الملف ٣٠١\١٩٢١ "بلاد الرافدين: تقارير استخباراتية" [و‎‎٢‎٦‎٧] (٥٨٦/٥٤٤)

to ask them what ’s impossible for them to do'. We hope that General Ja £ far
Pasha “Askari will favour us with full information, as he was the Commander
of the Northern army in Syria
The same issue states that the British Government has issued orders
urging surveillance to be maintained on the Indian frontiers adjoining
Afghanistan. 'At the same time the Government of India have prohibited
leave to men and officers, as a preparation against such new developments as
may take place. It transpires that a Boshevik mission has arrived at Kabul
with valuable gifts and large sums of money and that it is directed to com
municate to the Amir that the Bolshevik Government is prepared to assist-him.
In an article on American politics the writer describes the rejection of
President AVilson’s Fourteen Points by Lloyd George at file Conference.
The President left Paris in disgust and the American people smarting under
defeat determined to substitute for his high principles that of America
“ uber alles ”. The election of Harding confirms the failure of the Allie^
in America. But when she has created a strong fleet she will once again
take a hand in European affairs and bitter disagreements between Europe,
Asia and the United States may lead to another world war.
The Istiqlal (No. 15, dated 24th November, 1920), publishes certain
remarks on the High Commissioner ’s proclamation. It complains that the
proclamation was very brief and one could construe its main points in anjr
manner one pleased. It says that the new Cabinet appears to be an advisor ,
body, its resolutions being subject to the High Commissioner s guidance.
“ It works like the c advisory council of notables ’ which the Government
desired to form before. There is one point, however, which requires atten
tion and interpretation, viz., that “ the provisional cabinet will be responsible
for its actions ”. If their resolutions are to be subject to the High Com
missioner’s guidance, before whom will they be responsible and what respon
sibility will be on them? It is understood that a programme sent to them
from the High Commissioner’s Office, has defined their duties and powers
The nation does not care for the definition of the duties of the provisional
Ministry as it does not feel satisfied with such institutions as has been stated
several times; but we are sure that the nation of ‘Iraq absolutely refuses (t
agree) that the conditions and limitations made for the provisional Govern
ment should be the basis of permanent legal Government. It appears that
the matter of foreign representation is one of those which cannot be discusse
at present and will have to be settled between the General Assembly and th •
Government in occupation. But the Department of Posts and Telegraphs n*
one of those which must be controlled by the permanent national Govern
ment and no discussion or disputation is possible on this point. Seeing that
the duty of the Minister of Defence is confined to assisting the Government
in occupation in restoring order, we can call the Minister of Defence, Inspec oi
General of Police. We are unable to consider the proclamation any furtner
as we do not know the contents of the programme We beg of the high
Commissioner, therefore, to issue a proclamation m winch he should set fort '
the policy which his Government desires to pursue m this country, tor the
day of dissimilation has passed. The nation of Ira ^ 18 j^red of the state
ment of the principal British politicials viz that the final policy of 11 s
Majesty’s Government has not yet been decided. If this iS f the case, the
‘Iraqis" have already decided upon their final policy which is ^r the
‘Iraqis ” and that ‘Iraq is an independent Government m the le^al an.
political sense of the word .
It publishes a letter from Ja‘far Pasha ‘Askari in reply to the letter
published by the same paper previously. Ja far Pasha states that his f
thought on leaving the zone occupied by the Trench ^ 'Gul wLb
ct : oflRpp-ra be returned and that this was one of the subjects dealt v it
K He teKoT^mshesenthi Lord Curzon and Lord Allenby, and discussed by
General nS; Pasha Sa‘id in London.. He adds that he menboned the matter
to SB Perev Cox the High Commissioner, when he saw H E. at fort baid
and he is confident that communication is m progress about them; and fur
ther thiat he has prepared a list of the names of these officers and would
transmit it to the paper for the information of their relatives.
Al Istiqlal, No. 16, November 28th.
t i o^+ltlprl “ The Victories of the Bolsheviks ” the w r riter
points’ out thaLhe military policy of the Russians L to on the enemy
and subsequently overwhelm him. Ihis wes done ytn P publish-
shevik -Russia in supplies and mkiey in
, news ,df. the , , ik return to the charge and possess themseh is
great quantities, the HolsneyiJ. Allies Koltchak and Denikin have
of all the war materials by. the AUies^ ^tc^ ^ ^
fallen victims yet Wranffe . the Bolshevists. It will be a matter
and granted the b «ot> ot ins arn > ^ armv i s sent against them ; they
of indifference to thc BolshevnsL ^ war Thoughtful men agree that
rPorfcafind ttins “be Bolshevists, because the troops of the Power-