مجموعة ١٠/١٧(٣) "شؤون داخلية: الوضع السياسي؛ العلاقات مع الحكومة البريطانية" [و‎‎١‎٧‎٥] (٥١٣/٣٤٩)

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Decypher.
No.772,
DI STRIB UTION B.
From: IRA.Qc
V.
6846
I_I940_J
Sir B» Newton (Bagctad)
14th Decembers .l940,
D» . 8o 35 p<jm*
R. p Id «Ou p,»m o
I4th Decembers 1940.
loth December, 1940.
IMPORTAN T.
My jjnmecLi&tely preceding telegram.
I might be instructed to inform Iraqi Government tnat
His Majesty's Government consider retention_oi the Italian
Legation to be inconsistent with the Anglo-iraqr tieaty,
paragraph 4 of which might be cited. His Majesty s Govern
ment have po desire to involve Iraq in any military danger
but as it is now obvious that no such danger exists His
Majesty's Government requests that arrangements be made
without further delay for departure of a Legation whos<
activities can only
ally.
tv for departure ox a L<
He hostile to those of
_raq s British
2. If Rashid Ali were still in power and as is to be
anticipated made difficulties I feel that by then applying^
strong pressure we might be able to bring down two^Dirds witn
one stone* It is of course* impossible to predict Iraqi
reactions with any certainty but you may think the risk
their being unfavourable worth taking in the present
ciroumstances? Further action I have in mind as.a necessary
sequel to that in paragraph 1 would be an intimation to tne
effect that if the decision requested had_not been taxen oy a
certain date His Maje
sty
ron I
s Government would have to consider
to what extent they cou'Jd continue to accorq. to^Iraq
facilities which have hitherto been provided without
s t j n Cc
3* His Majesty's Government world then apply to Iraq
either all at once or progressively the kind of disabilities
suffered by firms on Statutory List* That is to say, # wi up
hold (a) banking (b) financial (c) free trading i.o) snipping
facilities, and reinforce what action we ourselves can take
by securing co-operation of friendly countries.suon^as one
United Stages and Dutch Fast Indies* Steps wiiiou might be
considered include the following; --
(a) (1) Supply of dollars from United kingdom to be
stopped.,
(2) No more credits in any currency to be opened or
negotiated by British banking for Iraqi in ceres .?
(b)/