Skip to item: of 79
Information about this record Back to top
Open in Universal viewer
Open in Mirador IIIF viewer

'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer' [‎12r] (24/79)

The record is made up of 1 file (36 folios). It was created in 1 Mar 1949-2 Feb 1950. 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. .

Transcription

This transcription is created automatically. It may contain errors.

Apply page layout

COPY ITW<M» Ml
n
/ <
\
This is an unparaphrased version of a Secret cypher message and unless it is
marked O.T.P. (One Time Pad) or Publex must first be paraphrased if commun
icated to persons outside British and United States Government Services.
Any telegraphic retransmission of a telegram marked Publex must be in a One
Time System, f
E Ax
7353
ari
11 4 .«*#%** tar
Inward Telegram to Commonwealth Relations Office
*
yr
ALLOTTE D TO POLITICAL DEPARTMENT (II)
CYPHER (TYPEX)
U*K. HIG-H C OIv!lMI S SI ONER IN PAKISTAN,
COMMONWEALTH RELATIONS OFFICE,
RPTD. TO : BAGHDAD.
KARACHI, 15*45 hours, 18th June, 1949,
22.15 hours, 18th June, 1949.
No, 887.
Addressed to Secretary of State for Commonwealth
Halations No. 68 repeated to Baghdad No. 429M (Commonwealth
Relations Office please passj.
My telegram No. 780 of 26th May. Tear gas expert
for Iraq,
I understand from Iraqi Charge d’Affaires that Pakistan
cannot find a suitable police officer, but hope to be able
to select a 'suitable army officer for secondment.
Copy sent to Noreign jlffioe Cypher Room for retransmission
to Baghdad,

About this item

Content

This file contains correspondence between the British Embassy in Baghdad and UK High Commissioner in Karachi regarding the secondment of a tear-gas specialist to the Iraqi police force. The papers discuss the inability of the Iraqi police to use newly obtained stocks of American tear gas without proper instruction from trained officers. The need for tear gas had been made apparent to law enforcement agencies in Iraq after protests and disturbances against the continuing British military and political presence in the country during January of 1948.

Extent and format
1 file (36 folios)
Arrangement

The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 39; 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.

Written in
English in Latin script
View the complete information for this record

Use and share this item

Share this item
Cite this item in your research

'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer' [‎12r] (24/79), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/1384, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100049907633.0x000019> [accessed 29 March 2024]

Link to this item
Embed this item

Copy and paste the code below into your web page where you would like to embed the image.

<meta charset="utf-8"><a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049907633.0x000019">'Pol Ext 6453/49 Tear-gas expert for Iraqi police: suggested appointment of Pakistani officer' [&lrm;12r] (24/79)</a>
<a href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100049907633.0x000019">
	<img src="https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x00034b/IOR_L_PS_12_1384_0024.jp2/full/!280,240/0/default.jpg" alt="" />
</a>
IIIF details

This record has a IIIF manifest available as follows. If you have a compatible viewer you can drag the icon to load it.https://www.qdl.qa/en/iiif/81055/vdc_100000000517.0x00034b/manifestOpen in Universal viewerOpen in Mirador viewerMore options for embedding images

Use and reuse
Download this image