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'File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq' [34r] (65/414)
The record is made up of 1 file (206 folios). It was created in 12 Apr 1941-31 Oct 1944. 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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of the alliance for air-bases at or in the vicinity
of Basra and west of the Euphrates. The King o* Iraa
further authorises His Britannic. Majesty to maintain
forces upon Iraq territory in the above localities on the
understanding that the presence of thesa forces shall
not constitute any form of occupation and will in no
way prejudice the sovereign rights of Iraq.”
There is an annexure to this treaty, under
Article 3 of which the King of Iraq "agrees to afford,
when requested to do so by His Majesty f s Government, all
facilities for the movement of British Forces and arms
in transit across Iraq and for the transport and
storage of all supplies and equipment that may be required
by these Forces during their passage across Iraq. These
facilities shall cover the use of roads, railways, water
ways, ports and aerodromes and His Britannic Majesty^
ships shall have general permission to visit the Shatt-al-
Arab, provided prior notification is given."
This treaty remains in force for a period of
25 years from the date when it came into force.
2* To form some idea of the present political
set up in Iraq, it is necessary to go back at least as
far as 1936, to the first military coup d’etat engineered
by Bakir Sidqi, the then Commander of the Mosul area.
The present "golden square" or Amy Big Four,
of whom more later, were then supporters of Bakir though
at that time they were still comparatively junior Officers.
But military predominance in Iraqi politics is traceable
from this date.
After seizing power, Bakir Sidqi became
Chief of Staff and had as his Prime Minister Hikmat
Suleiman (since imprisoned by Nuri
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
)* In 1937,
while on his way to Germany to attend German manoeuvres
at the invitation of the Nazis, he was assassinated
in Mosul, together with the Commander of the Iraqi Air
Force, who had been one of his supporters. Hikmat
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This file contains documents and correspondence relating to the takeover of Iraq by British forces following the coup d'état in Iraq during 1941. The papers discuss the possibility of an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, and the domestic political situation in Iraq during and immediately after both the coup and the start of the British invasion. This includes ascertaining the political attitudes of notables, influential tribes, and military forces present in Iraq at the time. A variety of documents in the latter half of the file pertain to the British effort at stabilising the Iraqi Government following the British takeover, including discussions of its international alliances and treaty obligations.
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- 1 file (206 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 208; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 2-207, and ff 15-207; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- IOR/R/15/5/168
- Title
- 'File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:11r, 12r, 13r:148v, 160r:165v, 176r:207v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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