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Coll 17/10(3) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [174r] (347/513)
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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December 15th, 1940.
No. 771
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Il/IPORTANT.
In view of my knowledgeof attitude, and in
particular paragraph 3 of your telegram No. 636 a nd in order
to strike while the iron was hot I felt justified in taking
the first opportunity" of pressing strongly for the removal
of the Italian Legation*
2. I therefore told the Minister for Foreign Affairs this
evening that its retention had been poisoning Anglo-Iraqi
relations for long enough, ffe had no intention of
embroiling Iraq in the war and no desire to involve her
unnecessarily in any real military danger. As a result of
the Greek victories y of the establishment of Allied forces
in Crete, and the crushing blow inflicted on the Italian
forees in Egypt, it was now obvious that there could be no
such danger and the sooner therefore the Italian Legation
went the better.
3. I explained that although I had received no fresh
instructions on this subject from my Government, I was
well aware how strongly they objected to the presence of
the Italian Legation at Bagdad and within the last v/eek
they had informed me that one of their chief complaints against
the Rashid Ali Government was its failure to break off
diplomatic relations v/ith Italy, The Italian Legation at
Bagdad v/as in fact a standing cause of suspicion and
offensive to us and its removal' would be essential if
Anglo-Iraqi relations were to be restored to a better footing*
4. I went on to say that quite recently I had learnt
that the staff of the Legation had been increased by two
diplomatic officers and a man who calls himself a clerk
and that abnormal consignments had been reaching the Legation
under cover of diplomatic bags. In the present circumstances
it v/as clear that its activities v/hich were carried on under
cover of the immunities and protection granted by the Iraqi
Government were directly hostile to Iraq ? s British ally, and
that these activities were being considerably increased.
Incidentally
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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)
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The papers are arranged in rough chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.
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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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- IOR/L/PS/12/2862
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- Coll 17/10(3) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG'
- Pages
- 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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