Coll 17/10(3) 'Internal: political situation; relations with HMG' [‎108r] (215/513)

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KNCLOBURB IN BAGDAD DKSPATCfi
NO. 589 DATED 3QTH DKCEMBER. 194p
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TtfinB iatlon of 3tate.:ient mad e by the Prime
on VecerSeTr 21st to the Plm mce gomsill hi I Hif^j
Ch^mh e r on the occaaioa of a dlacu^ion oa tne voie
tor Ihe utlnietry of fairs.
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rae world 1» going through critical ®lrou«Bt«neea an.
being sweot by s violent stora such to is calculated .to enake
and under.. sine the powe.-e of even the moot strongly eota 1
aatlone. In the circiunetancea the taag confronting aa»^
nation*, particularly the /oun.- ores, ° f 8uch
difficult. Accordingly, the management of the alxa_m oTs m
nations^In such troubled world conditions call?, for the greatest
measure o? Sudomand loyalty on the part oftnoaelnpalaceaof
res onsibility, and t*or the cloaeet cooperation end solidarity
among the people, for without a >ch cooperation the ship oi • u. .e
cannot rcacH the have'i ot
The )HMMp on « ich our feratg
which we are guided in aeeking to atear a souna course In the
"resent terrible world conclticme era three in number
Firstly* '*0 ensure the safety cf the country and not
to invoTvtTthe country in any action calculated to drug it
into the war; to exert the uU.oat efforU to ensure the
continuance of the truncuilUty -ni-ih the county ha. been
enjoying uotwi the tending t->e frxgntiul world e -rttfegle.
*;s «t« e*
the^interest of the ahole nation and to conserve **11 their
* far V'Q service oi* th« ir c can try vuC
defence of^ttieir rational existence enouid compelling
need >4ri»ie.
Secondly; To oontlnuo the a la charge of the notional
miaaio^iRISriraq ha* taken u; on herself to carry out,
•sneelally us Iraa is one of the Arab tales enjoying tne
boon of Independence anu is ;n • goaitien to vo ce
national aspirations and see;; tnelr reaiitaticn.
Thirdly: To discharge our inf-rr..tlonul tmiertaltlngB
auen J^'tSeArab Alliance and fact of Non-A.gre. uloajrtiich
uni tec a to our neignbourn.
on the reuty of Alliance concluded between f ve
Ifltf. ^ufrT 1 \h h plrn^trivl.
^S3iruru^4 STO4S^ AS*s:s.
In ainity with us.
1 iind my colleagues huye these^thrce°princlplee
but the ”e * ia^ no °do ub t * tha t * we" a re required to exerolee much
care and*steadiness to br ng ^c;; all into h, f . ; my un.je^^
must not be inilutmeed by propugsiidai o*. any ^ i ; .,’ e P e . iCh
ns in their preaent atruggle the various hation* are e oh
attempting to enlist in its own service ell ^Tuon it
the world. Having regard to the 1*1 arm,.^j wlll
occupies , Iraq is the first country to w ,ich tQ
be turned in this connexion. So principal y^-^
find the correct course tor us to follow lu ^
see in order to lead the nation to safety while realising
its high alms. _ .
1 must however, make It plain that as an
State Iraq should in all her proceedings see* her nation..!
interest «nd the realisation of her national aapiratlona a
avoid being carried away towards a course inconsistent l
theee intereete and aspirations.