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Coll 6/93 'Syria – Situation in after the capitulation of France 1940: Allied operations against :–' [391r] (781/1003)
The record is made up of 1 file (500 folios). It was created in 23 Jun 1940-28 Jul 1941. It was written in English and French. 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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I saw Nuri on August 2Ath.
communicative.
He was depressed and un-
2. He said he thought that Egyptian Prime Minister,
although a capable man, would not last long as he had no
Party behind him, but would be replaced by Wafd Government.
He described Ali Maher as tired but made no mention of having
met him.
3. He told me of his suggestion to General Wavell that
His Majesty's Government should try to secure French troops
in Syria as they v/ere potential menace. I pointed out that
threats with which Iraqi Press had recently been filled, of
direct action to secure Syrian independence, v/ere not likely
to encourage the French to we alee n their forces.
A. He confessed that Governments of Egypt and Saudi
Arabia were both opposed to joint Arab demarche at Vichy
regarding Syria and said plan had been postponed. He
thought, however, that Egyptians might make informal and
friendly appeal for sympathetic administration. Iraq
Government had not yet decided what, if any, action they
would take.
5. I said that according to my information (Damascus
LfGoc telegram No.34 to Foreign Office) there had been no cases of
French severity and I suggested it might have been better if
he had consulted His Majesty's Government before setting out
for Cairo.
Repeated to Cairo telegram No.150, Jedda telegram No.36
Angora telegram No.41, Beirut telegram No.27, Jerusalem
telegram No.83.
[Copies sent to Commander Coleridge]
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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.
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This file documents British policy and Allied operations regarding Syria and Lebanon, following the defeat of France in June 1940. It documents preparations for a British-Free French military campaign in Syria [Operation Exporter] and concludes with correspondence regarding armistice terms, following the Allied forces' victory.
The file's principal correspondents are the following: the British Consul, Damascus (Alfred John Gardner); the British Consul-General, Beirut (Godfrey Thomas Havard); the High Commissioner, Palestine (Harold MacMichael); His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Miles Wedderburn Lampson); His Majesty's Ambassador in Bagdad [Baghdad] (Basil Newton, succeeded by Sir Kinahan Cornwallis); His Majesty's Ambassador in Angora [Ankara, Turkey] (Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen); His Majesty's Ambassador in Washington (Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, referred to in the correspondence as Viscount Halifax); His Majesty's Minister, Jedda (Hugh Stonehewer Bird); Commander-in-Chief, Middle East (Archibald Wavell); officials of the Foreign Office.
The file includes discussion of the following:
- British concerns that Italy will seek to gain a foothold in Syria following France's defeat.
- British policy in the event of the French authorities in Syria and Lebanon being unable to defend their interests.
- The prospects of independence for Syria.
- The possibility of British intervention in Syria.
- The cessation of exports from Syria to Palestine.
- The arrival in Syria of an Italian armistice commission.
- The detention of three British ships and their crew in Beirut in August 1940, under orders from the Vichy Government.
- Proposals for a Free French coup d'état in Syria.
- Rumours in early 1941 that the Vichy French authorities in Syria are considering some kind of regime change, either by instituting some form of nationalist government, or by installing a monarch, such as Amir Faisal [Fayṣal bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘ūd], son of Ibn Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd].
- British policy towards the nationalist movement in Syria.
- The precise wording and timing of a proposed Free French declaration (to be supported by a British declaration), proclaiming the independence of Syria and Lebanon, to be delivered by General Georges Catroux on behalf of General Charles de Gaulle.
- Preparations for a Free French-British military intervention in Syria.
- The Allied forces' military campaign in Syria, which commenced on 8 June 1941.
- The armistice terms to be offered by the Allies to the Vichy authorities following the cessation of hostilities in Syria, with the United States Consul General at Beirut acting as an intermediary.
The French language material consists of a final draft of the aforementioned Free French declaration (folio 160).
The file includes three dividers which give a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. These are placed at the back of the correspondence (folios 2-4).
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- 1 file (500 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate 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 501; 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. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- Title
- Coll 6/93 'Syria – Situation in after the capitulation of France 1940: Allied operations against :–'
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- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 31r:31v, 33r:33v, 35r:69v, 71r:81v, 83r:101v, 103r:159v, 161r:165v, 167r:188v, 190r:199v, 201r:204v, 206r:206v, 208r:229v, 231r:247v, 249r:250v, 252r:259v, 261r:284v, 286r:501v, back
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