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'File 23/15, 19 I (D 89) Mesopotamia - General' [‎175r] (371/455)

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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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(E 6535/6054/91)
POHEIGN OPFI 02, 3.W. 1.
29th December 1932.
W dear Humphrys,
I see that Fowle sent you cilrect a copy of his
despatch to India No.792-S of the 19th October, ahout
King Pelsal's recent enquiries on the subject of possible
visits by him to the Arab States of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
Powle proposes to treat each case on Its merits, when
It arises; and trie Governruent of India have expressed
agreement. But we here are disposed to think that any
visit by King Feisal to one of these States would be in
India
principle undesirable. The/Office, we understand semi
officially, are inclined to agree. There seem to us to
oe various inalcations that King Feisal wishes to try to
bring Kowelt gradually into closer connexion with Iraq, and
that he would favour anything which would tend toward an
agglomeration of Arab States under his own aegis.
As regards Kwelt, it has been laid down by the C,I,D.
as recently as 1929 that "as regards Koweit, it is better
on the whole that-—while endeavouring to secure so far as
possible that Kowelt shall not be identified with Iraq, we
should defer the establishment of a formal protectorate
until circumstances appear-j^to .make this more clearly
deblrable." You will see then that our view is entirely
against any closer connexion between Iraq and Koweit. As
regards the trucial Sheikhdoms, a visit by King Feisal
would, it seems to us, be highly embarrassing in view of
the traditional policy of allowing them no direct contact
with foreign Powers.
J
We/
tcellency
31r Francis Humphrys, GGMG., GCVO.,
1^3iii., o ., etc., o tc., etc
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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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