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File 301/1921 'MESOPOTAMIA: INTELLIGENCE REPORTS' [17r] (44/586)
The record is made up of 1 volume (289 folios). It was created in 15 Nov 1920-31 Oct 1921. 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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Al 'Iraq No. 369, August 10.
Education in ‘Iraq.
1.
Writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
says primary schools are few. The neonle will • . .
Soverment if they do not spread education. The Auqaf should assist He agal " St ‘ he
ment w.U realize the desire of the nation. Girls’ schools are much wanted n6W g ° Vem '
wenuo DlXrrrnowpoS ' Irai > and
an official meeting and was much applauded P by the Kamalists. Q Wlth 116 Kamallsts ' He tended
Ar Iraq No. 370, August 11.
The budget of Auqaf.
... ^ iave f orm ed a judgment without knowing the facts This is harmful -anri * u
things should not be published without the facts being ascertained. ' ‘ * d h
2. The budget of Auqaf is independent and is not part of general budget.
We have received the following from the Secretary of the Council •
. So ” e o£ t , he K P 2 Pe [ s st *‘ e th . at the Ministry of Finance intended to include the budget of Auoaf
m the general budget This is quite groundless. The Ministry of Finance merely pronosed to
publish the budget of Auqaf as a supplement to the general budget as was done formerly Simul-
taneous publication is not annexation. The Council of Ministers appointed a committee to reoort
on the question After proper investigation the committee reported that formerly the Auqaf
reso?ved WaS publshed as a sll PP leme nt to the general budget. After discussion the Council
W The Auqaf budget is independent and is not part of the general treasury as regards
receipts and expenditure. *
(6) It will be published as a supplement of the general budget.
d l Th l ! se ‘ wo resolutious were opposed by His Excellency the Minister of Auqaf, ’Abdul Rahman
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
Haidan and Daud Effendi Yusufam, who thought the decision should be left to the
Congress.
(c) The Council unanimously decided that the Auqaf budget should be audited bv the
General Accountant’s Office.
(Signed) Secretary to Council.
3. Among the Reuter news he gives the Greek victory and the crisis in the Kamalist cabinet.
Al ’Iraq No. 371, August 12.
1. Maulud
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, the great General, reached Tikrit on Wednesday and was given a great
reception by the Mudir, the ’Ulama and Ashraf. All followed him into the town and he was
preceded by a detachment of horse. When he reached his house many sheep were slain. After
spending five days at Tikrit he left for Mosul.
2. Letter from Director of Posts and Telegraphs defending the Department. He regrets
any deficiencies but attributes them to the fact that the Department is forced to employ untrained
men.
Al ‘ Iraq No. 372, August 13.
In Kirkuk.
1. A trustworthy correspondent in Kirkuk informs us that the inhabitants there refused to
swear allegiance to the Amir as king. They did not show any signs which might indicate their
desires and all that can be gathered is that some of them demand Kurdish independence though
they do not agree wholly with Sulaimaniyah.
Spectators will be amazed at this their situation. We do not know what way they wish to go.
What do you want Oh’ sons of Kirkuk,?
The sun of amnesty rises in Syria.
2. The Syrian papers of the last mail conveyed to us the good tidings of coming amnesty.
Such action, however, only occurred after 1 Iraq had taken the lead and an amnesty was issued by
the British Government. Thus we hope that our independent ‘ Iraq will be a living example to all
other ‘ Arab countries in regards national constitution and progress.
A Laughing criticism.
Letter by one of the boys of the Ja’fariyah School criticising a letter published yesterday by
the Lisan al Arab in which the
writer
The lowest of the four classes into which East India Company civil servants were divided. A Writer’s duties originally consisted mostly of copying documents and book-keeping.
complained that no one knows how the funds subscribed
were spent. It is the work of the Committee to check all accounts submitted by the treasurer.
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This volume contains the Intelligence Reports of Sir Percy Cox, High Commissioner for Mesopotamia [also written as Iraq in this volume], based in Baghdad, covering the period 15 November 1920 to 15 September 1921. They largely relate to: the political situation in Mesopotamia and the surrounding region; the formation and proceedings of the provisional government; the events leading up to the creation of Mandatory Iraq [also known as the Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration] and the election and appointment of Faisal [Fayṣal bin Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] as the first King of Iraq [Fayṣal I].
The Intelligence Reports are numbered and appear to have been issued at two-week intervals. This volume contains the reports numbered 1-3, 9-19 and 21. There is no explanation in the volume regarding the reason for the absent reports. The format of the reports is a mixture of printed and copy typescript. Each report is preceded by a covering circular issued by the office of the High Commissioner indicating the British Government departments and the officers and departments in the Middle East to which the report was copied.
Report Nos. 1-3 are preceded by an assessment of the political situation described in the Intelligence Report, written by Major R Marrs.
The reports generally comprise the following sections:
- A summary of the report (from report No. 14 onwards only)
- An account of the proceedings of the Council of Ministers
- Analysis of current public opinion and allegiances, (notably an analysis of public opinion on the Amir [Emir] Faisal and his arrival in Mesopotamia, including a reference to his 'personal magnetism', f 88), in report Nos 16-19
- Notes on provincial affairs
- Notes on the situation at the frontiers
- Extracts of 'Iraq Police Abstracts of Intelligence' (reports No. 9-14 only).
Other subjects notably covered in various reports include:
- Assyrian, Armenian and Urumiyan [Urmian] refugees (report Nos. 2 and 19)
- Perceived foreign influences in Iraq (report Nos. 2 and 3)
- The withdrawal of Saiyid [Sayyid] Talib Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. [Sayyid Ṭālib bin Rajab al-Naqīb] from the Government and Baghdad (report No. 12)
- Kurdistan (report Nos. 12-14)
- Turkish and Kurdish Frontiers (report No. 12)
- Dair al Zor [Deir ez-Zor] (report Nos. 1 and 12)
- Notes on 'Internal Affairs' (Nos. 18 and 19)
- Analysis of the referendum result which confirmed the election of Faisal as Iraq's first monarch (report No. 19)
- The formation of King Faisal's first cabinet (report No. 21).
Appendices are included with some reports, usually comprising copies of the High Commissioner's proclamations or communications 'to the people of Iraq' or documents relevant to the particular report (notably 'Provisional scheme for the re-organisation of the law courts' and 'Report of the committee constituted for studying the irrigation problem in Mesopotamia' in report No. 9).
Each report is concluded with a Supplement or Press Bureau Report, comprising extensive summaries and extracts of newspaper articles published in the local and 'foreign' (local region mainly) press. Notable publications cited are: Al 'Iraq , Al Fallah Arabic for ‘peasant’. It was used by British officials to refer to agricultural workers or to members of a social class employed primarily in agricultural labour. , Al Dijlah , and (Syrian publication) Lissan al 'Arab.
The volume includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references by year. This is placed at the end of the correspondence (front of the volume).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (289 folios)
- Arrangement
The reports are arranged mostly in numerical/chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. Report No. 18 is followed by Report No. 21 and then Report No. 19 which is the last report in the volume.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 284; 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. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the two leading and two ending flyleaves. The sequence contains one foliation anomaly: f 267a.
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