'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer' [‎5r] (10/79)

iiMBAiSY,
(15016/2/50)
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Dear Department
«e think you should know of the present position
of our efforts to obtain tear gas and instruction in its use for
the ira 4 i Police (see Burrows' letter to Trevelyan Bo.b. 1548/
1156/53 of February ICth 1549).
by the Iraqi Lrabassy in Washington at a cost of seme 21,000
aollars, and arrived in Bagdad during the last week in December.
The Iraq Police, however, have not yet succeeded in securing an
instructor in its use from Pakistan, although the Oriental
Counsellor was shewn on October 2/th a letter dated the 30th
September from the Pakistani Ministry of Defence to the Directorate
General of Police, which indicated that two Pakistanis (& Police
Officer to instruct in the tactical use of tear gas and an
Qrdinar.ee Officer to instruct in the chemical properties of the
gas) could be made available subject to agreement on salary and
conditions of employment. It is not clear to us precisely what
happened to jrevent the engage^ ent of these men, but they have
not arrived, and the Director-General of Police tells us that he
has now written to the Pakistani authorities to say that since
the equipment is American, he is not sure whether the Pakistani
Officers would be able to train the Irakis in its use. if their
ability to ao so were confirmed he would be happy to engage them.
If not it woula not be worth while. ..e &re informing the
Pakistani Charge d*Affaires of the present position and leaving
to him the decision whether to pursue the matter with the Iraqi
police or with the Pakistani Government.
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anything about tear gas equipment, the Officer Commanding
hoyal Air Perce Levies, kindly arranged for one of his British
Officers, who has recently attended a course at the Army Gas
dc hoc! in nngl&nd, to advise them about its handling and
storage. This Officer will also be able to give some training
to the xra^i reliee in its use. At the same time the Director-
General of Police has approached the Office of the American
iinilitary Attache arid they have provided an Officer who knows
something about tear gas and who is arranging to tlve some
preliminary training to Iraqi Police Officers.
satisfactory, but since the Police, partly on our advice, have
spent a large sum on procuring this equipment, ve see no
reason to interfere with them.
The tear gas equipment was purchased in America
Since no-one in the Iraqi Police Perce knows
These arrangements are not altogether
Yours ever
CHABOthY
eastern Department
Foreign Office,
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