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'File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq' [‎57r] (111/414)

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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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3.
and shoulders above the rest.
3. In my view however we shall make little progress
with the Sa&dun or any other influential body of Arabs in
Southern Iraq unless we are prepared to make a declaration
of Policy ©f a nature to give oonfidense, and remove the
inherent fear of reprisals from any subsequent Government
that may be set up in Baghdad.
in
It must be remembered that/the Great War all the
Saadun except Ajaimi P&sha, came over to our side and helped
t
to keep the Muntafikjbribes quiet. Again in the rebellion of
1981, the Seadun remained staunch, and the Muntafik did not
move. What was the result ? After Iraq got her independence
and the British went the fact that the saadun played up to the
British on two notable occasions within 10 years, and were
never ashamed to declare their pro-British feelings, was
never forgotten for one moment by successive Arab Governments
and the many anti-British Baghdad politicians who came into
power at different times. Even the late King Faisal was
determined to break them for what he thought their non-
nationalistio attitude. The Saadun were marked down for
persecution of the harshest kind, obviously in order t© break
them, of their pro-British sentiments. Any Muntafik tribal
Shaikhs also, who were influenced by the Saadun attitude
suffered the same fate. Confiscation of property, in order
to induce poverty and so loss of influence, was the common
method employed and has gone on for the last 20 years now.
We have therefore today somehow got to put it 1
across the Saadun and other great tribes of the Euphrates
that we are not going to let them down again.
7. While therefore it is not for me to suggest what
British policy should be; twenty years of the closest touch
with the Saadun and the Muntafik convinces me today, that
we must do something to make them believe in us, otherwise
/we

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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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