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Telegram—P. Clear Line.
Prom—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
To—India Office, London.
Ts T o. 10223.
Dated 24th August, 1920.
Your telegram of 23rd August, 872,* reference deletion from published
Reuters of Prime Minister’s Speech.
Items are deleted from Reuters not by me but by G.H.Q. at their discre
tion. I have in practice however been chary of reproducing Reuters abstracts
as they have several times been found to be highly misleading.
The text of the Speeches of Prime Minister and of Lord Curzon reached
us last week and is being carefully translated for publication.
Telegram—R.
From—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
To—Secretary of State for India, London.
Ko. 10551.
Dated 31st August, 1920.
My telegram of 24th August, 10223.
On further enquiry I find that fairly full summary of Mesopotamian
Debate was published in “ Baghdad Times ” of August 10th, and whole
debate was published in extenso in General Circulars of August 23rd, by my
directions and on the same date in Arabic journals in Baghdad, which are
however not now under direct Government control.
I trust that it will be realised from the above that this Administration is
not a party to any suppression of announcements regarding Government’s
policy in Mesopotamia.
Telegram—R.
From—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
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To—Secretary of State for India, London.
No. 10552.
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Dated 31st August, 1920.
Whilst public in Mesopotamia are kept fully posted with what is being
said in Parliament and thought in England regarding Mesopotamia, public
at home are not equally well informed as to actual facts of situation in Meso
potamia nor are steps taken to correct numerous misapprehensions on points
of administrative policy which collectively must have an important effect
upon opinion of public and of House of Commons. I venture to suggest that
Marrs, Tyler, Balfour or some other competent officers with recent knowledge
of Mesopotamia be invited to write to press to contradict gross errors contained
in letters of Mr. T. E. Lawrence, and to enlighten public generally pending
publication by His Majesty’s Government at their discretion of General
Report on the whole question.
Telegram.
From—Dobbs, Foreign, Simla.
To—Sir Arnold Wilson, Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
No. nil.
Dated and received, 17th September, 1920.
As you are about to relinquish control of Civil Administration of Mesopo
tamia members of Department of which you belong desire to convey to you
their admiration of indomitable energy and courage both personal and moral
with which you have sustained for two and half years heavy burden of
responsibility thrown upon you amid immense difficulties which are fully
appreciated here we hope that long overdue leave which you are now taking
will restore your health and enable you to add to conspicuous services which
you have already rendered to Empire.
Not reprinted.
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