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'File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq' [56r] (109/414)
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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General Headquarters In Basra. Having acme in Major
Galloway ©ould no doubt give them the necessary presents,
register their names, and promise a monthly subsidy ranging
from Rs. 300/-* per month down to Rs. 50/- according to
the importance of the individual if they worked on ©ur
behalf.
3« Shaikh Farhan al Bahama (Khan sahib) till recently
employed by Sir J. Ward in the Fort (on the labour side)
knows the Saadun well and might be just the person to make
contact with them# One Mohomed al Shaikh Jabir is another
who might also help. He used to work for me on the
Euphrates 25 years ago. I believe Squadron Leader Smbling
of the Royal Air jToroe knows where he resides. He is not
however entirely to be trusted though clever.
4# Having got a list of our saadun, the natural
leaders of whom on the right bank of the Euphrates (about
Nasriyeh and Suq esh Shuyukh) are Thauir -e,; as daaflun .
Yusuf Beg al Mansur , and Baud Beg al saadun . you could
decide whether you wanted them to keep the countryside
quiet, or stif up trouble on our behalf - in other words
Major Galloway could give them definite jobs.
5# Abdulla Beg al Falah
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
a resident of Basra
for the most part, as head of the Saadun groups between
Euphrates and Tigris, might be left alone for the moment,
as he probably would be disinclined to work for us, but
Ibrahim Beg ibn Mizaal
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
, also of Basra could give us
much assistance of an advisory nature if Major Galloway
has not already consulted him. He always was very pro-
British. Of course the best of all men to have on our side
in Iraq today would be Ajaimi
Pasha
An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders.
al Saadun. He is head
/and
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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)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
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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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- 'File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq'
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- front, front-i, 2r:11r, 12r, 13r:148v, 160r:165v, 176r:207v, back-i, back
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- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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