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Telegram—P. (Clear Line).
2 ? rom —Secretary of State for India, London.
To—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
No. Nil.
Dated 5th, received 6 th July, 1920.
Your wire of July 2nd, No. 7985. My telegram of June 24th approved of
additional announcement proposed in your telegram of June 20th. Did you
not receive it? You may make announcement at once.
Telegram—Cypher R.
From—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
Tot—I ndia Office, London.
No. 8219.
Dated 8 th July, 1920.
Your telegram of 5th July. I received your telegram of 24th June, but
assumed that it referred to my telegram of 20th June, 7432, vide my telegram
of 25th June, 7736. Announcement will now be made.
NOTIFICATION.
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Whereas by notification dated the 17th June, 1920, it was announced that
His Majesty’s Government has authorised the calling into being of a General
Elective Assembly.
And whereas preliminary to the calling into being of the said General
Elective Assembly it is necessary to decide on an electoral law under which
such Assembly will be elected and to make other arrangements.
His Majesty’s Government has authorised the Acting _ Civil Commis
sioner to invite the leading representatives of various localities to co-operate
with the Civil Administration in framing proposals under which the election
to the said General Assembly will in due course be held and in making the
necessary arrangements for electoral areas the preparation of the registers of
electors and other matters preliminary to the election of the General Assembly.
And inasmuch as there are at present in ‘Iraq individuals who were the
representatives of ‘Iraq in the Turkish Senate or the Turkish Chamber of
Deputies, and who therefore have experience in matters relating to elections
and in the discussion of public affairs, all these ex-Senators and ex-Deputies
have been invited by the Civil Commissioner to come to Baghdad at an early
date and to sit as a Committee for the above mentioned purpose, that is to say
to co-operate with the Civil Administration in framing proposals under
which the election to the said General Assembly will be held and in making
the necessary arrangements for electoral areas, the preparation of registers of
electors, and other matters preliminary to the election of the General
Assembly. This Committee will be invited to elect a President from among
their number, and to co-opt additional members from areas which owing to the
death or absence of the former deputies, or from some other cause, are not
already represented. The number of Deputies to be co-opted, and the loca
lities from which they are to be selected, shall be settled by the Committee m
communication with the Civil Commissioner.
(Sd.) A. T. WIISON, Lt-Col.,
Acting Civil Commissioner in Meswpotamw.
Baghdad, July 9th, 1920.
Telegram.
From—Civil Commissioner, Baghdad.
To—India Office, London.
No. 8248. '
Dated 9th July, 1920.
My telegram of 8 th July, 8219.
Following notification dated July 9th will be issued on July 12th,
begins:—
Whereas Civil Commissioner. Ends.
Government of India informed by post.