Coll 17/10(3) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [53v] (106/513)
The record is made up of 1 file (256 folios). It was created in 29 Apr 1940-24 Oct 1941. 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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of all categories (including illegal immigrants) since April 19 /® ls *P p ™e"er
30,000. The white paper provided for a total immigration sp^ad over
five years, and there seems therefore no particular ground foi alarm amon 0
Arabs on ^ t g h j,g^“j constitutional development, the white paper states explicitly
that thetrstTep viz., the appointment^ a few PalesUnmn h^ds of depar^
mpntq will onlv take place “ when peace and order have been sumcientiy lestoiea
in Palestine ” ^t is recognised that conditions in Palestine have greatly improved
from the security point of view, but you should explain that even so, it will
probably beTun^d fmpract.cable to embark on constitutional and administrat ve
changes of this nature under war conditions, particularly since, m spite oi the
lecelft British successes against Italy. Palestine --t be r^arikcl as closely
involved in the military operations in the Middle Last. While F J J
Government hope and expect that, when the war is ended, conditions in 1 ales a
will permit the various steps of constitutional development to follow upon^ne
another in orderly succession on the lines already laid down, they feel that these
conditions afford adequate iustification for delay at present. •
8 I have no doubt that you will frequently be asked in private conversat
for an expression of your own personal views regarding the likelihood of a ha _
to that of the Jews. In reply to such enquiries yo should ‘hat you see
reason to suppose that His Majesty’s Government Gwerm
announced in 1939. It is true that the policy laid down by Hm Majesty s ^
ment in the white paper of 1939 was in form merely a statement ot intention
spring ofS had tL^dhiig to^ept ba^s^ifH,^Majesty’s Government’s
mandate. d laration wa s deliberately framed to cover only the strategic
10. This dec!a Government, and, as your Excellency will see, it
requirements of His Majesty s y ^ nr mlation of Svria or the Lebanon,
to provide you with any g rea ^J, 1 '' v la ; estv > s Government is at present under
11. The Syrian policy of His Majesty s uovei £ Goyemm ent
review, and all that you can say at^ pres^ inde p e ndence, though they doubt
have much sympathy with ffairs g Yr i a W ou!d be able, any more than
whether in the present state ^ should lose no opportunity of making
Iraq, to stand entirely “'^^^“^Lt for Syrian asp,rations, now and at the
end'o? thef wait wXnafuraUy depend on the attitude which the Syrians are
themselves prepared to adopt during the presen ^jugg the line u should
12. Arab Federation-There ■'emains tne qu ^ M ai e sty’s Government
take if questioned with regaid to tic Arab States. The problem of Arab
towards some form of closer union 5' ln '’ 11 g, . memorandum dated the
Federation was fully discussed in a foreign^umce^ has ^ made
28th September, 19 . 39 ', an( ’* 0 r ils 1 to overcome the difficulties involved, or to draw
up °any practical theme for realising Amb aspirations. You may, however,
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This file is a continuation of IOR/L/PS/12/2861. It contains correspondence and memoranda regarding relations between HMG Her or His Majesty’s Government in London. and the Government of Iraq, and documents the reaction of the 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. and Foreign Office to political developments within Iraq. The papers primarily consist of communications between HM Ambassador to Iraq and HM Foreign Secretary, regarding the cabinet of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, his resignation in January 1941 and the formation of a new cabinet under Taha al-Hashimi, and the resumption of power by Rashid Ali backed by the military in April 1941. The file concludes with papers detailing the escape of the Regent 'Abd al-Ilah, and initial negotiations with Rashid Ali's Government of National Defence.
The papers include detailed discussion of the relations between Iraq and the Axis Powers, and attempts by the British to persuade the Government of Iraq to sever diplomatic ties with Italy. They also discuss British concerns over the growing anti-British sentiment in Iraq, as a result of British interference in Iraqi internal affairs and British policy towards Palestine and Syria. Amongst the papers are intelligence reports on the 'Golden Square' Generals (folios 58-59), and a copy of British plans to undermine the Mufti of Jerusalem, Mohammed Amin al-Husseini (folios 194-195). The file also contains a small number of communications from the Government of Iraq, and from HM Ambassadors to Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the USSR.
Folios 4-8 concern the affairs of the family of the late Khan Sahib Badruddin Khan, and appear to have come from a different file.
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- 1 file (256 folios)
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The papers are arranged in rough 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 256; 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 2-256, and ff 206-225; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- front, front-i, 2r:28v, 30r:80r, 81r:95v, 97r:107v, 109r:137v, 139r:250v, 255r:256v, back-i
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