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'File 2/15 Iraq coup d'etat and political situation in Iraq' [‎78r] (153/414)

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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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ground fcreee aould bo hoard attaoklag tho Iraqi pooltl»n» on
tho outoklrta and., as darkaooa same, tho Lor« Mayor telephoned
urgently to aak that arrangowenta might bo made to aend out an
Ira^i party with a white flag to arrange an liuedlate loeal
auopenalon of hootilltloa, until the appeal for a general
armlatlee had been considered.
Offleer Coimwndlng the oolunns operating
against .a M (Jad met the Iraqi flag of truee at 4 o'olook the
following morning about eight miles outside Bagdad and then
»ent me a message asking me to go out to see hi* before tho
*?"*£**®* w ’ ?r ® »* 1 tlsd. i arrived at the rondosvoue
at about 6 o oloek In the morning and brought baek with me tho
terms prepared by General Clark and Air Vies Marshal C'Alblae
for a general armiatloe throughout Iraq. Thee# ware drawn
If®* 7* ?“* wlth approval, on returning
to Bagdad i nended them to the Lord Mayor and the Aetlns ihlef
of General staff who took them to the Mlnletry of CefeMe foil
dissuasion with the remaining senior officers of the Iraqi
Army and the Committee of Internal security. in the afternoon
’oiL«i 1S *LtI*£7i a t*’ 1litk a**»ral I email Bamlq,
outetri w i Emh7I« t t2 a ^, i ' i * Ut *?7 at " C<>lon * 1 * (ujr '* a <lln Mahmud
oame to t .e Kmbaeay te dlsouss the terms. T:-#y wished at first
to ma^e some textual alterations with the intention of «sH"g
t ,e armistice appear to be the result of mutual agreement and
not of term* offered ay the viators to the vanquished. 1
«x a, lined, however* that I had no authority to amend the
^' l !£fiL ? fl09r Coo8, * ad * B *’* draft and after aome discussion
t”, i0 ^ oupportsd by Arshad al Uasrl, ths officers signed
tae .-.r latiee temne st 3.3C p.m. A copy of the text of the
r°f e 1 er vl ' ttl * tsanelation of a letter covering the
question of the dacra area and Saahaah Camp in respect of Iraal
troepe la anolosad herein. reapeop or Iraqi
morning (June let) the Pegent reached Aa*dad.
Ali Jaudat 0mP * n i e « n r , m» g !^ ~‘ !er 'J bjr Jamil »ndfal. auri Said^Sd
in 1 tha^aarvi m ^ aad th * •® nior a rltiah officials
aomw IraqlGovernment went to meet Hie Highness
***•• i “ «*« deeart on the fallujnh scad and returned
*• »<•«»
fg turn markers th# close ot ftashiA
toe 6 !?! Of ‘“d S 0T *m the eountr/iith
ehoui^not t:
be expected that one will attest* tc°Mturn e to t toJ 3r atta^ S et the
opportune moment and in the meantime SSuSs. tTltlJ^p towbi;
nntiomsllst elements in this country,Employing
«1.iiibi;-^.f U4tiWT * offio ' rB «*• «« s; foii^S
. v.*. raopla of a , 11 «l*aaoe have bean worked up into a
vc of b it tern«s» iiod hatred towards Orest Britain fcy Rashid All'a
fiery

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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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