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'File 23/15, 19 I (D 89) Mesopotamia - General' [‎122r] (261/455)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (219 folios). It was created in 18 Oct 1918-9 May 1933. It was written in English and Arabic. 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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Ho. of 1921 m
Sir,
The Britiah Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate*
General, Buehlre,
18th. April 1921c
I have the honour to aoknowledge the receipt of your
deepatoh Mo. 3. (K:634/l5 66 /260) dated 2nd. March 1927, en
the subjeot of Irak Consuls-being attached for Instxtiotlon
to this Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. and Consulate^General*
In reply to paragraph 2 of your letter, I hare the
honour to say that I think it would be undesirable to have
Irakis in so intimate a relationship at Bushire® An IrrJc
subject, unless he were pro British in temperament, misht
fine his opinions in opposition to our interests. Indeed
it does not follow that because he were pro British that he
would continue so in the future.
The present time has many important questions thre
notuye, such as the oil fieles anc meai ure. c j for their protectio
the air route by Arnbia and the British position in the Persian
Gulf, in which an Iraki might not see eye to eye with us* He
would instantly ^et to know what was being suggested or
being done, he would follow the itineraries of the Political
esicent and his Political Agents, and would in general get
to Know too much*
I am ef opinion that such an official could learn
his work in Palestine or elsewhere with lessfai possible danger
to ue #
As Persia has not recognised Irak f the attachment of
an officer would preeumably be difficult at present, and this
would perhaps form a convenient answer to the request*
A copy of this despatch is being sent to the Govern*
ment of India in the Foreign and Political Department and to
H^JM^s Minister, Tehran,
T)Ut

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Content

All the contents of this file relate to Irak [Iraq] between 1918 and 1933.

The file includes:

  • A report of the killing of Mr J.H Bill (Indian Civil Service) and Captain K.R Scott (31st Punjabis, Indian Army) by a Kurdish tribal force near Aqrah in 1919 (f 7).
  • A copy of a telegram sent to King Hussein of Mecca requesting one of his sons to be sent to occupy the throne of Iraq (f 27b).
  • A letter from P.Z Cox, the British High Commissioner for Iraq to Winston Churchill, Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding the borders of Iraq (ff 50-52).
  • A rough sketch map of the Nerva and Raikan districts of Iraq (f 54)
  • A map of the Turco-Persian frontier (f 55)
  • A cutting from al awqaat al iraqiyya (The Times of Mesopotamia) containing full text (in English) of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty 1922 (f 64).
  • A detailed report concerning the practicalities of travelling from Baghdad to London via Aleppo and Beirut (ff 79-83)
  • A copy of the Anglo-Iraq Treaty of 1926 (f 104)

Other matters discussed in the file include a proposed visit to Kuwait by King Faisal of Iraq, an idea for Iraqis to be sent for training to British consulates in the region and reports concerning the activities of 'anti-British' Persian clerics ( mujathids ) in Iraq.

Extent and format
1 volume (219 folios)
Arrangement

File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.

Physical characteristics

A bound correspondence volume. The foliation sequence commences at the front cover and terminates at the back cover; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled and can be found in the top right of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. A second foliation sequence which is also written in pencil, but not circled, runs between ff 5-207. In addition to this, a very short sequence runs between ff 2D-4. Circled index numbers written in red crayon are also present in the volume.

Foliation anomalies: 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D; 27A and 27B; 88A and 88B; 159A, 159B and 159C; 163A and 163B

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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