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‘File 28/27 Disturbances in Iraq’ [48r] (95/116)
The record is made up of 1 file (56 folios). It was created in 2 May 1941-9 Feb 1943. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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OFFICE OF THE
Council or Ministers
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS AT
THEIR FOURTH MEETING HELD AT 12 NOON ON
JANUARY Uth, 1943.
'Hie Council of Ministers met and considered the proposal signed
by the majority of Deputies which the Chamber decided to refer to the
Government and which was forwarded to the office of the Prime
Minister by the President of the Chamber of Deputies under his letter
No. 69 dated the 12th November, 1942.
The Council also considered a memorandum submitted by the
Prime Minister No. 125 dated llth January, 1943.
In view of the hostde attitude which has been adopted for a long
time by the Axis Powers against Iraq and of the continued activities
through their agents for the destruction of the legitimate Iraqi Govern
ment and of the pressure brought to bear on the Iraq Parliament (as
revealed in the Parliamentary Resolution adopted by both the Chamber
of Deputies and the Senate on llth November, 1941, and 15th November.
1941 respectively) and in view of the openly hostile action taken by
them during May, 1941.
And in view of the persistence of the Axis Powers in their hostile
attitude from then to the present time by the attacks directed against
Iraq and her interests through their broadcasting stations; and in view of
their continued efforts to create differences and dissensions between
the various communities of Iraq, with the object of endangering public
security and public order by spreading false rumours and lying news
through their Broadcasting Stations as well as by all other means avail
able to them.
And in view of the fact that the Broadcasting authorities of the
Axis Powers openly and unceasingly use abusive expressions which are
intended to impair the dignity of the Royal Family and so undermine
the loyalty of the Iraqi people; and also in view of the fact that the
Axis Powers encouraged those persons who defied the law and attemp
ted to overthrow' the Constitutional System of their country by force of
arms and have, after the escape of these persons from Iraq, harboured
and maintained them.
And whereas the interests of Iraq in particular and of the Arab
peoples in general make it imperative that Iraq should adhere to the
Declaration of the United Nations signed at Washington on 2nd Januarv,
1942, which was based on the Atlantic Charter signed by the President
of the United States of America and the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the 14th of August,
1941, and this in view of the lofty principles embodied in the said
document, guaranteeing to all peoples, small or great, their liberties and
independence, as well as their integrity.
After the perusal of Article 26 (8) of the Organic Law 7 , the Council
passed the following resolution: —
(i) Iraq shall be deemed to be in a state of war with the three
Axis Powers.
(ii) Iraq shall adhere to the Declaration of the United Nations
signed at Washington on January 2nd, 1942,
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The file comprises telegrams, letters and other papers responding to the military operations carried out by British forces against Iraqi forces in Iraq between 2 and 31 May 1941, as part of the campaign widely referred to as the Anglo-Iraqi War, and the political aftermath of the War, concluding with Iraq’s declaration of war against Germany and the other Axis powers. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior), and the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Edward Birkbeck Wakefield).
The file includes:
- telegraphic updates sent by the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. and Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. on developments in Iraq (f 7, f 13, f 28);
- correspondence concerning changing spheres of British military command (land and air) during the conflict (f 3, f 6);
- correspondence concerning the reception of propaganda at Bahrain from Baghdad and Berlin; BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) broadcasts as a source of information on developments in Iraq; British counter-propaganda; anti-British sentiment in Bahrain (f 4, f 10, f 12, f 21, f 27);
- correspondence relating to concerns over Iraqis at Bahrain, including those employed as NCOs (Non-Commissioned Officers) for the Bahrain Defence Force, and Iraqi Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) employees (f 8, ff 14-16);
- a translated copy of a statement addressed to ‘His Royal Highness The Regent Prince Abdul Ilah Amman [‘Abd al-llah]’ by the ‘Iraqi Community of Bahrain’, dated 20 May 1941 (f 26);
- a telegraphic message of support for ‘His Royal Highness Abdulilah’ from ‘Hamad AlKhalifah’ [Shaikh Ḥamad bin ‘Īsá Āl Khalīfah], undated (ff 35-36);
- correspondence dated 1943, referring to the state of war existing between Iraq and Germany, Italy and Japan as of 17 January 1943 (ff 39-43);
- a copy of a booklet entitled Documents relating to the adherence of Iraq to the Declaration of the United Nations, signed at Washington on 2nd January 1942 , printed by the Government Press at Baghdad, 1943 (ff 45-55).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (56 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 56-57) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 58; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-44; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence.
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