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Coll 17/10(3) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [23r] (45/513)
The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1940-24 Oct 1941. 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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be kept
With the Compliment*
of the
Und-w Seo« ?t»ry o? St at a
U Pr..-.^n Atfair*
[En clair].
under Lock and Key.]
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FROM: IRAQ .
FROM BAGDAD TO FOREIGN OFFICE.
Sir K. Cornwallis.
No. 271.
4th April, 1941.
D.
R.
4.05 p.
,1941.
7.50 a.a., 5th April,1941.
Repeated to Cairo No. 109.
India No. 58.
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IMPORTANT.
Two 'proclamations were broadcast yesterday evening
from the Bagdad station and published in the press this
morning.
The first is by the Chief of the General Staff.
It begins by accusing the Regent of having sought to win
loyalty to himself and to make a bid for the throne put
in his 1 trust, to destroy the army and to create factions
among the people and it goes on to say that the Regent
disregarded all advice to mend his ways, ignored
contemptuously the rights of the nation and thereby
incurred general displeasure* Accordingly the control
of the affairs of the nation has been entrusted t<? a
Government of National Defence under the leadership of
Rashid Ali A1 Gilani who enjoys the confidence of the
whole nation and who is capable of safe-guarding the
independence of the country. The army have asked him
to undertake this responsibility until constitutional
steps can be taken in a peaceful atmosphere
when normal conditions have been re-established. l..e
proclamation ends with an appeal to the people to co
operate with the new regime.
The second proclamation is by Rashid All. It
states that as a result of the Regent s xailure to carry
out his duties properly Rashid All had been asked to
make’ over the control of the state by the army and has
accepted in the interests of the nation. It goes on
to say that the programme of the Government of t National
Defence will be the same as that of Rashid All s
last cabinet which was based on keeping the country
out of the war, the fulfilment of Iraq s racial mission
and the up-holdihg of her international obligations, in
particular the Anglo-Iraqi ireaty.. A asnia m i ^
with severe punishment anyone seeding to disturb tne
peace of the'country at this critical hour, {^e
proclamation ends by stating that Rashid ^
of public support for his policy and .varns the people
against intrigues.
i REC». POL. DEPt.
8 APR 94! I
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.
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This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2861. It contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. and the Government of Iraq, and documents the reaction of the 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. and Foreign Office to political developments within Iraq. The papers primarily consist of communications between HM Ambassador to Iraq and HM Foreign Secretary, regarding the cabinet of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, his resignation in January 1941 and the formation of a new cabinet under Taha al-Hashimi, and the resumption of power by Rashid Ali backed by the military in April 1941. The file concludes with papers detailing the escape of the Regent 'Abd al-Ilah, and initial negotiations with Rashid Ali's Government of National Defence.
The papers include detailed discussion of the relations between Iraq and the Axis Powers, and attempts by the British to persuade the Government of Iraq to sever diplomatic ties with Italy. They also discuss British concerns over the growing anti-British sentiment in Iraq, as a result of British interference in Iraqi internal affairs and British policy towards Palestine and Syria. Amongst the papers are intelligence reports on the 'Golden Square' Generals (folios 58-59), and a copy of British plans to undermine the Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Amin al-Husseini (folios 194-195). The file also contains a small number of communications from the Government of Iraq, and from HM Ambassadors to Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the USSR.
Folios 4-8 concern the affairs of the family of the late Khan Sahib Badruddin Khan, and appear to have come from a different file.
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- 1 file (256 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 256; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-256, and ff 206-225; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Coll 17/10(3) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG'
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- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 30r:80r, 81r:95v, 97r:107v, 109r:137v, 139r:250v, 255r:256v, back-i
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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