now restore it to. its former state. This cannot he
attained unless we devote ourselves to the task and think of our race and our
Llovdr 1011 ° f H 111611 ‘’f W ° rld S - ha1 ' be pr0U<i 1 cal1 t0 mind a s P eech of Mr.
Lloyd George, the greatest man living; he said: “ We came to ‘Iraq and we wish
5 mt( l ^ Gard en of Eden as it was before, and to restore the flourishing
civilization of thousands of years ago This must be our aim, but we must
emember that we cannot in a short time make good what has
been ruined by the calamities of many centuries. But we must
act °n the basis that everyone who follows the road will arrive, and God will
restore to us our glory. I have great hope of success because we are supported
by rhe greatest nation in the world, the English nation, and if we walk accord
ing to her direction and if our young men follow her counsels, the country will
progress and prosper. She will support us to-morrow as she did yesterday, and
does to-day, and we shall reach the desired goal and cover much ground in a
snort time. I have great hope that success is near. I hope to see it with my
own eyes, and if I do not see it yet the sons of this generation shall see it and
snail be proud of their country who brought forth their fathers to lay this strong
.oundation. We pray God to guide us in realising this desire. I personally have
bul one idea: the progress of the nation. I belong to no party and no creed
(madlmab) but that of all combined. I look to no individual but I look to all
who will work for the country, and I beg that the Jews will put their energy to
use, as they have done m many other countries, so that we may reach our high
desire.
Al ‘Iraq No. 348, July 19.
College of Mustansariyah.
The Ministry of Auqaf has begun to establish a school of learning called the
Madrasah Mustansariyah. This year one class will be opened in the Kablaniyah
Mosque. List of committee includes Muhammad ‘Ali Fadhil, Hikmat Bey
Sulaiman and Ma‘ruf Rasafi.
Al ‘Iraq No. 349, July 20.
The Amir’s Speech.
In praise of the Amir’s speech at the Jewish meeting.
Al ‘Iraq No. 350, July 21.
Delegations from the Districts.
1. Approval of the flocking in of the whole countryside to see the Amir,
which shows a spirit of union.
Al ‘Iraq, No. 351, July 22.
Opening of the Officers’ School on July 20.
1. The Principal of the school Ahmad Haqqi made the first speech thanking
the audience for coming to the opening of a school of which the object was the
enlightenment of the officers of ‘Iraq. Great men will graduate here inspired
by zeal for their country, brave men who will be first in attack, men whose souls
are created for war. Whosoever assists us to attain our hopes, they are our
friends, and we theirs, and we shall not be divided. Envy and enmity shall not
come between us. God keep this co-operation.”
Ja‘far Pasha, Minister of War, then spoke as follows:—
Every nation has its own hopes but these hopes must have strong foundations
without which there is neither glory nor life. We have left an existence which
was full of difficulties, we lived among people whose feelings were not ours; when
we exerted ourselves we reached no result. Many of us sacrificed themselves;
their names are inscribed on our hearts but by others they are ignored. We are
at the beginning of the road, turning our races towards a strong existence in
which we can live safely, but it cannot be achieved without defence based on the