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Coll 17/10(4) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [166r] (331/1031)
The record is made up of 1 file (515 folios). It was created in 10 Apr 1941-19 Mar 1947. 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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[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty’s Government, and should be kept
ILe (Mk
under Lock and Key.]
[EN CLAIR]
FIL
POLITICAL DISTRIBUTION.
, „ he Comjeiimenrfc
t. CQ< JY of the
Under Secretary of Stat«f
jr Foreign Affair©
Mr, Thompsbn.
No. 67 SAVING .
2nd November, 1942.
FROM: IRAQ . . t i 1
FROM BAGDAD TO FOREIGN OFFICE . 1 \
D. By Bag 2nd November,/l942.
R. 5.25 p.m. 10th November, 1942.
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Repeated to Minister of State Cairo No. 172 Saving,
Tehran No. 152 Saving,
Cairo No. 101 Saving,
Jerusalem No. 101 Saving,
Angora No. 45 Saving,
Jedda No. 5 Saving. . i v
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3 5 3 km
My telegram No. 1101 .
Speech from the Throne at Opening of Parliament on
November 1st opened with congratulations to Deputies on
having reached their fourth consecutive session without
a dissolution. War situation was then reviewed and
grounds for optimism found in recent addition to ranks of
Allied Nations, the decreased chances of the spread of the
war from Europe further eastwards and the growing strength
of the democratic powers.
2. The foreign policy of the Government would it was
stated continue unchanged based on good relations with
Iraq’s neighbours # the development or closer ties with
kindred Arab States and the fulfilment of the Anglo-Iraqi
Alliance. Its aim would also be the realisation of the
desires of the Arab States v/hose achievement of independence
had been delayed and to whom satisfaction had been # assured
in the undertakings given by the British Prime Minister and
Minister for Foreign Affairs* The occasion of the visit of
Mr. V/endell Willkie had been taken to explain the Arab
question to him and to impress on him the necessity for
modifying the claims to special rights and privileges in
Arab countries put forward by certain States wherever such
claims were in conflict with recent world developments.
3. In internal affairs the speech indicated the
aims of the Government would be to continue to strengthen
the Army, to improve education and to find remedies for
the existing problem of the control and distribution of
essential supplies.
Speech was disappointing
to economic questions,
4. As already stated, the
in the paucity of its references to economic gues'
in which the country is more interested than m anything
else at the moment, and in general was, in my opinion,
a most mediocre effort.
R£C». POL. '
Hmuv 942
[Copies sent to Mr. Armstrong].
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This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2862. It contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between HM Government ( 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 file opens with descriptions of the situation following the coup d'état of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, and documents the build-up to the Anglo-Iraqi War (2-31 May 1941), including the arrival of British and Indian troops in Basra (under rights granted in the Anglo-Iraq Treaty of 1930), arrangements to evacuate the Regent 'Abd al-Illah, British attempts to shore up support from the Turkish and Egyptian authorities, and Axis propaganda in Iraq. The papers then contain communications regarding the progress of the war, including reports on troop movements, the dispatch of war materials, the actions of Germany, Italy, France and Turkey, and Indian public opinion regarding the conflict. These papers consist of dispatches sent by the British Ambassador to Iraq (Sir Kinahan Cornwallis) to the Foreign Office, as well as numerous copy communications between the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , the Commander in Chief of the East Indies Section, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. Kuwait, the Viceroy of India, and HM Ambassador to the United States.
From the end of the war the file consists primarily of dispatches from Cornwallis to the Foreign Office, reporting on the return of the Regent, the pogrom against the Jewish community, the breaking of diplomatic relations with Vichy France and Japan, the trial of the coup supporters, the Iraqi declaration of war against Germany, Italy and Japan, the possibility of Iraqi membership of the United Nations, and the release of political prisoners from the Ammara [̔Amāra] concentration camp. The regular dispatches also contain details of various cabinet crises, and details of the domestic economic and military situation. The file contains a small amount of material for the years 1944-1946, including annual reports submitted by Cornwallis and his successor, Sir Hugh Stonehewer-Bird.
The file includes dividers which give lists of correspondence references found in the file by year. These are placed at the end of the correspondence (folios 2-4).
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- 1 file (515 folios)
- Arrangement
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 515; 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. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-514; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- front, front-i, 2r:15v, 17r:86v, 90v:105v, 107r:119v, 121r:298v, 300r:304v, 307r:373r, 379r:401v, 405r:515v, back
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