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'Mesopotamia. Establishment of Council of State for 'Iraq.' [5r] (9/10)
The record is made up of 1 file (5 folios). It was created in 30 Nov 1920. 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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9
The distribution is as follows: —
1 - President ol' Council and Recon- The Naqib.
struetion.
Interior -
9
3. Finance -
4. Justice - - - -
5. Auqaf -
6. Education - - - -
7. Defence (i.e., Levies, Gendarmerie,
&c.).
8. Public Works _ _ _
9. Commerce - - - -
Saiyid Talib
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. (Of Basrah.)
Sassoon Effendi llaskail. (Held office iiL
Ottoman Government before the War.)
Hassan Pachachi (leading lawyer of Bagh
dad).
Mustafa Alusi (formerly Qazi of Mecca).
I/zat
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
of Kirkuk.
Jafar
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
. (Major-( Jeneral in Faisal's
Army.)
Mohamed Fadhil. (Mayor of Mosul.)
Abdul LatifjI'asha al Mandil (leading merchant
of Basrah).
The remaining nine include a leading Christian from Baghdad and one from Mosul; a
prominent Kurd of Sulaimaniyah ; the head of leading Shia family of Baghdad and two of the
most influential Sheikhs among settled Shia tribes.
It has not been possible to consult you in advance as it was important to act at the
psychological moment, that is, when 1 had made sure of the co-operation of the Naqib. The
advantage of using the Naqib was that it enabled me to include Saiyid Talib without making
him President, a course which would have excited opposition in certain quarters. Please
publish such portions of above as you think lit. Addressed Secretary of State, repeated
India.
XII. (c)—Telegram No. 3260, dated the 11th November 1920, to His Excellency
the High Commissioner.
Your telegrams 12986 and 12987 of 26th October. His Majesty's Government entirely
approve of your action.
XIII. (a)—Copy of Telegram No. 3258, dated 12th November 1920, from His Majesty's
Government to His Excellency Sir P. Z. Cox.
Please communicate following message from His Majesty's Government to Naqib of
Baghdad: " His Majesty's Government much gratified to learn that you have felt able to
accept
Presidency
The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent.
of newly formed Council of State. They appreciate your patriotism and
public spirit in thus identifying yourself with preliminary steps that are being taken under
guidance of British High Commissioner towards creation of National Government and are
confident your action will cause widespread gratification both inside and outside ' Iraq, and
they offer you cordial good wishes for success of your labour for welfare of your country."
XIII. (b)—Telegram No. 1294, dated the 6th November 1920, from Foreign, Simla, to
the High Commissioner, Baghdad.
Kindly communicate the following message from His Excellency the Viceroy to His
Highness the Naqib if you see no objection : " 1 hasten to offer Your Highness my
best wishes in the task that lies before you. It is of happy augury for the realisation of the
National Government of Iraq under British support and guidance that Your Highness is
identified with first preliminary steps towards it.
Your Highness's public spirited and patriotic action will give widespread satisfaction and
will be followed with keen interest and sympathy. '
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This is a printed document, No. S.D./170A, issued by the Secretary to the High Commissioner for Mesopotamia and intended to be forwarded to all Officers of the British Civil Administration in Mesopotamia. The document is a record of the steps taken by the High Commissioner (Sir Percy Zachariah Cox) following his arrival at Basrah [Basra] on 1 October 1920 in the direction of setting up a national administration ('National Assembly') in Iraq. The paper explains the role in this process of the provisional Council of State in Iraq.
The document contains a 'Note on the proceedings of H.E. the High Commissioner since his arrival at Basrah' (folio 1) and cites official letters, telegrams, a press communique and a proclamation illustrating the formation and working of the Council of State. The document also includes:
- List of personnel of the Council of State (folio 1);
- Instructions for the Council of State (as finally issued) (folios 2-3);
- List of advisers appointed by the High Commissioner (folio 3);
- Memorandum of proceedings of informal meeting of Council of State, 10 November 1920 (folios 3-4).
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- 1 file (5 folios)
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at 1 on the first folio and terminates at 5 on the last folio. The numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and appear in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. page of each folio.
Pagination: the file also has an original printed pagination sequence, numbered 2-9 (folios 1-5).
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- 'Mesopotamia. Establishment of Council of State for 'Iraq.'
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- 1r, 2r:3r, 4v:5v
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